The Department of Biochemistry is hosting its first virtual Steenbock Symposium April 22 – 23, 2021. This year’s international symposium, entitled “SpliceCon 2021,” brings together 17 invited speakers and over 200 scientists from across the …
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Henderson earns 2019 Paul Boyer Award for Postdoctoral Excellence in Biochemistry
Biochemistry postdoctoral scholar Kate Henderson has received the 2019 Paul Boyer Award for Postdoctoral Excellence in Biochemistry.
Scientists provide new insight on how gene expression is controlled
New research on transcriptional pausing, which helps control gene expression in cells, will aid in the understanding of the enzyme RNA polymerase — a key player in the process and an important drug target.
Piecing together the spliceosome puzzle, one subunit at a time
A new study reports for the first time the structure of eight proteins interacting with the U6 RNA.