Don't miss today's thesis defense by Meghan Curtin at 10am!

On Fri, June 26th, Meghan Curtin (Hilgendorf lab) will give her thesis defense entitled "Lean, mean, cancer killing machines: Harnessing lean fat cells to kill breast cancer"! 10am, EIHG Auditorium

Don't miss today's dissertation defense by Rachel Skabelund!

Please join us next Tues, June 16 from 2-3pm in HSEB 1730 for Rachel Skabelund's PhD Dissertation Defense on Sensing the Metabolome: Human RNAs bind and Respond to Metabolites. @rutterlab.bsky.social

Kade Loveridge's thesis defense is today at 11am in the EIHG auditorium!

Don't miss today's seminar by Dr. Joseph Thornton!

Congratulations to Esther Nuebel, PhD, who was recently given a Recognition in Educational Leadership award! This is a standards-based, peer-reviewed award recognizing impactful Educational Leadership contributions to support excellence in education. @uofuhealth.bsky.social

Don't miss Kade Loveridge's thesis defense: "Getting inverted: New perspectives on how malaria parasites acquire and use iron" - this Fri May 29th at 11am, EIHG auditorium!

On Thurs May 28th, Dr. Joseph Thornton (U of Chicago) will give a Biochemistry Seminar entitled "On the origins of hemoglobin: Ancient proteins at the evolutionary edge of complexity." 12pm in HSEB Alumni Hall

On Thurs May 28th, Dr. Joseph Thornton (U of Chicago) will give a Biochemistry Seminar entitled "On the origins of hemoglobin: Ancient proteins at the evolutionary edge of complexity." 12pm in HSEB Alumni Hall

What if we could predict the course of the next pandemic before it happened? Tyler Starr, PhD, Biochemist @uofuhealth.bsky.social studies viral evolution to do just that. Watch his presentation from Vitae 2026! www.youtube.com/watch?v=il12...

Developed by @uofubiochem.bsky.social scientists, a new kind of CRISPR that destroys cells rather than gene editing them has shown potential for killing sick cells while leaving healthy cells untouched. The technology could treat viral infections and cancer.

Don't miss today's thesis defense by Sangeetha Balasubramaniam at 9:30am!

Don't miss today's seminar by Dr. Joshua Mendell!

Please join Sangeetha Balasubramaniam (Hughes lab) on Tuesday, May 19th, 2026, in the Genetics Auditorium as she presents her Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Proteolytic Control of Mitochondrial Membrane Remodeling: The Role of Yme1 in Mitochondrial-Derived Compartments (MDCs) Biogenesis”!

Dr. Joshua Mendell (UTSW) will be giving the Biochemistry Seminar on Thurs, May 14th and will give a talk about "New regulators of coding and noncoding RNAs in mammals." 12pm, HSEB 1700.

Don't miss today's thesis defense by Jessica Pita Aquino! 10am in the EIHG auditorium.

I am honored to have been selected as one of the winners in the 2026 Endocrine Images Art Competition hosted by the @endocrinesociety.bsky.social. Be sure to check out all the beautiful winning images on display at #ENDO2026 in Chicago this June! @uofubiochem.bsky.social @rutterlab.bsky.social 🧪🖼️🔥

A new kind of CRISPR could treat viral infection and cancer by shredding sick cells' DNA. Hot off the presses from the Liu lab! healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new...

Please join Jessica N. Pita Aquino (Sigala lab, @sigalalab.bsky.social) for her Ph.D. Thesis Defense, “Maturation of the Rieske Fe-S Protein in Mitochondrial Complex III of Malaria Parasites.” Friday, May 8, 2026, 10 - 11AM in the Human Genetics (EIHG) Auditorium!

Don't miss Shai-Anne Nalder's defense today at 10am!

Congratulations to Dr. Brenda Bass our 2026 Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence recipient. Dr. Bass has transformed our understanding of the relationship between RNA biochemistry and human disease, and has also consistently excelled in training and service. attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff...

A huge congratulations to Brenda Bass @bbass.bsky.social on winning the 2026 Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence, the highest faculty honor given by the University of Utah, in recognition of her work to unlock some of the deepest mysteries of RNA. Congratulations, Brenda! attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff...

On Friday May 1, Shai-Anne Nalder (@sigalalab.bsky.social) will present a thesis talk entitled "The Groovy Science of Metal Transport in Malaria Parasites: Starring Doxy." 10am EIHG Auditorium!

Malaria is a life-threatening disease that continues to impact millions worldwide. Researchers at @uofuhealth.bsky.social are working from multiple angles to better understand, prevent, and treat it. Learn more about their work. https://bit.ly/4txuBGE

Don't miss today's seminar by Dr. Christian Metallo!

Don't miss today's thesis defense by Bo Price!

Don't miss today's talk about "ER Structure and Dynamics in Health and Disease" by Dr. Gia Voeltz (U Colorado, Boulder and HHMI), this year's Pace Endowed Distinguished Lecturer! Today, April 20th 4pm in the EIHG 1st Floor Auditorium.

Join us on Thurs April 23rd for Dr. Christian Metallo's (Salk Institute) talk about "Tracing and modeling sphingolipid homeostasis to understand disease physiology" as part of the Biochemistry Seminar Series. 12pm HSEB 1730.

Join Bo Price (Adam Hughes Lab) as he presents his Ph.D. Thesis Defense - “How Cells Remodel Mitochondria During Metabolic Transitions: Understanding the Role of Mitochondrial-Derived Compartments (MDCs)” on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, from 9:00 to 10:30a.m. in the EIHG auditorium.

Don't miss today's seminar by Dr. Holly Ingraham!

On Thurs April 9th, Dr. Holly Ingraham (UCSF) will give a talk about "Adaptive responses in the female physiology and why they matter for women's health" as part of the Biochemistry seminar series! 12pm, HSEB 1730

Thrilled to share a new collaborative preprint, joint with Sean Prigge @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, on the apicoplast ACP in #malaria parasites. @uofubiochem.bsky.social @uuhsresearch.bsky.social @parasitesrule.org www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Congratulations to Chris Hill for being named a 2025 AAAS Fellow, one of the highest honors in science! He was elected for his "distinguished contributions to the field of structural biology and exemplary leadership within the scientific community." healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new...

Don't miss today's talk by Bin Wu!

Join us for tomorrow's Biochemistry Seminar by Bin Wu (Johns Hopkins) who will be talking about "Ribosomes under Surveillance: Single-Molecule Imaging of Bursts, Collisions, and Modifications on mRNAs." Thurs Mar 26th at 12pm, HSEB 2600/Alumni Hall!

Only one day remaining to support the Biochemistry Translation Advancement fund. We welcome donations of any amount! Help our researchers turn their fundamental research discoveries into useful therapeutics. www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...

Support our Giving Day campaign for the Biochem Translation Advancement Fund. This fund will support labs - like the Liu lab, which is developing CRISPR technology to target disease-causing cells. www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...

Giving Day is here! Help labs like the Safavi lab bridge the gap between basic research discoveries and therapies. The Safavi lab is studying metabolism-altering peptides from poisonous frogs. www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...

Giving Day starts tomorrow! The Biochemistry Advancement Fund seeks to help bridge the gap between discovery and application. Help the Liu lab create tools for targeted cell death & the Safavi lab discover therapeutic peptide-based toxins! www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...

Don't miss Kevin Chui's thesis defense today at 9:30am!

Don't miss today's thesis defense by Yuan-En Sun!

Don't miss today's thesis defense by Braden Fallon at 9:30am!

On Weds March 18th, Kevin Chui (Hughes lab) will give his thesis talk entitled "A Mean Old Acid: How do cells protect against excess amino acids?" EIHG Auditorium at 9:30am!

Don't miss Yuan-En Sun's (English lab @justingenglish.bsky.social) thesis defense entitled "β2-adrenergic receptor: friend or foe of the heart" on Tues March 17th at 9am in the Genetics Auditorium!

Happy to announce a new review article by MD/PhD student Kade Loveridge on iron metabolism in #malaria #parasites. @uofubiochem.bsky.social @uuhsresearch.bsky.social @uofutahcihd.bsky.social @parasitesrule.org journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

On Monday March 16th at 9:30am, Braden Fallon (English lab @justingenglish.bsky.social ) will defend his thesis entitled "From Clot to Not: PAR1 harnesses endogenous functional selectivity to shape biological outcomes." HSEB 4100B. Don't miss it!

Congratulations to Jared Rutter @rutterlab.bsky.social who was recently named a 2026 Fellow of ASBMB @asbmb.bsky.social ! www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...

A huge congratulations to Brenda Bass @bbass.bsky.social for her Lifetime Achievement Award from the RNA Society @rnasociety.bsky.social! She is being recognized for her "groundbreaking discovery of A-to-I editing and outstanding contributions to this field."

Congratulations to Adam Hughes for being awarded the 2026 Outstanding Educator Award for Health Sciences Graduate Students for his commitment to creating a culture of exceptional education in the University of Utah Health community!