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The Glycomics Center at Emory University School of Medicine is located in the Department of Biochemistry on the 4th floor of the O. Wayne Rollins Research Center. Analogous to Genomics and Proteomics, Glycomics focuses on defining the structures and functions of complex carbohydrates, as found in glycoproteins, glycolipids, and glycosaminoglycans. Visit the Glycomics Center of Emory University to learn more about this exciting program.
Dr. Christine Dunham joined the Department of Biochemistry
as Assistant Professor in April 2008. Her research focuses on the important
roles that RNA molecules and RNA-protein interactions play in gene expression
and regulation. Dr. Dunham is also a co-investigator on recently funded
grant through the Georgia Tech Center for Ribosome Adaptation and Evolution at
the Georgia Institute of Technology. The multidisciplinary
Center focuses on a single theme: the transition from nucleic acid-based
life to protein-based life.
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Dr. Dale Edmondson, Professor of Biochemistry and adjunct Professor of Chemistry, was recently elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, honoring his "distinguished contributions to the field of physical biochemistry, particularly research that furthers our understanding of structures and mechanisms of flavins and flavoproteins."
On November 19, Dr.
Xiaodong Cheng received
the 2008 Albert E. Levy Award for excellence in scientific research. The
Levy Award recognizes outstanding scientific research contributions of
Emory faculty members.
Dr. Richard D. Cummings is a co-editor of the 2nd edition of "Essentials of Glycobiology," published
in 2008. Dr. Cummings created all of the drawn illustrations, including the cover
(below), all of which are available in a PowerPoint presentation at PubMed. The
work is the first edition of a textbook offered freely online and can be accessed
at PubMed (search books for "glycobiology").
Dr. Cummings also received
the 2008 Karl Meyer Award for outstanding contributions to Glycobiology.
Congratulations to Dr. Sankhavaram Panini, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, for receiving the Emory University School of Medicine Dean's Teaching Award for 2007-2008.
As Chair of the Department
of Biochemistry at Emory University School of Medicine, it is a real pleasure
to welcome you to our department. It
is my great privilege to work with such an outstanding group of faculty,
fellows, students, and staff.
The Department of Biochemistry is a leading research division at Emory
University School of Medicine with 25 faculty, 20 post-doctoral fellows,
25 graduate students, and a large research staff in biomedical research,
exploring many key areas of biochemistry. Our diverse studies include research
on cell signaling, intracellular trafficking, protein modification and
turnover, protein structure, membrane biochemistry, DNA
repair and modification, genetic instability, human genetics, and the roles
of glycoconjugates in human biology and disease.
There is great excitement in our department as we look forward to our future
growth and development. In the next few years we anticipate hiring
several new junior and senior researchers to join us as we expand our research
into many important basic and clinical biomedical research areas.
For further information, I encourage you to explore our website,
which includes research descriptions of the faculty, their recent publications, seminars, course offerings, and other activities.
Further information regarding the predoctoral training programs can be
obtained from the Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences.
For postdoctoral training, contact a faculty member directly. Thanks for
your cooperation and I look forward to a great future for us all at Emory.
Yours truly,
Richard D. Cummings, Ph.D.
William Patterson Timmie Professor and Chair
Department of Biochemistry
Emory University School of Medicine