Cryo-EM helps to map mitochondrial function
Research led by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology using cryo-electron microscopy has shed light on the importance of phospholipids in mitochondria function, paving further mechanistic understanding of these cell power plants. “Structural insights into cardiolipin replacement by phosphatidylglycerol…
NIH renews Dowhan, Bogdanov’s 50-year grant
The National Institutes of Health(NIH) has granted William Dowhan, PhD, and Mikhail Bogdanov, PhD, professors in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, a renewal for their grant titled “Dynamic Lipid and Protein Organization in Cell Membranes.” The renewal is…
UTHealth Houston honors ‘STARS’ for their longtime dedication
A chance meeting with Dr. Red Duke helped bring Nachum Dafny, PhD, to the brand-new The University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1972. Dafny was brought on as an assistant professor in neurostructure and function, what is now…