Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Postal address
United States

Istvan Albert
Person: Academic
19972026
Jean-Paul Armache
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Assistant Professor
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Person: Academic
20092025
Paul Lee Babitzke
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Professor
Person: Academic
19892025
Lu Bai
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Professor
Person: Academic
20042025
Igor Berezin
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Research Assistant
Person: Academic
20062023
Philip C. Bevilacqua
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Chemistry - Professor
- Plant Institute
Person: Academic
19892026
Jordan Bisanz
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Assistant Professor
- Penn State Cancer Institute
- One Health Microbiome Center
- Cancer Institute, Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis
Person: Academic
20102025
Amie Kathleen Boal
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Chemistry - Professor
Person: Academic
20052026
Joseph M. Bollinger, Jr.
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Chemistry - Professor
Person: Academic
19892025
Mynthia Cabrera Goss
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Assistant Research Professor
Person: Academic
20092021

590241 Citations
306 h-index
5676 Article
398 Review article
174 Comment/debate
155 Chapter
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A fold switch regulates conformation of an alphavirus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Arnold, J. J., Braet, S. M., Vieira, L. C., Moustafa, I. M., Gohara, D. W., Fecko, J. A., Su, Y. W. N., Jain, A., Aponte-Diaz, D., Wilke, C. O., Anand, G., Yennawar, N. H. & Cameron, C. E., Jan 27 2026, In: Nucleic acids research. 54, 2, gkag029.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A metabolic safety valve for reductive stress
Yahia, M. S. & McReynolds, M. R., Feb 2026, In: Nature Metabolism. 8, 2, p. 284-286 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
A Novel Class of Orally Bioavailable Phenylglycine–Benzoxaborole Conjugates with Antimalarial Activity and Potentially Novel Mechanism of Action
Morake, M., Taylor, D., Coertzen, D., Njoroge, M., Krugmann, L., Leshabane, M., da Rocha, S., Qahash, T., Girling, G., Coyle, R., Lee, M. C. S., Wittlin, S., Llinás, M., Birkholtz, L. M., Basarab, G. S. & Chibale, K., Jan 8 2026, In: ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17, 1, p. 22-31 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A photosynthetic–respiratory electron transport chain chimera based on photosystem I and cytochrome c oxidase on graphene oxide
Zhu, X., Kummer, M. J., Lubner, C. E., Kurashov, V., Carr, W., Golbeck, J. H., Niederman, R. A., Mourokh, L. G., Minteer, S. D., Falkowski, P. G. & Vittadello, M., Feb 17 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 123, 7, e2524884123.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Chromatin state dynamics during the Plasmodium falciparum intraerythrocytic development cycle
Brown, A. S., Llinás, M. & Mahony, S., Dec 2026, In: BMC genomics. 27, 1, 142.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Circadian tryptophan metabolism contributes to systemic aryl hydrocarbon receptor activity
Morgan, E. W., Murray, I. A., Coslo, D. M., Patterson, A. D. & Perdew, G. H., Feb 20 2026, In: iScience. 29, 2, 114680.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Cooperative ligand binding in a bacterial heme-based oxygen sensor
Hoque, N. J., Pope, S. R., Venkatakrishnan, V., Olori, D. O., Brady, N. A., Patterson, D. C., Anand, G. S., Liu, Y., Boal, A. K. & Weinert, E. E., Feb 2026, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 302, 2, 111025.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Designing for Intramolecular H-Bonding in Palladium(II) Dichlorides
Sipps, K. D., Yennawar, H. P. & Kuo, J. L., Jan 12 2026, In: Inorganic chemistry. 65, 1, p. 264-271 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Emergent microtubule properties in a model of filament turnover and nucleation
Nelson, A. C., McKinley, S. A., Rolls, M. M. & Ciocanel, M. V., Jan 7 2026, In: Journal of Theoretical Biology. 616, 112254.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Gene expression analysis and proximity labeling reveal post-transcriptional functions of the yeast RNA polymerase II regulator Def1
Akinniyi, O. T., Kulkarni, S., Hribal, M. M., Keller, C. A., Giardine, B. M. & Reese, J. C., Feb 2026, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 302, 2, 111003.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Production of Ethylene and 3-Hydroxypropionate from the Common Metabolite, 2-Oxoglutarate, by the Ethylene-Forming Enzyme (EFE)
Krebs, C. (PI), Bollinger, Jr., J. M. (CoPI), Boal, A. K. (CoPI) & Sayfutyarova, E. (CoPI)
Basic Energy Sciences
9/1/25 → 2/28/27
Project: Research project
Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum long non-coding RNAs and their roles in gene regulation
Serre, D. D. (PI) & Llinas, M. (CoPI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
7/1/25 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
Acetyllysine Structure-Function Analysis by 13C Direct-Detect NMR Spectroscopy
Showalter, S. A. (PI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
7/1/25 → 3/31/26
Project: Research project
Carbon-Detected NMR Studies of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Promoter Proximal Pausing
Showalter, S. A. (PI)
National Science Foundation
2/15/25 → 1/31/28
Project: Research project
Elucidating Novel Cyclic Nucleotide Signaling Pathways and Physiological Effects in Bacteria
Weinert, E. (PI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
2/1/25 → 11/30/26
Project: Research project
Mechanisms of tunneling nanotube formation by ZIKV NS1 in viral host interactions at the maternal-fetal interface
Jose, J. (PI) & Mysorekar, I. U. (CoPI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
11/1/24 → 10/31/26
Project: Research project
The CFDE Cloud Workspace
Carson, J. J. P. (PI), Nekrutenko, A. (CoPI), Fonner, J. J. M. (CoPI), Schatz, M. M. (CoPI) & Smallen, S. S. (CoPI)
NIH Office of the Director
9/15/24 → 9/14/27
Project: Research project
Understanding biodiversity through a global platform for assembly and analysis of large genomes
Nekrutenko, A. (PI) & Pond, S. K. L. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
9/15/24 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
Post-transcription Initiation Control of Gene Expression
Babitzke, P. L. (PI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
9/1/24 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
Contribution of insertion sequence mediated tandem chromosomal amplification to bacterial heterogeneity
Meredith, T. C. (PI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
8/1/24 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project

Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
McAlevy, M. (Recipient), Bonavia, A. (Recipient), Malhotra, A. (Recipient), Weller, G. E. (Recipient), Waning, D. (Recipient), Lanza, M. (Recipient), Ken, K. (Recipient), McCarver, S. (Recipient), Glasser, J. (Recipient), Schooler, J. (Recipient), Lewis, S. (Recipient), Onks, C. (Recipient), Rao, R. (Recipient), Nickolich, S. (Recipient), Helm, L. (Recipient), Critchfield, L. (Recipient), Myers, K. (Recipient), Green, M. (Recipient), Songdej, N. (Recipient), Narayana, S. (Recipient), Razjouyan, H. (Recipient), Duca, N. (Recipient), Casas, R. (Recipient), Cooper, J. (Recipient), Wright, R. (Recipient), Karasinski, A. (Recipient), Probolus, J. A. (Recipient), Madara, J. (Recipient), Guck, D. (Recipient), Ingram, D. (Recipient), De Obaldia, A. (Recipient), Hussein, R. (Recipient), McGillen, B. (Recipient), Chapman, T. (Recipient), Munyon, R. (Recipient), Kinard, S. R. (Recipient), Banks, S. (Recipient), Genao, I. (Recipient), McShane, M. (Recipient), Allie, S. R. (Recipient), Silberman, Y. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), McLaughlin, P. (Recipient), Grogan, J. (Recipient), Nguyen, J. (Recipient), Donato, H. (Recipient), Fox, E. (Recipient), Gniady, J. (Recipient), Oladipo, O. (Recipient), Abendroth, C. (Recipient), Keefer, L. (Recipient), Massare, B. (Recipient), Undar, A. (Recipient), Mondal, P. (Recipient), Mainali, G. (Recipient), Jhaveri, P. (Recipient), Freiberg, A. (Recipient), Levenson, R. (Recipient), Mailman, R. (Recipient), Boodoo, R. (Recipient), Francis, A. (Recipient), Hameed, U. (Recipient), Yadav, S. (Recipient), Calo, W. (Recipient), Pinto, C. (Recipient), Cooper, A. (Recipient), Kulaylat, A. (Recipient), Scow, J. (Recipient), Roberts, J. (Recipient), Winder, J. (Recipient), Aminsharifi, A. (Recipient), Adams, N. (Recipient) & van Riggelen, J. (Recipient), 2023
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Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Hollins, L. C. (Recipient), Nisnevitch-Savarese, Z. (Recipient), Read, S. (Recipient), Rossi, J. (Recipient), Royo, M. (Recipient), Sarraf, E. (Recipient), Shah, B. (Recipient), Moldovan, G.-L. (Recipient), van Riggelen, J. (Recipient), Shantz, L. (Recipient), Yengo, C. (Recipient), Booth, J. (Recipient), Bates, E. (Recipient), Schuster, A. (Recipient), Clebak, K. (Recipient), Daniels, E. W. (Recipient), Hays, A. (Recipient), Hemerly, N. (Recipient), Thompson, A. (Recipient), George, D. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), McLaughlin, P. (Recipient), Acharya, J. (Recipient), De Jesus, S. (Recipient), O'Leary, A. (Recipient), Wright, T. (Recipient), Cantore, W. (Recipient), Pantanelli, S. (Recipient), Millard, R. (Recipient), Updegrove, G. F. (Recipient), Choi, K. (Recipient), Darowish, C. (Recipient), Dooley, A. (Recipient), Hackman, N. (Recipient), Krawiec, C. (Recipient), Oji-Mmuo, C. (Recipient), Ryan, S. (Recipient), Shedlock, A. (Recipient), Tunks, R. (Recipient), Critchfield, L. (Recipient), Bellon, A. (Recipient), Dougherty, K. (Recipient), Lagman, J. (Recipient), Mahgoub, Y. (Recipient), Dreibelbis, T. (Recipient), Richie, J. (Recipient), Wang, L. (Recipient), Methratta, S. (Recipient), Chauvin, N. (Recipient), Deutsch, M. (Recipient), Kulaylat, A. (Recipient), Paulishak, M. (Recipient), Staszak, R. (Recipient) & MacDonald, S. (Recipient), 2022
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Early Stage Investigator Award for Research
Hafenstein, S. (Recipient), 2014
Prize
Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
Hafenstein, S. (Recipient), 2014
Prize
Outstanding Early-Stage Investigator
Hafenstein, S. (Recipient), 2014
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Istvan Albert

