Research and Education
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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July 2022 Publications
Targeting a Novel G-Quadruplex in the CARD11 Oncogene Promoter with Naptho(2,1-b)furan-1-ethanol,2-nitro- Requires the Nitro Group.Swafford K, Acharya B, Xu YZ, Raney T, McCrury M, Saha D, Frett B, Kendrick S.Genes (Basel). Adaptive Control of the Meiotic Recombination Landscape by DNA Site-dependent Hotspots With Implications for Evolution.Protacio RU, Davidson MK, Wahls WP.Front Genet. Bioactivation and Reactivity […]
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Big Data to Improve Care for Kids
The National Institutes of Health has awarded $11.5 million in Phase II funding to the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute based on the successes of the Center for Translational Pediatric Research, established five years ago under the leadership of Alan Tackett, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The center applies a cutting-edge systems biology approach […]
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Highly cited work
A 2019 paper in the Journal of Endocrinology by Dr. Giulia Baldini, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Dr. Kevin Phelan, Professor of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, continues to provide obesity researchers with important insights and context. Their review article, “The melanocortin pathway and control of appetite-progress and therapeutic implications,” was one of the […]
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Discoveries highlighted in Nature Reviews Genetics
Congratulations to Drs. Reine Protacio, Tresor Mukiza, Mari Davidson and Wayne Wahls in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The significance of their recent Genetics paper on the plasticity of meiotic recombination – a component of evolution of species – was just highlighted in the prestigious journal Nature Reviews Genetics. These accolades were featured […]
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