It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Joseph Gall, a pioneering figure in modern cell biology, at the age of 96. Dr. Gall, often called […]
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Professor Trina Schroer Named 2024 ASCB Fellow
The Biology Department is proud to announce that our very own Professor Trina Schroer has been named a 2024 Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). This prestigious […]
Biology Department’s Yumi Kim Named 2024 Catalyst Awardee
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 […]
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 […]