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The primary objectives of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology are to perform research in biochemistry and molecular biology, to educate and train graduate students and postdoctoral fellows for careers in research and teaching, and to provide high-quality education to medical students in modern biochemistry and molecular biology. Our site highlights our outstanding faculty and the research and educational opportunities available to our students. Please contact us with any questions.

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Miousse lab

December 2022 publications

Polλ promotes microhomology-mediated end-joining.Chandramouly G, Jamsen J, Borisonnik N, Tyagi M, Calbert ML, Tredinnick T, Ozdemir AY, Kent T, Demidova EV, Arora S, Wilson SH, Pomerantz RT.Nat Struct Mol Biol. Two Distinct Modes of DNA Binding by an MCM Helicase Enable DNA Translocation.Meagher M, Myasnikov A, Enemark EJ.Int J Mol Sci. Gamma-Tocotrienol Modulates Total-Body Irradiation-Induced […]

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Samantha Kendrick

U.S. Defense Department Awards UAMS Cancer Researcher $760,000 to Study Aggressive Type of Lymphoma

Samantha Kendrick, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $760,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study a fast-growing type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma common among veterans and military personnel.

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Dr. Belachew with his committee

Congratulations Dr. Belachew

On December 5, 2022, Binyam Belachew successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Biophysical and biochemical methods to determine the ability of hepatitis C virus non-structural protein 3 to unfold viral G-quadruplex RNA structures.” Dr. Belachew was mentored by Dr. Kevin Raney. He has accepted a position as a Specialist for the Biology Instructional Office at the […]

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Eric Enemark, Ph.D.

November 2022 Publications

Two Distinct Modes of DNA Binding by an MCM Helicase Enable DNA Translocation.Meagher M, Myasnikov A, Enemark EJ.Int. J. Mol. Sci. De novo methylation of histone H3K23 by the methyltransferases EHMT1/GLP and EHMT2/G9a.Vinson DA, Stephens KE, O’Meally RN, Bhat S, Dancy BCR, Cole RN, Yegnasubramanian S, Taverna SD.Epigenetics Chromatin. Enteroviral 2C protein is an RNA-stimulated […]

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