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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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Sara Akram

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Alicia Allen

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Lorea Arambarri

Investigating the consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury on chromatin features

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major professor: Dr. Jonathan Dennis
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Shahin Behrouz Sharif

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Tracey Bell

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Jane Benoit

I am interested in the relationships between chromatin architecture, gene expression, and cellular processes. My projects include characterizing chromatin remodeling events during viral infection, innate immune stimulation, and cancer progression.
2024 King
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Katherine Bilodeau

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Cecilia Bouaichi

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Christopher Carroll

2024 King
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Lauren Carson

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Ishwaree Datta

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Francis Ebuara

KIN3004 King
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Leslie Fillmore

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Gabrielle Fisher

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Yashika Garg

217 Kasha Building
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Yacob Gebreab

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Rubel Hoq

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Anuvind Kalpetta Gramathil

In the Yu lab, I work on understanding how chromosome tethering to the nuclear periphery works. Yeast is not just used for baking, but to do science as well! :)
308 Biology Unit 1
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Mahdi Khadem

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Kathryn Koirtyohann

Major Professor: McGinnis

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Ashley Loeven

My research interests lie in understanding intracellular signaling that mediates dietary fat-induced inflammation and irreversible loss of olfactory sensory neurons in mouse models.

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major professor: Dr. Debi Fadool
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Calvin Mackey

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Faezeh Maleki

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Angelica Medina

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Anna Daniela Metzler

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Isanze Nudalo

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Meizhu Qi

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major professor: Dr. Debra Fadool
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Maria Quintero Rodriquez

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Hosna Rastegarpouyani

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Bryce Redfern

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Sayantan Roy

0517 Kasha Laboratory Building
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major professor: Dr. Yin
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Sadia Sayed

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major professor: Dr. Jonathan Dennis
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Yun Shi

My research mainly focuses on Ca2+-dependent thin filament regulation of contraction and cooperative interactions among myofilament proteins in striated muscle, including both skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle. As the Ca2+ sensor of the thin filament, troponin is the major protein that I am particularly interested in. For the projects I am currently involved in, experimental, statistical and computational methods are combined to reveal the characteristics of this protein in both physiological and pathological process, e.g., cardiomyopathy.
308 Bio Unit 1
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Sixian Song

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Divyaa Srinivasan

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Jesse Turner

I am interested in the 3D organization of chromatin within the nucleus and how that relates to other nuclear functions, such as transcription and DNA replication. My current project in the lab is investigating early replication control elements (ERCEs), a discrete class of cis-regulatory elements that act as "enhancers of early replication," but also have roles in maintaining sub-nuclear compartmentalization, transcription, and TAD structure. (he/him/his)
3070 King Life Science Building
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Zachary Turpin

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Manisha Tyagi

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Paola Urlich

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Athanasios Vouzas

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Nick Waddell

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Nidhi Walia

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Miao Wang

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major professor: Dr. Zhu
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Rui Yang

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Yijing Zhao

I am interested in studying the impact of Zika virus on cell cycle progression.

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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

Sara Akram

Alicia Allen

Lorea Arambarri

Shahin Behrouz Sharif

Tracey Bell

Jane Benoit

Katherine Bilodeau

Cecilia Bouaichi

Christopher Carroll

Lauren Carson

Ishwaree Datta

Francis Ebuara

Leslie Fillmore

Gabrielle Fisher

Yashika Garg

Yacob Gebreab

Rubel Hoq

Anuvind Kalpetta Gramathil

Mahdi Khadem

Kathryn Koirtyohann

Ashley Loeven

Calvin Mackey

Faezeh Maleki

Angelica Medina

Anna Daniela Metzler

Isanze Nudalo

Meizhu Qi

Maria Quintero Rodriquez

Hosna Rastegarpouyani

Bryce Redfern

Sayantan Roy

Sadia Sayed

Yun Shi

Sixian Song

Divyaa Srinivasan

Jesse Turner

Zachary Turpin

Manisha Tyagi

Paola Urlich

Athanasios Vouzas

Nick Waddell

Nidhi Walia

Miao Wang

Rui Yang

Yijing Zhao

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.