K-State Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics

02/09/2024

Janae Mooty, academic advisor for biochemistry and molecular biophysics, physics and statistics received a 2023 William L. Stamey Award for Advising. Congratulations!

The College of Arts and Sciences announces and congratulates the winners of the 2023 William Stamey, Ronald Gaches and Annette Maggio awards recognizing excellence in teaching, advising and adminis...

02/07/2024

BMB has 3 participants this year! Heat 1 - Tingyuan Xioa - Durrett lab, Heat 7 - Shelby Innes - Huang lab, and Heat 8 - Sungmin Yoon - Tomich lab. We wish you all good luck!

Don't miss out! You still have time to support presenters in this years Three Minute Thesis!! https://bit.ly/KSU-3MT

10/20/2023

Setting records in research 🥼🔬

K-State has set all-time records for the total requested and awarded research funds in the first quarter of the fiscal year!

View the largest federally-funded research awards at www.k-state.edu/today/announcement/?id=92337.

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03/22/2023

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Department wants to extend its warmest congratulations to our alumna on her achievement.

03/10/2023

Biochemistry alumna Sujata Chaudhari (Ph.D. 2011 with Professor Muthukrishnan) visited the department and gave a talk on her new research on chitin metabolism in ticks. Dr. Chaudhari is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

12/09/2022

Brian V. Geisbrecht, Ph. D.
University Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, 2022!

12/09/2022

Taihao Yang, Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, 2022, with his mentors, Drs. Phil Klebba & Sally Newton.

11/07/2022

Statins vs. Supplements: the answer is clear for cardiac health.

Millions of people are prescribed statins to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease, but many would rather take supplements instead. A new study shows statins are much more effective.

10/05/2022

A new paper from Mike Kanost's lab in Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, "Proteomic analysis of pharate pupal molting fluid from the to***co hornworm, Manduca sexta"

The insect cuticle is a key component of their success, being important for protection, communication, locomotion, and support. Conversely, as an exoskeleton, it also limits the size of the insect and must be periodically molted and a new one synthesized, to permit growth. To achieve this, the insec...

10/05/2022

"Svante Pääbo has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for studying our extinct ancestors’ DNA." Story in Quanta Magazine.

Svante Pääbo has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for studying our extinct ancestors’ DNA.

10/05/2022

The Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine 2022. Read about his work from The Nobel Prize website.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2022 was awarded to Svante Pääbo "for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution"

09/19/2017

For Postdoc Appreciation Week brighten your day with PHD Comics.

Link to Piled Higher and Deeper