Blog for the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology at UMass Chan Medical School. Check here for updates about the achievements of our trainees, staff and faculty.
05/06/24
Dr. Celia Schiffer elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Breaking news! Dr. Celia Schiffer, the Chair and the Arthur F. and Helen P. Koskinas Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology, and the Director of the Institute for Drug Resistance, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences!
Join us in celebrating the foundation of life as we know it by learning about innovative DNA-focused research in our department. Dr. Brian Kelch's lab is working to understand DNA-replication machinery across the tree of life in an effort to identify new candidate antibacterial targets.