Dr. Yuh-Hwa Wang receives NIH Funding
10/9/2015
Dr. Yuh-Hwa Wang received a grant from NIH to study The Role of Fragile Sites in RET/PTC Rearrangement. The project will span 5 years and the project summary for this…
Edward Egelman receives Competitive Renewal of Actin Studies from NIGMS
9/9/2015
Project Summary: Actin is one of the most abundant human proteins, but very little understanding exists about why actin is so highly conserved. Over 350 million years of evolution there…
9/9/2015
Edward Egelman received a collaborative research grant with Emory University. Molecular self-assembly is a fundamental principle of life, with cells having mastered this process to encode incredible diversity of function.…
Edward Egelman-on “A virus that infects a hyperthermophile encapsidates A-form DNA in Science
5/22/2015
A virus that infects a hyperthermophile encapsidates A-form DNA Frank DiMaio,1* Xiong Yu,2* Elena Rensen,3 Mart Krupovic,3 David Prangishvili,3† Edward H. Egelman2† Extremophiles, microorganisms thriving in extreme environmental conditions, must have proteins…
Dr. Anindya Dutta wins American Society for Investigative Pathology Outstanding Investigator Award
5/18/2015
Congratulations to Anindya Dutta, MBBS, PhD, Harry F. Byrd Professor and Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and Professor of Pathology, for being the recipient of the 2015 ASIP Outstanding…
NIMH funds study of schizophrenia
5/13/2015
Researchers at the School of Medicine will seek to identify the genetic causes of schizophrenia as part of a major project funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to…
Michael Guertin joins our BMG faculty
5/13/2015
Join us in welcoming our newest faculty member. Mike Guertin comes to us following a very successful postdoctoral research experience with Gordon Hager at the NIH and a productive PhD…
10/24/2014
Egelman, Edward H $372,504/yr. 09/15/14 – 08/31/18 Public Health Relevance: This project is aimed at understanding the structures of a range of nucleoprotein complexes. These complexes include viral capsids, filaments that…
Revolutionary Gene Targeting System called CRISPR
5/29/2014
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have devised a way to detect unintended side effects of manipulating genes using a revolutionary new system that is sweeping the…