Biochemistry welcomed Charles Bou-Nader, PhD, as Assistant Professor effective November 1, 2023.
Dr. Bo Liang received a sub-award under UNAPP in collaboration with the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and Novartis, "Functions and structures of the Nipah virus polymerase".
Liang Lab published a paper in the Journal of Medical Virology titled “Structural basis of the American mink ACE2 binding by Y453F trimeric spike glycoproteins of SARS-CoV-2
Dr. Sohail Khoshnevis received a CF-Air Center Pilot Award to study “The role of RNA methylation in Candida albicans for pathogenicity in cystic fibrosis model".
Dr. Lizzy Draganova Received NIH Director’s New Innovator Award for the project, "Under Pressure: Biophysical Mapping of Herpesvirus Capsid Assembly and Genome Packaging".
Dr. Homa Ghalei was promoted to Associate Professor of Biochemistry, September 2023.
Dr. Sohail Khoshnevis received a 5-year NIH grant, "Post-transcriptional regulation of cell plasticity."
The Ghalei lab received the 2023 Emory School of Medicine Dean’s IMAGINE, INNOVATE, AND IMPACT (I3) award
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Draganova received an NIH Director’s New Innovator Award from the NIH Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. The project title is, "Under Pressure: Biophysical Mapping of Herpesvirus Capsid Assembly and Genome Packaging". Congratulations, Lizzy!