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Events

Biochemist Peter Walter presents Tsoo King Lecture

Dr. Peter Walter, winner of the 2014 Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, will be this year’s Tsoo King Lecturer hosted by graduate students in the Oregon State University Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.

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Events

Swimming through science

A first generation undergraduate, Kylie Welch is swimming her way through science, plunging through a double major in biochemistry/biophysics and anthropology.

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Biochemistry & Biophysics

New therapy halts progression of Lou Gehrig’s disease in mice

Breakthrough: Biochemistry researchers have essentially stopped the progression of Lou Gehrig’s disease in mice

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Biochemistry & Biophysics

And the 2016 KARE Award winners are...

Eleven undergraduate students have received 2016 KARE Awards (Knowledge Advancement Research Experience Award), which support research in biochemistry and biophysics.

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Faculty and Staff

2016 Winter Teaching & Advising Awards

The College of Science celebrated our 2016 Winter Teaching and Advising awards on January 12.

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Faculty and Staff

Faculty Highlight: Afua Nyarko

Growing up in a “curiosity-driven environment," Afua Nyarko excelled in science and mathematics enough to study biochemistry at one of Ghana’s top science universities.

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Biochemistry & Biophysics

Genetic coding research receives $1.83 million in federal funding

Ryan Mehl has received two NSF and NIH grants to explore using genetic code expansion to change how we can use and study proteins.

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Biochemistry & Biophysics

BB fall picnic connects new students and faculty

The Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics welcomed ushered in fall term with a department picnic last week, attracting more than 100 faculty and students.

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Graduate students

Mathews Graduate Fellow announced in Biochemistry & Biophysics

Doctoral student Michelle Wiley receives the 2015-16 Christopher and Catherine Mathews Graduate Fellowship in the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics.

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Students

Science students present at Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium

Science students present their research at the Undergraduate Research Summer Symposium August 27 from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm in ALS, room 4000.

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Biochemistry & Biophysics

Inaugural Genetic Code Expansion workshop

The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics hosts inaugural Genetic Code Expansion workshop offering training in GCE technology.

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Faculty and Staff

Karplus to lead Biochemistry and Biophysics

We welcome Distinguished University Professor P. Andrew Karplus as the new Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics