Lucius Lab

11/19/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LonYvQo-sA0

The molecular motor, Hsp104/ClpB, breaks up the type of tangles in cells that are implicated in neurodegenerative disease. But how do these motors work? High...

08/28/2017

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04/18/2017

Congratulations to Clarissa Weaver on her first author manuscript! Nice work Clarissa! Thanks to everyone involved, both at UAB and in the Shorter Lab!

Recent Hsp104 structural studies have reported both planar and helical models of the hexameric structure. The conformation of Hsp104 monomers within the hexamer is affected by nucleotide ligation. After nucleotide-driven hexamer formation, Hsp104-catalyzed disruption of protein aggregates requires b...

03/30/2017

Our very own Clarissa Weaver was recognized as the Outstanding Graduate Student of the Department of Chemistry at the UAB Honors Convocation. Congratulations Clarissa!

03/14/2017

Our very own, Clarissa Weaver, to present her work in the lab to a community audience at a local brewery. Come out to Ghost Train Brewery at 6:00 PM to learn about her work!

10/28/2016

We have 2 exciting Outstanding Women in Science Seminars from coming up this fall. Ahna Skop, Ph.D. on Tuesday, Nov. 1 and Tracy Johnson, Ph.D., on Monday Nov. 14.

See details below and plan to attend!

http://www.uab.edu/cas/news/events/item/6486-outstanding-women-in-science-seminar-series-hosts-experts-in-november

UAB’s Outstanding Women in Science Seminar Series kicks off its second year in November with experts in asymmetric cell division and eukaryotic...

10/20/2016

http://www.uab.edu/graduate/uab3mt Congratulations to Clarissa Weaver. She is advancing to the finals at 2 pm today.

Come out and show your support!!!

Clarissa Weaver Zach Ingram Susan Scull Chad Weaver Mitzy Joubert Erdmann Tracy Hamilton Ethan Cagle Sonia Nij

10/11/2016

http://folding.chemistry.msstate.edu/gibbs30/program.html . Gibbs 30 was a success. Nice work Sarah Bondos and Nick Fitzkee!

10/11/2016

Gibbs Conference on Biothermodynamics with Clarissa, Elizabeth and Nate

08/04/2016

Patricia Clark and James Bardwell organized a great FASEB Protein Folding in the Cell Meeting. Heard a lot of great talks and met a lot of really great people. Looking forward to the next one. http://faseb.org/src/micro/Site/ProFold/home.aspx

Proper cell function requires proper protein folding. Misfolding of specific proteins, caused either by mutation or environmental stress, underlies many human diseases, including cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and Alzheimer’s disease. Protein folding has been studied for decades in t...

08/04/2016

Congratulations to Justin and Ethan on another fine publication!

Correlating the Activity of Rhodium(I)-Phosphite-Lariat Ether Styrene Hydroformylation Catalysts with Alkali Metal Cation Binding through NMR Spectroscopic Titration MethodsJustin R. MartinEthan C. CagleAaron L. LuciusGary M. Gray* Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 901 14...

06/01/2016

The Lucius Lab is 10 years old today. We started June 1st 2006.