The great tree migration

The great tree migration

A new study co-authored by biologist Jonathan Myers in Arts & Sciences provides key insights into how and why tree populations migrate in response to climate change. The research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
A pathway emerges

A pathway emerges

Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis described for the first time the structure of a bifunctional protein, called CcsBA, that transports heme and attaches it to cytochromes. The study led by Robert Kranz, professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, captured two conformational states of CcsBA, a bacterial and chloroplast protein, allowing researchers to characterize the enzyme mechanism.
Vierstra receives NIH grant

Vierstra receives NIH grant

Richard Vierstra, the George and Charmaine Mallinckrodt Professor of Biology in Arts & Sciences, received a $62,707 supplemental grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in support of his phytochrome research.

Levin wins NIH grant

Petra Levin, professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, received an $84,616 equipment supplement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to purchase a new chromatography system.
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