MSU Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Over 120 researchers visited MSU's campus for the 62nd annual meeting of the PSNA—a leading gathering of plant chemical diversity community and scholarship.

MSU Hosts 62nd Annual Meeting of Phytochemical Society of North America Over 120 researchers from across the globe visited MSU's campus for this year's meeting of the PSNA, a leading gathering of plant chemical diversity experts.

Five Molecular Plant Science students—including three from BMB—were recently accepted into the Plant Biotechnology for Health and Sustainability (PBHS) Graduate Training Program. Congrats all!

Five MPS students accepted to PBHS graduate training program Five Molecular Plant Sciences (MPS) graduate students have been accepted to the Plant Biotechnology for Health and Sustainability (PBHS) Graduate Training Program. This two-year program provides training and career opportunities for students who are interested in research areas related to plant biot...

Our graduate students participate in stunning research year-round, making names for themselves as passionate investigators of life-changing questions. This summer, we asked a few students to share a bit about themselves, and the exciting work they’re doing here in BMB!

Graduate Student Spotlight Current BMB graduate students share a bit about themselves and their research.

MSU science education researchers Kevin Haudek, Melanie Cooper, and Rachel Henderson have received a $700,000 National Science Foundation grant to study the role of Mathematical Sensemaking in Science (MaSS) in undergraduate STEM courses. This collaborative project will develop new assessments to elicit mathematical thinking from biology, chemistry, and physics students. Research results will deepen our understanding of the role of mathematics in undergraduate science education.

https://bmb.natsci.msu.edu/news/2023-07-20-MSU-researchers-recieve-NSF-grant-0.aspx

Huge congratulations to BMB's own Dr. Jin He on his recent NIH grant! You can read the full story on He's epigenetic research here:

https://bmb.natsci.msu.edu/news/2023-06-23-msu-biochemist-receives-2.8-million-nih-grant.aspx

Exciting news from our friends over at MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory: a renewal of a $12 million U.S. Department of Energy grant studying photosynthetic energy!

"...[these] detailed mechanistic discoveries will enable the development of new technologies that improve human lives."

Unlocking solar-powered secrets: DOE renews grant for photosynthesis research at MSU Donghee Hoh, an MSU PRL research associate, uses a MultispeQ instrument to take measurements from a cowpea plant. The DOE grant renewal will allow Hoh and other PRL scientists to continue their photosynthesis research.

Internationally renowned cancer researcher Olorunseun “Seun” Ogunwobi will join MSU as chair of MSU Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. He will also serve as the co-director of the forthcoming Center for Cancer Health Equity Research.

Welcome Dr. Ogunwobi!

Full story: https://bit.ly/3Oh9cA1

BMB is hiring an Instructor-Fixed Term to help implement the online instruction of our 200 and 400 level comprehensive biochemistry courses for non majors. Learn more here: https://careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/job/510239/instructorfixed-term. , , .

Can't wait to hear this week's seminar speaker Luke Thompson from NOAA. This week's seminar is by Zoom only.

Thanks Matt Davenport for writing this great story about BMB faculty Ben Orlando and his work on antibiotic resistant microbes using our Cryo-EM facility.
https://natsci.msu.edu/news/peering-into-the-structure-of-antibiotic-resistance/