Jean-Paul Armache

Paul Lee Babitzke

Lu Bai

Igor Berezin

Philip C. Bevilacqua

Jordan Bisanz

Amie Kathleen Boal

Joseph M. Bollinger, Jr.

Mynthia Cabrera Goss

A fold switch regulates conformation of an alphavirus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

A metabolic safety valve for reductive stress

A Novel Class of Orally Bioavailable Phenylglycine–Benzoxaborole Conjugates with Antimalarial Activity and Potentially Novel Mechanism of Action

A photosynthetic–respiratory electron transport chain chimera based on photosystem I and cytochrome c oxidase on graphene oxide

Chromatin state dynamics during the Plasmodium falciparum intraerythrocytic development cycle

Circadian tryptophan metabolism contributes to systemic aryl hydrocarbon receptor activity

Cooperative ligand binding in a bacterial heme-based oxygen sensor

Designing for Intramolecular H-Bonding in Palladium(II) Dichlorides

Emergent microtubule properties in a model of filament turnover and nucleation

Gene expression analysis and proximity labeling reveal post-transcriptional functions of the yeast RNA polymerase II regulator Def1

Production of Ethylene and 3-Hydroxypropionate from the Common Metabolite, 2-Oxoglutarate, by the Ethylene-Forming Enzyme (EFE)

Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum long non-coding RNAs and their roles in gene regulation

Acetyllysine Structure-Function Analysis by 13C Direct-Detect NMR Spectroscopy

Carbon-Detected NMR Studies of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Promoter Proximal Pausing

Elucidating Novel Cyclic Nucleotide Signaling Pathways and Physiological Effects in Bacteria

Mechanisms of tunneling nanotube formation by ZIKV NS1 in viral host interactions at the maternal-fetal interface

The CFDE Cloud Workspace

Understanding biodiversity through a global platform for assembly and analysis of large genomes

Post-transcription Initiation Control of Gene Expression

Contribution of insertion sequence mediated tandem chromosomal amplification to bacterial heterogeneity

Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Early Stage Investigator Award for Research

Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Research

Outstanding Early-Stage Investigator

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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