PMB professor Karen Fleming has been inducted into the first ever class of ASBMB fellows. ASBMB fellows are recognized for their meritorious efforts to advance the molecular life sciences through sustained outstanding accomplishments in areas such as scientific research, education, mentorship, commitment to diversity and service to the society and scientific community.

Congratulations to Amanda Qu for being awarded a 2021 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Amanda is currently a second year student in Doug Barrick’s lab. Yay Amanda!!!

PMB student Mel Nune won the Young Investigators’ Day Alicia Showalter Reynolds Award! This award is provided by the Dean’s Office of the School of Medicine, and recognizes the research of outstanding Ph.D. students across the School of Medicine. Mel will be recognized at an awards ceremony on April 6th.

Congratulations to Amy Fernandez for being awarded a 2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.  Amy is currently a second year student in James Berger’s lab.  Her fellowship is titled “Structural and mechanistic studies of molecular crosstalk in the bacterial primosome.”  Way to go, Amy!!!

Professor Karen G. Fleming (center) was announced as the first recipient of the Sharona Gordon Award by the Society of General Physiologists for her efforts as a leader in identifying & communicating problems that affect scientific environments such as unintended bias and lack of diversity in science. Professor Fleming was the first ever to receive […]

Henry successfully defended his thesis, entitled “Elucidating general effects of bilayer hydration and mechanical forces on β-barrel membrane protein energetics” on Jan. 13.  Congratulations Dr. Henry! […]