Alex Whiteley Lab

Alexandra Whiteley Lab Featured in The Scientist for Work on Ancient Viral Protein's Key Role in ALS

Aug. 15, 2023

An Ancient Viral Protein May Play a Key Role in ALS Researchers find that UBQLN2 gene dysfunction causes a virus-like protein to accumulate in cells, which changes gene expression and may contribute to disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Read more here in The Scientist .

Amy Palmer

The right zinc levels are key to human health, researchers find

July 24, 2023

Using innovative fluorescent sensors and computational modeling, ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ biochemistry researcher Amy Palmer tracked naturally cycling cells to better understand an essential micronutrient. Read more ...

Dr. Marvin Caruthers

Inaugural Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology awarded to Dr. Marvin Caruthers

June 28, 2023

Dr. Marvin H. Caruthers of the University of Colorado, Boulder, has won the inaugural Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology ( https://merkinprize.org/ ) for developing an efficient, automated technology for synthesizing DNA. The chemical reactions that he discovered in the early 1980s to accurately and quickly assemble nucleotides into...

Aaron Whiteley 2023

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ Biochemistry Professor Aaron Whiteley named a Pew Scholar

June 13, 2023

The biochemistry assistant professor is investigating how inflammatory proteins called NLRs establish the first line of defense against viral infection in bacteria and humans Aaron Whiteley, an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ, has been selected to join the Pew Scholars Program in...

Halil Aydin

Halil Aydin One of Three CU Professors to Win Prestigious Boettcher Investigator Award

June 12, 2023

The awards are part of $1.88 million in 2023 biomedical research grant funding for Colorado researchers Halil Aydin is one of three ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ assistant professors who have been named 2023 Boettcher Investigators, each earning $235,000 in grant funding to support up to three years of biomedical research...

Alex Whiteley 2023

Alex Whiteley identifies remnants of ancient virus that may fuel ALS in people

June 6, 2023

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ researchers have identified a surprising new player in the disease—an ancient, virus-like protein best known, paradoxically, for its essential role in enabling placental development. The findings were recently published in the journal eLife .

Emily Kibby - Graduate Student

A Blooming Scientist: Emily Kibby

May 31, 2023

Emily Kibby is a 2025 PhD candidate in Biochemistry in the Aaron Whiteley Research Group. She became an NIH Signaling and Cellular Regulation Trainee in 2020 and in 2021 received a Graduate Teaching Award. A BLOOMING SCIENTIST It was only in high school that I started to appreciate chemistry and...

Jeffrey Cameron

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ StartUp, Prometheus Materials, Spurred by Research from the Cameron Lab and Others

May 18, 2023

University of Colorado soars into top five for launching startups ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ’s startups launched in 2021 included Prometheus Materials, a company spun out of the labs of Wil Srubar, Mija Hubler and Sherri Cook in Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and Jeff...

Calvin Voong - Graduate Student

A Dedicated Science Champion: Calvin Voong

April 17, 2023

Calvin Voong is a 2024 PhD Candidate in Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology in the Goodrich-Kugel Research Group. In 2019 he received a Graduate Teaching Award; in 2021 he received a Department Service Award; and in 2023 was a member of the Graduate Recruiting Team. LOS ANGELES LEADS TO BOULDER...

Luger Distinguished Professor Award 2023

Karolin Luger is one of a select group of professors to be recognized as a Distinguished Professor, the highest honor bestowed upon faculty members

Feb. 15, 2023

With a vote by the CU Board of Regents, the University of Colorado recently recognized Karolin Luger as a Distinguished Professor—the highest honor bestowed upon faculty across the system’s four campuses.

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