Biochemistry senior prizes and honors
April 30, 2025Congratulations to all of our graduating Biochemistry seniors, who presented very impressive capstone posters this week!
We also celebrate these seniors…
Congratulations to Jackie Cai and Dr. Hung-Ying Kao!
April 25, 2025Congratulations to Jackie Cai for winning a first prize in the Spring 2025 Intersections for undergraduate research presentations! Jackie's project title…
Congratulations to Sara Desai, Goldwater Scholar!
April 07, 2025Our very own Biochemistry junior undergraduate student Sara Desai has been named a Goldwater Scholar!
Biochemistry open houses for high school students and families
February 23, 2025High school students and their families are invited to our Biochemistry information sessions during official campus visit days. We will provide an…
Congrats to Dr. Jonatha Gott
February 21, 2025Thank you to our students who nominated Dr. Jonatha Gott for the J. Bruce Jackson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring!
The sequence–structure–function relationship of intrinsic ERα disorder
January 29, 2025Congratulations to co-first authors Han Wang (Kao Lab) and Shuqi Luo (Yang Lab), along with contributors Zixi Yun (BS '24, Kao Lab) and Chen Wu (MS '23, Kao Lab) on…“Can We Trust The Experts?”
March 25, 2024Part of the Open Discourse Lecture & Discussion Series, Van den Akker will present “Can We Trust The Experts?” Monday, April 1, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in…
Congratulations to Dr. Ryan Arvidson!
March 11, 2024We are very proud to share that our own Dr. Ryan Arvidson has been selected as a 2024 recipient of the Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate…
Postdoc Neekkan Dey has work accepted into Molecular Cancer Research Journal
February 14, 2024Neekkan Dey, a postdoc in J. Alan Diehl’s group in the Department of Biochemistry at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, had work accepted for publication in…
Congrats to Drs Ryan Arvidson and Nathan Howell!
February 08, 2024Thank you to our students who nominated Dr. Ryan Arvidson for the Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate teaching, and Dr. Nathan Howell for the…
Congratulations to our Fall 2023 Biochemistry capstone students!
December 11, 2023Congratulations to five of our Biochemistry seniors who presented their capstone posters today! Thank you for sharing your exciting science!…
Postdoc Spotlight of the Month: Shashi Singh
June 12, 2023Shashi Singh, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Biochemistry, was recently elected senior co-president of Case Western Reserve…
Come visit Biochemistry during Admitted Student campus visits
March 24, 2023Admitted students and their families are invited to visit us to learn about Biochemistry in research and medicine. We will provide an overview of our BA…
For Fall 2023: new requirements for Biochemistry BA & BS degrees and updated BIOC courses schedule
March 03, 2023Biochemistry BS and BA course requirements will be updated for Fall 2023, and will apply to current students who choose to switch to the new requirements as well…
CWRU Biochemistry moves up in national medical research ranking
February 06, 2023CWRU Biochemistry is ranked 14th nationally in the 2022 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research report. Thank you and congratulations to everyone who…
Apply to our new Biochemistry Research Honors Track!
January 26, 2023We are welcoming applications from freshmen for our new Biochemistry Research Honors Track. Accepted students will receive resources to enhance their…
New courses for Spring 2023
November 16, 2022New Biochemistry courses are available for Spring 2023: BIOC 310 (Microbial Physiology and Therapeutic Opportunities), BIOC 315 (Biological Membranes and…
Learn about our Biochemistry BA and BS programs
September 29, 2022Are you interested in majoring in Biochemistry? Please attend our information session (Monday October 3, 5:00-6:00 p.m. in room W428, Wood Building in the…
Two new faculty members join the Department of Biochemistry
July 21, 2022We welcome Drs Nathan Howell and Boaz Tirosh as new faculty members in the Department of Biochemistry!
Dr. Howell is an Assistant Professor with…
BIOC 101 is now available for freshman enrollment
July 19, 2022Our introductory course BIOC 101, "Frontiers in Biochemistry", is now available for incoming freshmen (and returning sophomore) enrollment! Learn about the…
Biochemistry undergraduate Jaydah Robertson earns Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
June 13, 2022Biochemistry undergraduate major Jaydah Robertson has been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship from the US Department of State. She'll study…
Fan Lu Wins 2022 Doctoral Excellence Award in Biochemistry
May 03, 2022Congratulations to Fan Lu, the winner of the 2022 Doctoral Excellence Award in Biochemistry. She completed her thesis, Novel Regulators in Talin-Mediated…
Undergraduate Mitchell Valentine is awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
April 27, 2022Undergraduate Mitchell Valentine, a Biochemistry/Psychology double major, has been awarded a prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Mitchell is doing…
Remembering Zhuangfei "Alex" Yang
January 28, 2022The Biochemistry Department would like to remember Zhuangfei “Alex” Yang, one of our undergraduate students who would have graduated this semester. Alex, a…
Dr. Xiao Li is a Crain's Cleveland Business "40 Under 40" honoree for 2021
October 26, 2021Dr. Xiao Li has been named to the 2021 list of 40 Under 40 by Crain's Cleveland Business. Dr. Li is an assistant professor in the Center for RNA Science…
Open faculty positions in CWRU Biochemistry
September 17, 2021The Biochemistry Department has openings for tenured/tenure track research intensive faculty members and for a non-tenure track education-intensive faculty…
Thomas Gerken named team member of Royal Society for Chemistry 2021 Horizon Prize
June 15, 2021Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Gerken, who is part of an international team that won the RSC Chemistry Biology Interface 2021 Division Horizon Prize. The…
Congratulations to 2021 Goldwater Scholar Alice Lo
June 10, 2021Congratulations to 2021 Alice Lo, who has been named a prestigious Goldwater Scholar for 2021. Alice is earning a double major in Biochemistry and Biology…
Tian He receives 2021 Doctoral Excellence Award in Biochemistry
April 30, 2021Congratulations to Tian He, the recipient of the 2021 Doctoral Excellence Award in Biochemistry. Dr. He completed her thesis work in the…
William Merrick named ASBMB fellow
April 27, 2021Congratulations to Dr. William Merrick, who was named to the inaugural class of ASBMB fellows by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology…
Publication from the Licatalosi and Jankosky labs
April 05, 2021Congratulations to the Licatalosi and Jankowsky labs for their recent paper, "The kinetic landscape of an RNA-binding protein in cells" in Nature. Previews…
Publication from the van den Akker lab
April 05, 2021Congratulations to the van den Akker lab for their recent paper, "Structural Characterization of Diazabicyclooctane β-Lactam “Enhancers” in Complex with…
Publication from the van den Akker lab
April 05, 2021Congratulations to the van den Akker lab for their recent paper, "Turnover Chemistry and Structural Characterization of the Cj0843c Lytic Transglycosylase of…