We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Yumi Kim, an assistant professor in our Biology Department, has been named a 2024 Catalyst Award recipient by Johns Hopkins University. This prestigious […]
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Dr. Rajiv McCoy Named 2024 Catalyst Awardee
The Biology Department at our university is proud to announce that Dr. Rajiv McCoy, Assistant Professor, has been named a 2024 Catalyst Award recipient. This prestigious award, presented by Johns […]
Nichole Broderick Named 2024 Catalyst Awardee
We are thrilled to announce that Nichole Broderick, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, has been named a 2024 Catalyst Awardee by Johns Hopkins University. This prestigious award recognizes […]
Faculty Member Erin Jimenez Honored as a 2024 Discovery Awardee for Pioneering Research in Hair Cell Regeneration
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Erin Jimenez, an esteemed assistant professor in our Department of Biology, has been recognized as a 2024 Discovery Awardee for her groundbreaking work […]
Congratulations to Dr. Rejji Kuruvilla on Becoming the Vice Dean for Natural Sciences!
Dr. Rejji Kuruvilla, a professor in the Department of Biology, now also assumes the role of vice dean for natural sciences as of January 1, 2024, taking over from Bertrand […]
Richard E. McCarty, former Krieger School dean and renowned plant physiologist, dies at 85
An article featured in the HUB that can be found here, announced that Richard E. McCarty, died at home in Roland Park Place in Baltimore on February 23 due to […]
Disordered C-terminal domain drives spatiotemporal confinement of RNAPII to enhance search for chromatin targets
The Wu lab employed single-molecule tracking and spatiotemporal mapping in live yeast to demonstrate the necessity of the CTD in restricting RNAPII diffusion within a subnuclear area enriched with active […]
Dynamic 1D search and processive nucleosome translocations by RSC and ISW2 chromatin remodelers
The Wu lab utilized optical tweezers and two-color single-particle imaging to examine the Brownian diffusion of RSC and ISW2 on unbound DNA and scattered nucleosome arrays. Various members of the […]
Lab-Grown Retinas Explain Why People See Colors Dogs Can’t
Using human retinas grown in a petri dish, researchers have discovered how an offshoot of vitamin A generates the specialized cells that enable people to see millions of colors, an […]
Tabea Moll received the Young Investigator Award for Best Oral Presentation
Tabea Moll, a graduate student in the Farber lab, received the Young Investigator Award for Best Oral Presentation at the European Lipoprotein Club meeting 2023 in Tutzing Germany.