Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Research
Did early life need long, complex molecules to make cell-like compartments?
Membraneless compartments made from short polymers
Research
Altered 'coat' disguises fatal brain virus from neutralizing antibodies
brain close up
Research
Malaria parasites hide out in humans when it’s not mosquito season
A female Anopheles mosquito feeding on a human host and engorged with blood. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Awards and Honors
Song Tan selected as Holder of the Verne M. Willaman Chair in Molecular Biology
Song Tan
Research
Evolution of the Y chromosome in great apes deciphered
Tree showing great ape Y chromosome evolution
Research
Cellular Signposts
Squire Booker with lab equipment
Awards and Honors
New biotechnologies revealed at inaugural Penn State BioTech Discovery Day
woman pipettes at lab bench
Awards and Honors
Ying Gu named the 2019 - 2020 recipient of the 2019 - 2020 Daniel R. Tershak Memorial Teaching Award
Image of Ying Gu
Awards and Honors
Emily Bell named the 2019 – 2020 recipient of the Paul M. Althouse Memorial Outstanding Instructor Award
Image of Emily Bell
Awards and Honors, Research
Jean-Paul Armache awarded funding to study how a coronavirus protein takes over human protein-making machinery
Jean-Paul Armache
Faculty Announcements
Brooks named Forensic Science program director
Jason W. Brooks, associate clinical professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences.
Science Journal, Summer 2020
How did life begin?
Coacervate droplets