http://www.asbmb.org The Latest News From ASBMB The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology en-us Fri, 10 May 2013 12:22:13 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47693 May 10 2013 — In the latest JBC podcast we hear an interview with Gaofeng Wang at the University of Miami Wang talks about his Paper of the Week Ascorbate Induces Ten-Eleven Translocation Methylcytosine Dioxygenase-mediated Generation of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine The paper delves into how vitamin C may play a role in epigenetics Click here to listen to the podcast.  May 10 2013 — In the latest JBC podcast we hear an interview with Gaofeng Wang at the University of Miami Wang talks about hi... Fri, 10 May 2013 12:21:49 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47693 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47676 June 8 2013 -- The ASBMB is hosting a grant writing workshop for new and early career biochemistry and molecular biology faculty June 27 – 29 in Washington D.C.  This workshop specifically targets new tenure-track faculty who have not previously received NSF or NIH funding. Key features of the workshop will be:  Talks by NSF and NIH program officers about funding opportunities and strategies for successful proposal submission Presentations by participants on their ideas and appr... Wed, 08 May 2013 09:40:36 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47676 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47647 May 1 2013 — In the May issue of ASBMB Today we explore what we know — and what we need to know — about sperm and how it relates to male infertility The fourth and fifth installments of our personal essay series “Derailed but Undeterred,” are by Christine Guthrie who candidly tells how she prevailed through a particularly dark period when she was a young investigator and by Jonathan Gitlin who recalls the challenges he experienced as a noncitizen forging a career in U.S science policy You’... Wed, 01 May 2013 14:09:03 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47647 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47347 The 17th Annual ASBMB Undergraduate Student Research Poster competition was held in Boston this year during the Experimental Biology 2013 conference.  More than 260 undergraduates submitted abstracts to this year's competition.  The following are the winners and honorable mentions. Cell Signaling Best Poster Winner Kelly Biette, Seattle University Cell Signaling Honorable Mentions Wesley Cai, University of Arizona Tamara Escajadillo, CSU Dominguez Hills Allison McCague, Universit... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:24:55 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=47347 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=42068 April 15 2013 — Research led by Dr Suresh Alahari Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans is the first to report that two specific tumor suppressor genes work in concert to inhibit the growth and spread of breast tumor cells to the lungs The research was published last week online in The Journal of Biological Chemistry. ARTICLE CAPSULE Integrin binding protein Nischarin interacts with tumor suppressor liver kinase B1(LKB1) to regula... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:05:58 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=42068 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=41804 April 15 2013 — New discoveries by a team of scientists at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans for the first time reveal the inner workings of a master regulator that controls functions as diverse as the ability of nerve cells to “rewire” themselves in response to external stimuli and the mechanism by which certain viruses hijack normal cellular processes to facilitate their replication that can ultimately lead to cancer The research was published in the April 12 2013 issue of The Journ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:45:56 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=41804 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=41528 Research shows how molecular switch regulates biofilm formation April 15 2013 — Newcastle University scientists have revealed the mechanism that causes a slime to form making bacteria hard to shift and resistant to antibiotics. ARTICLE CAPSULE Molecular Basis of the Activity of SinR Protein the Master Regulator of Biofilm Formation in Bacillus subtilis  Background An epigenetic switch regulates biofilm formation. Results Sequence-specific DNA binding by SinR has been ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:24:30 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=41528 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=36430 Loss of E-Cadherin allows metastasis — CU Cancer Center researchers make cancer cells restart production April 3 2013 — Prostate cancer doesn’t kill in the prostate — it’s only once the disease travels to bone lung liver etc that it turns fatal Previous studies have shown that loss of the protein E-Cadherin is essential for this metastasis A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published this week in The Journal of Biological Chemistry describes for the first time a switch that r... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:02:35 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=36430 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=33345 April 2 2013 — In this month’s issue of ASBMB Today the third installment of our personal essay series “Derailed But Undeterred,” is by Aditi S Iyengar who writes candidly about the highs and lows of graduate school You’ll also find the second part in our two-part coverage of the society’s annual award winners Our cover story reviews what is known about the molecular underpinnings of Alzheimer’s disease and offers perspectives from two women caring for their declining mothers In an online ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:53:44 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=33345 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=33270 Our knock-out mouse is planning to meet some important people at the ASBMB annual meeting this year and needs a name  We want you to pick!  We're collecting suggestions on Facebook- post your ideas!  Our knock-out mouse is planning to meet some important people at the ASBMB annual meeting this year and needs a name  We want you to pick!  We're collecting suggestions on Facebook- post your ideas!   ... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:10:46 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=33270 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=33237 Fifth in a series that began in 2009 March 29 2013 — Today The Journal of Biological Chemistry releases the fifth thematic minireview series expanding on the critical role of metals in protein structures and nucleic acid biochemistry As coordinating editor F Peter Guengerich explains in the introduction to this series “The minireviews in this 2013 series deal with the molybdenum prosthetic group (a pterin known as Moco) the (biosynthesis of the) M-cluster molybdenum prosthetic group of... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:57:47 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=33237 http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=33200 This year’s Outstanding National Chapter Award is awarded to Northeastern University in recognition of its leadership in education activities in the areas of biochemistry and molecular biology exceptional commitment to increasing public scientific awareness interaction with other campus activities and events participation in regional and national meetings and sustained chapter activity. Dr David Budil is the chapter advisor.  Chapter members include Jennifer Endress Chapter President ... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:32:16 EST http://www.asbmb.org/news.aspx?id=33200