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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @IowaBiochem

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Joined August 2013
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WE ARE HIRING!! The Lu Lab is seeking qualified individuals to fill open positions: a Post-Bacc Research Intern position (Job #981) and a Postdoc Scholar position (Job #4625). To view requirements & apply online, go to jobs.uiowa.edu & search for the job number.
An image advertising two research positions in the Lu Lab at the University of Iowa.

ALT An image advertising two research positions in the Lu Lab at the University of Iowa.

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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
May 22
Congratulations to Sydney Walker on successfully passing her PhD Thesis Defense!!
Congratulatory announcement for passing the PhD thesis defense for Sydney Walker with her thesis title, "The Biochemical Dissection of Angiopoietin-like 3", and a photograph of Ms. Walker.

ALT Congratulatory announcement for passing the PhD thesis defense for Sydney Walker with her thesis title, "The Biochemical Dissection of Angiopoietin-like 3", and a photograph of Ms. Walker.

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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
May 1
Congratulations to David Price on a new publication in Molecular Cell! authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
May 1
Congratulations to Dr. Sheila Baker and Karina Kruth for their recent publication in the Journal of Neurochemistry! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Loss of Kv8.2 in the Mouse Retina Is Associated With Altered One‐Carbon Metabolism

Kv8.2 knockout mice, a model of KCNV2 retinopathy, exhibit impaired potassium homeostasis in photoreceptors and slowly progressive rod degeneration. To investigate metabolic adaptations accompanying...

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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
Apr 30
Congrats to 4th-year PhD Candidate Sarah Jordan for being selected for the 2025-2026 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award by the @uiowa Council on Teaching!! Well done!
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
Apr 30
Congratulations to 1st-Year PhD Candidate Nathan Clack for receiving a US National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship!!
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
Apr 30
Congratulations to our undergraduates selected for honors awards this year!!
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
Apr 30
On Tuesday, April 28th, we celebrated the research accomplishments of our undergraduate students at the Gene F. Lata Undergraduate Research Symposium. Also pictured are Paul and Lori Lata. Thank you to everyone who attended to support our students!
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
Apr 30
Congratulations to our faculty who were recognized by the 2026 graduating class of undergrads for making a difference in their lives at Iowa!!
List of faculty in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology who were voted by the 2026 graduating undergrad class for having made a difference in their lives at Iowa. The faculty listed are Dr. Sheila Baker, Dr. Brandon Davies, Dr. Kris DeMali, Dr. Adrian Elcock, Dr. William Hacker, Dr. Anthony Pedley, Dr. Anneke Sanders, and Dr. Michael Schnieders.

ALT List of faculty in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology who were voted by the 2026 graduating undergrad class for having made a difference in their lives at Iowa. The faculty listed are Dr. Sheila Baker, Dr. Brandon Davies, Dr. Kris DeMali, Dr. Adrian Elcock, Dr. William Hacker, Dr. Anthony Pedley, Dr. Anneke Sanders, and Dr. Michael Schnieders.

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Ksenia Krupina@krupina_lab
Apr 21
A very exciting day for the Krupina Lab — our Nikon W1 SoRa spinning disk super-resolution microscope is being installed right now! Can’t wait to start using it for experiments and to see what we discover with it.
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
Mar 30
Our next seminar speaker is Dr. Michael Lagunoff of the Univ of Washington on April 9. He will present "Alteration of Cellular Metabolism and Lipids by the Oncogenic Virus, KSHV" at 10:30am in 2117 MERF. Welcome Dr. Lagunoff! Co-hosts are Drs. Miles Pufall and Jessica Tucker.
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
Mar 26
Today we are celebrating Nick Hammons's successful thesis defense! Congratulations Nick!
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
Mar 24
Today we celebrate a successful thesis defense by Logan Dawson! Congratulations!!
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
Mar 6
On Mar 12, we welcome Dr. Robert Eoff from the Univ of Arkansas for Medical Science as an invited speaker presenting "Translesion Synthesis-Mediated Control of Persistent Single-Stranded DNA: Discovering New Partnerships that Minimize Genomic Vulnerability".
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
Feb 25
The Krupina laboratory is seeking a post-bacc research intern. More information and the application is available online at jobs.uiowa.edu/research/view….
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
Feb 24
Next week we welcome Dr. David Kast from WashU Medicine as an invited speaker presenting research on "Organelle Dynamics in Metabolism and Immunity". This seminar is open to the public and we hope you can attend!
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
Feb 11
On Feb 26, we welcome Dr. Rui Zhao from the Univ of Colorado Anschultz as an invited speaker presenting research on "Mechanisms and Modulation of 5' Splice Site Recognition". This seminar is open to the public and we hope you can attend!
Announcement of a research seminar by Dr. Rui Zhao of the University of Colorado Anschultz on Feb 26.

ALT Announcement of a research seminar by Dr. Rui Zhao of the University of Colorado Anschultz on Feb 26.
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
29 Dec 2025
The Mandala laboratory is seeking a post-bacc research intern. More information and the application is available online at jobs.uiowa.edu/research/view….
Job advertisement for a post-bacc research intern. More information and the application is available online at https://jobs.uiowa.edu/research/view/910.

ALT Job advertisement for a post-bacc research intern. More information and the application is available online at https://jobs.uiowa.edu/research/view/910.
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology@IowaBiochem
26 Nov 2025
Congratulations to Grace Ciampa for passing her dissertation defense! Grace completed her PhD studies in Dr. Long-Sheng Song's lab.
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