Mushrooms: The Pharmaceuticals of the Future
BTI researcher Francois Gaascht dedicated his career to natural product discovery and the search for new drug therapies.
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The department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics is committed to understanding the molecular mechanisms of metabolic diseases and cancer; developing novel strategies in biocatalysis and biotechnology; and advancing knowledge through structural biology and molecular biophysics. Please enjoy a collection of news, features and opportunities for and about BMBB.
Worth Their Teaching Weight in Gold
CBS Student Board honors faculty making big impacts in undergraduate research and education.
The CBS Student Board hosted the annual Golden Pipette Awards March 2 at TCF Bank Stadium, honoring faculty who make major impacts on undergraduates in the college. From most engaging to best academic mentor and CBS Super Fan, the Student Board and students in the college noted some of the faculty that make a difference for them. The 2017 Golden Pipette winners are:
CBS People: Julie Kirihara
A CBS alum with an eye toward the art of science.
What do you do here?
I am a research associate and facility manager for the Center for Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics (CMSP).
CBSpotlight: Romas Kazlauskas
The BMBB faculty member talks about his research, interesting developments in the field and where he sees things heading.
Rapid response
New approach yields promising strategy for breaking down drugs in wastewater.
We’re a medicated society — and because many pharmaceuticals can pass through our bodies without being degraded, we have medicated wastewater as well. Scientists have found scores of different drugs in water flowing into wastewater treatment plants.
The Petri Dish: A Revolution In The Making
Insights into new genetic engineering technologies with the potential to radically reshape medicine
Biochemistry Graduate Student Recognized for Discovery
James Christenson chosen to present at national enzyme mechanisms conference.
UMN Researchers Provide Molecular Portraits of a New Cancer Drug Target
Unprecedented images of cancer genome-mutating enzymes acting on DNA provide vital clues into how the enzymes work to promote tumor evolution and drive poor disease outcomes. These images, revealed by University of Minnesota researchers, provide the first ever high-resolution pictures of molecular complexes formed between DNA and the human APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B enzymes.
The research is published today online in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology.
ApoGen Attracts $7 Million Investment
A leading life science investment firm backs startup co-founded by Reuben Harris.
Kalodimos Awarded Sackler Prize
BMBB professor receives international prize for groundbreaking work in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
