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Latest Research

Dr. Amie Boal & BMMB Grad Student, Gavin Palowitch lead research that could drive the development of new and more effective antibiotics.

Girirajan awarded C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching

Dr. Murakami leads team of researchers in discovering that a naturally occurring antibiotic that is effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, even in drug-resistant strains.

Dr. Santhosh Girirajan leads team of researchers and clinicians to discover how the amount of rare mutations in a person’s genome can explain why people with disease-associated mutations can have different symptoms.

A team of Penn State researchers, led by Lu Bai, discover a new method that systematically identifies specialized proteins that unpack DNA inside the nucleus of a cell.

Santhosh Girirajan leads team of researchers to discover “The hidden complexity underlying a common cause of autism”

Student Highlights

Erin McCarthy selected as the recipient of the2018 Richard L. and Norma L. McCarl Scholarship

Undergraduate Researcher, Anna Brogan, takes part in Eberly College of Science Poster Exhibition.

Nicholas Aksu, a BMB student and Undergraduate Researcher, takes part in Poster Exhibition:

Andrew Woodman receives American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship

Calvin Yeager named the recipient of the 2018 Paul M. Althouse Teaching Assistant Award

Xiaoyu Zhu receives the 2018 Robert T. Simpson Graduate Student Award for Innovative Research

Amanda Williams takes 2nd Place in the Undergraduate Research Exhibition, Health and Life Science Category

Daniel Ferris, Sophia Landaeta and Rachel Swope take 3rd Place in the Undergraduate Research Exhibition, Health and Life Science Category

News and Events

A new million dollar program to train graduate students in the area of eukaryotic gene regulation (EGR) established at Penn State to support up to 24 students over a period of five years.

BMMB’s Lion Lunch provides greater opportunity for students to learn from other students

BMB Department hosts Emeritus Luncheon to organize historical items and share the history of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department.

DEPARTMENTAL FACULTY SEARCH

Tenure-track Assistant, Associate or Full Professor appointment

BMB SEMINAR SERIES

Cancelled - “Mechanisms for Herpesvirus Capsid Assembly and Maturation." Presented by Xiangxi Wang, Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences at 4:00 p.m. in 108 Wartik Laboratory.

November 29, 2018 - The BMMB Graduate Student Seminar Series Presents: Nicole Kaplan and her presentation on "Regulation of Cytohesin Expression During HGF-Mediated Cell Migration." The presentation is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. in 108 Wartik Laboratory.