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Pinn Scholars are mid-career faculty selected on the basis of their scientific expertise and research productivity, and contributions to the School of Medicine and to the greater research community, including…
Faculty Position: TENURED/TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION in Cryo Electron Microscopy or Tomography
TENURED/TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION in Cryo Electron Microscopy or Tomography (ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE, FULL PROFESSOR) The Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics at the University of Virginia invites applications for a…Congratulations Pornillos Lab for paper in Science on reconstitution of HIV replication
There is great news from Owen Pornillos' lab. They published a paper in Science on the Reconstitution and visualization of capsid-dependent replication of HIV transcription. See https://science.sciencemag.org/content/370/6513/eabc8420.longBiophysical Society names Dr. Lukas Tamm in their 2021 Class of Fellows
Dr. Lukas Tamm has been honored as a member of the 2021 Class of Fellows in recognition for his contributions to our understanding of the structural biology and functional biophysics…
Congratulations to Dr. Huiwang Ai and his lab, on their new red-shifted biosensor paper published in Nature Chemical Biology and highlighted in UVA Today by Science feature writer Josh Barney.…
Jochen Zimmer’s lab published structure of plant cellulose synthase in Science
Jochen Zimmer’s lab published structure of plant cellulose synthase in Science. Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer produced on earth. Cellulose synthase is an trimeric integral membrane protein that stiches…Important paper on COVID-19 spread by Peter Kasson and Lynn Kamerlin getting world news coverage
Managing COVID-19 spread with voluntary public-health measures: Sweden as a case study for pandemic control Shina C L Kamerlin, Peter M Kasson Clinical Infectious Diseases, ciaa864, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa864 Published: 01 July…We celebrate Mateusz Czub from Wladek Minor’s lab, recently awarded a Wagner fellowship
Please join us in congratulating Mateusz Czub for earning the Robert R. Wagner Fellowship. In 1997, Bob and Mary Wagner established The Robert R. Wagner Fellowship Fund with the goal…
In the course of 8 days, Dr. Brant Isakson and his Lab received a lot of great news: —Claire Ruddiman (2nd year Pharm student…
Congratulations Dr. Minor: Testosterone discovery may explain low levels in men with diabetes.
March 27, 2019 Josh Barney, jdb9a@virginia.edu UVa Today Scientists at the University of Virginia and elsewhere have mapped out how the body transports testosterone, and their surprising findings may explain…
Congratulations to Dr. Owen Pornillos who joined the 2019 Class of Pinn Scholars. Pinn Scholars are selected on the basis of their scientific expertise and contributions to the School of…
Congratulations! Excellence of Teaching Award for Dr. Barbie Pornillos
Dr. Barbie Ganser-Pornillos is one of this year’s recipients of the University of Virginia School of Medicine Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Dean David S. Wilkes will recognize Dr. Ganser-Pornillos’…
Dr. Tamm received his basic training in molecular biosciences at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland. He spent a year at Cornell University studying microtubules by electron microscopy…
Team led by Wladek Minor, PhD creates guide for the submicroscopic world inside us
Wladek Minor's group has "established new guidelines for scientists mapping out the body molecule by molecule to help us better understand how our cells use metals such as iron and…Minor Lab’s publication has been featured on the cover of Nature Protocols!
Metals play a variety of essential roles in biological processes, but are often improperly modeled or misidentified in protein structures determined by various methods. The Minor Lab’s publication outlining the best…
"Ebola. The flu. The common cold. None of them have cures, or even adequate prevention drugs because they evolve and splay into thousands—possibly millions—of varying strains each year." Molecular Physiology…
Stefanie Redemann, Assistant Professor is joining our department and the Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology. The Redemann Lab is interested in uncovering and understanding the underlying principles of spindle…
Dr. Ai is the winner of the 2017 American Chemical Society, Division of Toxicology, Young Investigators Award. Dr. Ai joined the Center for Membrane & Cell Physiology in August of…
Dr. Lukas Tamm, President of the Biophysical Society and Director of the Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology for sciences on Capitol Hill, as part of a Biophysical Society effort…