Category: Highlights

BMG 2023 White Coat Ceremony

4/20/2023

BMG 2023 White Coat Ceremony Welcome our 2023 Graduate Students

Dr. David Wotton and Dr. Todd Stukenberg received the 2022 UVA Research Collaboration Award

2/2/2023

  Congratulations to David Wotton and Todd Stukenberg for receiving the 2022 UVA Research Collaboration Award by the Vice President of Research.  David and Todd were honored for their expert…

Dr. Edward Egelman Elected as an AAAS Fellow

1/31/2023

Summary: This is a wonderful recognition of Ed’s seminal contributions to science and another well-deserved honor. In 2019, Ed was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Each year, the…

Golam Mohi, PhD Research Points to New Treatment for Bone Marrow Cancer

11/10/2022

Pioneering research into the chronic inflammation often seen in certain blood cancers has identified a promising treatment approach for myelofibrosis, a potentially deadly bone marrow cancer. The new research from…

Interleukin-1 contributes to clonal expansion and progression of bone marrow fibrosis in JAK2V617F-induced myeloproliferative neoplasm

9/15/2022

Congratulations to Dr. Golam Mohi on his paper published in Nature Communications titled: "Interleukin-1 contributes to clonal expansion and progression of bone marrow fibrosis in JAK2V617F-induced myeloproliferative neoplasm" Author: Mohammed…

Paper from Egelman lab has cover of Chemical Reviews

9/15/2022

Cryo-EM of Helical Polymers Authors: Fengbin Wang, Ordy Gnewou, Armin Solemanifar, Vincent P. Conticello, and Edward H. Egelman ABSTRACT: While the application of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to helical polymers…

“Convergent evolution in the supercoiling of prokaryotic flagellar filaments”.

9/8/2022

Congratulations to Dr.Mark Kreutzberger and Dr. Ed Egelman for their recently published paper in Cell titled: “Convergent evolution in the supercoiling of prokaryotic flagellar filaments”.  Summary: The supercoiling of bacterial…

DNA-guided lattice remodeling of carbon nanotubes-Science July 2022

7/28/2022

Congratulations to the Egelman lab for their recent paper published in Science on Carbon Nanotubes.  You can read the entire article here:science.abo4628 "Covalent modification of carbon nanotubes is a promising…

2022 GBS Symposium Awards

5/31/2022

GBS Student Leadership Award – Heather Raimer Young (Wang Lab); BMG Outstanding Graduate Student Award – Kristyna Kupkova (Auble & Sheffield Labs); Biophysics Outstanding Graduate Student Award 2022 – Mark…

2022 Hamlin Award

5/11/2022

The 2022 Hamlin Award goes to Heather Raimer. This award is given in honor of former BMG Chair, Joyce Hamlin. Heather will also give the Annual Hamlin Award Research Seminar…