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College of Agriculture
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Contact Information
1210 Molecular Biology Building
Phone: 515-294-6116
FAX: 515-294-0453
biochem@iastate.edu

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News

Marit Nilsen-Hamilton

Nilsen-Hamilton named AAAS fellow

Marit Nilsen-Hamiltno, professor, has been awarded the distinction of being named fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. More

Girton named University Professor

Jack Girton is a 22-year veteran instructor and research scientist, has bene named a University Professor at Iowa State. He helped shape ISU's genetics curriculum, earning teaching excellence awards along the way. Girton has held many faculty leadership positions, including Faculty Senate president, and served on numerous committees and task forces.

NIH Competitive Renewal Grant

Yeon-Kyun Shin, professor, was recently awarded a $1.1 million compettive renewal grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institute for General Medical Sciences, for his project, "Yeast SNARE assembly and membrane fusion." The four-year grant begins July 1, 2007.

Rao named chair of ISU Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology Department

Guru Rao has been named the interim chair of the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology at Iowa State University, effective Sept. 1. Rao, professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, joined the department in 2006. He received his doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Mysore, India, and his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry from Gauhati University, India. Full Article

Plant Sciences Institute grant awarded to Thornburg

Six new research projects at Iowa State University are tackling scientific challenges facing Iowa agriculture. The innovative projects recently received start-up funding from Iowa State's Plant Sciences Institute. One of the projects receiving funding is coordinated by Robert Thornburg, professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology. Full Article

Shin receives LAS research award

Yeon-Kyun Shin has been named a recipient of a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence in Research/Artistic Creativity Award. Full Article



News Archives

Iowa State-ConocoPhillips collaboration - May 1, 2008

Jorgen and Kristen Johansen - February 11, 2008

International Research Symposia:
9th Annual Plant Sciences Institute Symposium: Epistasis: Predicting Phenotypes and Evolutionary Trajectories - May 31-June 3, 2007

16th Annual Growth Factor and Signal Transduction Symposium:Senescence, Aging and Cancer - July 26-29, 2007

Herb Fromm - April 3, 2007

Stupka Micro-Symposium
- March 23-24, 2007

Michael Shogren-Knaak - February 1, 2007

Gururaj Rao - January 2007

Jason Mueller - December 4, 2006

W. Allen Miller - October 23, 2006

Reuben Peters - August 11, 2006

Arun Barua - March 6, 2006

Iowa Values Fund - February 7, 2006

BBMB Reorganization
- August 25, 2003

BBMB Bulletin Archives

Recent and Upcoming Events


17th Annual GFST Symposium
"Extracellular and Membrane Proteases in Cell Signaling"
September 18-21, 2007

BBMB Undergrad Club
Meetings every other Wednesday
6:30 p.m. in 1102 MBB
Next meeting: TBA
For more info. contact Luke Helgeson at helges@iastate.edu

BBMB Faculty Meetings

Monthly Faculty Research Seminars


GDCB Sponsored Seminars for BBMB Faculty

New Courses in BBMB