Welcome to the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Ronen_Home — Ronen Marmorstein, PhD
Vice Chair

As one of the first departments of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the nation, we are proud of our strong tradition of combining cutting-edge technology with impactful biology. We continue to leverage this interdisciplinary approach to yield break-through discoveries in biomedicine.

Our faculty of over 30 primary and secondary members cover a broad range of research areas, with particular strengths in structural biology, chemical biology, gene regulation and protein folding.

We are also the proud home of the Eldridge Reeves Johnson Research Foundation which offers advanced physical instrumentation and instruction to researchers across campus. We are actively growing, with several recent hires, and our faculty are broadly engaged across campus with many joint appointments in other departments, institutes and centers.

We welcome you to learn more about our department in the following pages or contact us.

Spotlight

Kara Bernstein Awarded PA Breast Cancer Coalition Grant

photo of Kara Bernstein and lab members holding a large $100,000 check at the PA Breast Cancer Coalition award ceremony.

Please join us in congratulating primary faculty member Kara Bernstein for being awarded a $100,000 grant from the PA Breast Cancer Coalition in support of her research on triple negative breast cancer. This funding will go towards continued research that could lead to developing therapies for those fighting the disease. View the NBC Philadelphia coverage of this event here.

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News & Publications

Burslem Lab in RSC Chem Biol Wednesday, February 7, 2024
New paper from the Burslem Lab, "Sortase mediated protein ubiquitination with defined chain length and topology"
Black and Chang Labs in Nat Commun. Tuesday, March 26, 2024
New collaborative paper from the Black and Chang Labs, "Ultrastructure of human brain tissue vitrified from autopsy revealed by cryo-ET with cryo-plasma FIB milling"
Bowman Lab in J Phys Chem B Friday, April 5, 2024
New paper from the Bowman Lab, "G Protein Activation Occurs via a Largely Universal Mechanism"

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Seminars & Events

Raiziss Rounds Seminars
Our Spring 2023 Raiziss Rounds Seminar Series will begin on January 12th and will continue on Thursdays at 12:00 noon until May 25th. The full seminar schedule can be found on our Raiziss Rounds page.
Friday Research Discussions
Friday Research Discussions occur every Friday at 4:00pm in the JF Library. View the full schedule for the semester here.

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