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Edward Egelman-Structure of a Chaperone-Usher Pilus Reveals the Molecular Basis of Rod Uncoiling

1/14/2016

Ed has reported another interesting discovery in the following paper in Cell:       See the article below in the Daily Mail:       Congratulations, Ed!

Harrison Distinguished Professorship awarded to Edward Egelman

1/6/2016

I am very pleased to begin the New Year with a piece of great news.  Professor Ed Egelman has just been elected to an endowed professorship:  The Harrison Distinguished Professorship…

Dr. Edward Egelman proflied in Biophysics Society newsletter

10/9/2015

Please see the link below for additional information on this feature.    

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…

Edward Egelman receives NSF Grant: DMREF: Collaborative Research: Helical Protein Assemblies by Design

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…