FSU Biology - Cell & Molecular Biology

Featured Student

Daniel Murray (PhD candidate)
CMB graduate student in the Stroupe Lab.

Daniel Murray (PhD candidate) CMB graduate student in the Stroupe Lab. Daniel Murray is a CMB PhD candidate in the Stroupe Lab studying the structure and function of the bacterial sulfur metabolizing machinery sulfite reductase (SiR). SiR is a flexible metalloflavoprotein that catalyzes an efficient six-electron reduction of sulfur to prepare it for assimilation into biomass such as cysteine and methionine. Efforts to understand SiR and other metabolic oxidoreductases have the potential to inform synthetic enzyme design for environmental bioremediation of oxyanion pollutants as well as our basic understanding of enzyme function. Daniel uses neutron scattering of SiR proteins in solution through a collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to circumvent SiRâ€™s recalcitrance to most other structural biology techniques. Danielâ€™s doctoral research provided solution structures of SiR monomers and heterodimers, which enabled insights into the effects of complex assembly and changes in redox state on SiR. Additionally, his neutron scattering work provided a solution-state characterization of dodecameric SiR holoenzyme that may contribute to our understanding of the complexâ€™s efficiency. Recent publication: Murray, D., Weiss, K., Stanley, C., Nagy, G. & Stroupe, M. E. Small-angle neutron scattering solution structures of NADPH-dependent sulfite reductase. Journal of Structural Biology 213, 107724, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsb.2021.107724 (2021).

CMB Students Currently in the Graduate Program

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Alberta Abotsi

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Peter Adedibu

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Taiwo Adewole

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major professor: Dr. Qian Yin
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Paul Agbola

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major professor: Dr. Hank Bass
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Sara Akram

King Life Science
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major professor: Dr. Hank W. Bass
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Juliet Anawalt

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major professor: Dr. James Jordan
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Shahin Behrouz Sharif

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major professor: Dr. Jonathan H. Dennis
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Tracey Bell

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major professor: Dr. Steven Lenhert
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Atiqur Rahman Bhuiyan

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Katherine Bilodeau

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major professor: Dr. Kathryn M. Jones
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Farhana Boby

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Annastassia Boglaev

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Cristian Calderon

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major professor: Dr. Jonathan H. Dennis
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Lauren Carson

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major professor: Dr. Hong-Guo Yu
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Sanjana Chandrashekhar

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major professor: Dr. James Jordan
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Tiyanna Charles

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major professor: Dr. Qian Yin
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Sophia Cherniak

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Makayla Collver

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Tarina Day

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Madison DePeri

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major professor: Dr. Amy Webster
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AidanDarian Douglas

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major professor: Dr. Ashwanth Francis
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Francis Ebuara

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major professor: Dr. Darin R. Rokyta
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Yu Fang

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major professor: Dr. Jian Feng
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Shahida Ferdousee

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Gabrielle Fisher

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major professor: Dr. Kathryn M. Jones
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Yacob Gebreab

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major professor: Dr. Karen McGinnis
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Alyssa Giaccone

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major professor: Dr. Jonathan H. Dennis
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Anuvind Kalpetta Gramathil

I am investigating the mechanism and functional significance of telomere tethering to the nuclear periphery in budding yeast. Currently, I study the interplay between the LINC complex and Sir complex during meiosis. Yeast is not just used for baking, but to do science as well! :)
308 Biology Unit 1
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major professor: Dr. Hong-Guo Yu
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Daniel Hiott

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major professor: Dr. David Thoms
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Jared Holcomb

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major professor: Dr. Jonathan H. Dennis
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Vincent Hukportie

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Yaswanth Kallam

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major professor: Dr. Guangxia Miao
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Mahdi Khadem

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major professor: Dr. Jonathan H. Dennis
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Auroni Khan

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major professor: Dr. Beth Stroupe (FYAC)
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Kathryn Koirtyohann

My research is focused on the molecular biology of plants, primarily maize and peanut. I study regulation of gene expression by RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM), transcription factor binding, and noncoding RNAs. The regulatory landscape of plants is extremely complex, and my goal is to uncover some of these networks of regulatory molecules and genes, particularly those involved in response to abiotic stress.
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major professor: Dr. Karen M. McGinnis
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Michelle Kortyna

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Calvin Mackey

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major professor: Dr. Kathryn M. Jones
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Rylee Martinez-Mackay

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major professor: Dr. Amy Webster
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Thabasum Mohamed Ismail

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Mahin Mohid

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Soheila Nabi

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major professor: Dr. Hong-Guo Yu
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Sophia Nicolini

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Linda Osei

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major professor: Dr. James Jordan
second major professor: Dr. Amy Webster

