biochemistry

Bhagya Nallaperuma, a specialist in the Department of Environmental Health and Safety, co-authored a review on natural polymer-based hydrogels in Food Biomacromolecules by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Titled “Natural polymer-based hydrogels: Types, functionality, food applications, environmental signif...

Two years ago, high winds in St. Louis threatened the University Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships. For pole vaulter Victoria Zhao, the weather made an already-nerve-wracking event even more daunting, as vaulters take off down the runway to soar a dozen feet in the air. But...

Hannah Kondolf, a student in the MD/PhD program, was named a Journal of Biological Chemistry Herbert Tabor Early Career Award winner. Kondolf conducted the PhD portion of her program in the lab of Derek Abbott, professor of medicine. Kondolf worked on pore-forming proteins important in autoinflamm...

Can we trust the experts? Focco Van den Akker, associate professor of biochemistry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, will discuss the problem of truth-seeking institutions and the difficulty of discerning fact from fiction in the modern world during an upcoming talk. Part of th...

Neekkan Dey, a postdoc in the Department of Biochemistry, wrote an article accepted for publication in Molecular Cancer Research Journal by American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Dey works in J. Alan Diehl’s group based at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dey’s study, titled “miR-21...

During his first week as an undergraduate student at Case Western Reserve University, Eric Mosher made a pivotal decision: he joined a lab. That experience laid the groundwork for a four-year research experience as he earned his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry with a minor in chemistry, graduating...

Neekkan 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 the Molecular Cancer Research Journal by the American Association of Cancer Research. The study, “miR-217 regulates normal and tumor cell fate ...

Although most instructors at Case Western Reserve University are aware of the end-of-semester online evaluations that are used to collect feedback about their courses, they might not know about mid-semester options, such as stop-start-continue. These provide feedback at an earlier point in the semes...

To recognize the contributions postdoctoral researchers make to Case Western Reserve University—and their respective fields—The Daily has partnered with the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs to highlight their efforts in a new monthly series. Shashi Singh, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of B...

Xiao Li, assistant professor of biochemistry at the School of Medicine, authored a study published in Cell Reports Medicine. In the article titled “Distinct factors associated with short-term and long-term weight loss induced by low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet intervention,” Li et al. deciphered t...