Edward A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry
  • 1 Doisy Graduate Research Scholarship
    The Edward A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is seeking outstanding applicants for the Doisy Graduate Research Scholarship. Additional information is available here.
  • 2 Edward A. Doisy Research Center
    Scientific research performed in the Edward A. Doisy Research Center focuses on five areas: cancer, liver disease, heart and lung disease, aging, and vaccine development.
  • 3 Edward A. Doisy Research Center
    Completed in 2007, the Edward A. Doisy Research Center cost $82 million to complete, is ten stories tall, and totals over 206,000 sq. ft. of research space.
  • 4 Edward A. Doisy Research Center
    Fun Fact: The fleur-de-lis lantern at the top of building weighs 19.5 tons. However, that is actually only one-fifth the mass of a blue whale.
Job Postings
The Department does not have any openings at this time.

Graduate Students
Research Opportunities
The Department offers research opportunities in structural biology, biophysical research and molecular mechanisms of systems relevant to health and disease.
We are part of the multidisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences. Students have the opportunity to explore research in multiple disciplines during the first year of training.

Applications are due Feb. 1, 2011.

Doisy Scholarship
Doisy Graduate Research Scholarship
The Edward A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine is accepting applications for the Edward A. Doisy Graduate Research Scholarship to support an outstanding Ph.D. graduate student in the Program of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Scholarship Details
Talk Science blog
Talk Science
A new blog to discuss science and recent research has been set up. The site posts will be created primarily by medical students, graduate students, and postdocs in the Department of Biochemistry. However, anyone is welcome to read and comment on the posts.

Talk Science
Upcoming Events

Jan

23

Biochemistry Seminar: Hemostatic factors in malignancy and microbial virulence

Jay Degen, Ph.D.
Department of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children's Hospital and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

3:00 p.m.
DRC 468

Jan

25

AOA Medical Student Research Forum: Oral presentations

Finalists from the January 12 poster session will give oral presentations of their research.

Awardees from 2011 will also be honored by the Dean.

3:30-5:30 p.m.
Health Sciences Education Union Auditorium

Jan

26

Biochemistry Journal Club: TRAF6 ubiquitinates TGFβ type I receptor to promote its cleavage and nulclear translocation in cancer

Jung San Huang, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry

12:00 p.m.
DRC 468

A light lunch will be served.

Jan

30

Biochemistry Seminar: Asymmetric coupling of the two motors within E. coli RecBCD helicase

Timothy Lohman, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Washington University School of Medicine

3:00 p.m.
DRC 468
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