The 2023 Mary K. and Randolph T. Wedding Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Symposium will take place, in-person, on Tuesday, September 19th at the Genomics Auditorium, starting at 9:00 AM (PST). Below is the tentative schedule of events that includes various speaker presentations, including a talk by our keynote speaker…

The Biochemistry department will host a reception for Class of '23 BCH graduating seniors and the recipients of the 2023 Leland M. Shannon Awards for Winter and Spring quarter this Friday, June 9th, 2023, from 5:00-6:00pm in the Boyce/Webber Hall Courtyard. Light refreshments will be provided during the event and a brief ceremony…

The 2022 Mary K. and Randolph T. Wedding Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Symposium will take place on Wednesday, September 14th via Zoom starting at 10:00 AM (PST). Below is the schedule of events. A virtual poster session will be conducted using breakout rooms in Zoom. Each student presenting a poster will have a…

The Department of Biochemistry's weekly BCH 252 seminar series is presented this week by Rittik Ghosh, BCMB Graduate Student, Len Mueller Group, UC Riverside  Seminar Title: "Mutation of βGln114 to Ala Alters the Stabilities of Allosteric States in Tryptophan Synthase Catalysis" Abstract: The tryptophan synthase (TS) bienzyme…

The Department of Biochemistry's weekly BCH 252 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Qiang Lu, Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Beckman Research Institute Professor, City of Hope  Seminar Title: "Targeting the ERKS axis cell fate regulators for brain tumor inhibition -- lessons from brain…

The Department of Biochemistry's weekly BCH 252 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Robert P. Hausinger, Michigan State University  Seminar Title:“Biosynthesis and Function of the Nickel-Pincer Nucleotide Cofactor” Abstract: Lactate racemase interconverts the L- and D-isomers of lactic acid, a central metabolic…

The Department of Biochemistry's weekly BCH 252 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Qiang Cui, Professor of Chemistry, Boston University Seminar Title: "Understanding biomolecules with molecular simulations"  Biography: Qiang Cui is a professor of Chemistry at Boston University and also affiliated with Departments of…

The Department of Biochemistry's weekly BCH 252 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Greg Wang, PHD & Associate Professor, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center & Dept of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Seminar Title: "Chromatin-based modulations underlying gene…

The Department of Biochemistry's weekly BCH 252 seminar series is presented this week by Mahamaya Biswal, BCMB Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biochemistry, UC Riverside  Seminar Title: "Two conserved oligomer interfaces of NSP7 and NSP8 underpin the dynamic assembly of SARS-CoV-2 RdRP" Abstract: Replication of the ∼30 kb-long…

The Department of Biochemistry's weekly BCH 252 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Stephanie Dingwall, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of Biochemistry, UC Riverside  Seminar Title:  "Lessons Learned from Active Engagement in a Remote Biochemistry Course" Abstract: In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19…