Innocent Osuya

519 Kasha Laboratory
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major professor: Dr. Scott Stagg
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Zohre Panahidizjikan

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major professor: Dr. Liz Brown
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Meizhu Qi

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major professor: Dr. Debra A. Fadool
second major professor: Dr. Douglas Storace

Matthew Quarles

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Asma Ramzan

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Bryce Redfern

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major professor: Dr. Kathryn M. Jones
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Camilla Ribeiro Alves

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major professor: Dr. James Jordan
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Bianca Sheridan

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major professor: Dr. Hank Bass
second major professor: Dr. Ashwanth Francis

Jessica Sullivan

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major professor: Dr. Thomas A. Houpt (cbMS)
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Vincent Tocci

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major professor: Dr. Steven Lenhert
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Hannah Torres

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major professor: Dr. Jonathan H. Dennis
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Caileen Turner

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major professor: Dr. David Thoms
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Manisha Tyagi

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major professor: Dr. Ashwanth Francis
second major professor: Dr. Qian Yin

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Syed Mohammed Ashfaque Uddin

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Paola Urlich

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major professor: Dr. Hengli Tang
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Nick Waddell

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major professor: Dr. Jian Feng
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Brittney Williams

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Featured Student

Daniel Murray (PhD candidate)
CMB graduate student in the Stroupe Lab.

Daniel Murray (PhD candidate) CMB graduate student in the Stroupe Lab. Daniel Murray is a CMB PhD candidate in the Stroupe Lab studying the structure and function of the bacterial sulfur metabolizing machinery sulfite reductase (SiR). SiR is a flexible metalloflavoprotein that catalyzes an efficient six-electron reduction of sulfur to prepare it for assimilation into biomass such as cysteine and methionine. Efforts to understand SiR and other metabolic oxidoreductases have the potential to inform synthetic enzyme design for environmental bioremediation of oxyanion pollutants as well as our basic understanding of enzyme function. Daniel uses neutron scattering of SiR proteins in solution through a collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to circumvent SiRâ€™s recalcitrance to most other structural biology techniques. Danielâ€™s doctoral research provided solution structures of SiR monomers and heterodimers, which enabled insights into the effects of complex assembly and changes in redox state on SiR. Additionally, his neutron scattering work provided a solution-state characterization of dodecameric SiR holoenzyme that may contribute to our understanding of the complexâ€™s efficiency. Recent publication: Murray, D., Weiss, K., Stanley, C., Nagy, G. & Stroupe, M. E. Small-angle neutron scattering solution structures of NADPH-dependent sulfite reductase. Journal of Structural Biology 213, 107724, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsb.2021.107724 (2021).

Featured Student

Daniel Murray (PhD candidate)CMB graduate student in the Stroupe Lab.

CMB Students Currently in the Graduate Program

Alberta Abotsi

Peter Adedibu

Taiwo Adewole

Paul Agbola

Sara Akram

Juliet Anawalt

Shahin Behrouz Sharif

Tracey Bell

Atiqur Rahman Bhuiyan

Katherine Bilodeau

Farhana Boby

Annastassia Boglaev

Cristian Calderon

Lauren Carson

Sanjana Chandrashekhar

Tiyanna Charles

Sophia Cherniak

Makayla Collver

Tarina Day

Madison DePeri

AidanDarian Douglas

Francis Ebuara

Yu Fang

Shahida Ferdousee

Gabrielle Fisher

Yacob Gebreab

Alyssa Giaccone

Anuvind Kalpetta Gramathil

Daniel Hiott

Jared Holcomb

Vincent Hukportie

Yaswanth Kallam

Mahdi Khadem

Auroni Khan

Kathryn Koirtyohann

Michelle Kortyna

Calvin Mackey

Rylee Martinez-Mackay

Thabasum Mohamed Ismail

Mahin Mohid

Soheila Nabi

Sophia Nicolini

Linda Osei

Innocent Osuya

Zohre Panahidizjikan

Meizhu Qi

Matthew Quarles

Asma Ramzan

Bryce Redfern

Camilla Ribeiro Alves

Bianca Sheridan

Jessica Sullivan

Vincent Tocci

Hannah Torres

Caileen Turner

Manisha Tyagi

Syed Mohammed Ashfaque Uddin

Paola Urlich

Nick Waddell

Brittney Williams

Featured Student

Daniel Murray (PhD candidate)CMB graduate student in the Stroupe Lab.

Daniel Murray (PhD candidate)
CMB graduate student in the Stroupe Lab.

Daniel Murray (PhD candidate)
CMB graduate student in the Stroupe Lab.