BMB Seminar Series
The BMB Seminar series features presentations by students in the Senior Seminar course. Current students are actively conducting research with BMB faculty and will showcase their research experiences and findings at these Tuesday seminars.
Gottwald Science Center
The Gottwald Center for the Sciences is the home of the biology, chemistry and physics departments.
With 22 teaching laboratories and 50 student-faculty research laboratories, the space includes lab facilities for organic chemistry, biochemistry and neuroscience; a quantitative science center; a nuclear magnetic resonance center; and a digital biological imaging center.
Chemists in the Kitchen!
In this episode, Julie Pollock, associate professor of the chemistry, and colleagues from other institutions explore the differences between quick pickling and fermentation and the benefit of farmers market veggies. Dr. Pollock leads a lab that studies breast cancer and inflammatory disease development and progression.
Faculty Highlights
Julie Pollock, associate professor of chemistry, and Hannah Parker, an undergraduate student, authored a mini-review for the Journal of the Endocrine Society entitled "Advances in the Development of Prodrugs as Selective Modulators of Estrogen Receptors."
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Angie Hilliker, associate professor of biology, is the principal invesigator on a Howard Hughes Medical Institute $625,000 Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) grant. Working with an interdisciplinary team of faculty, the six-year program will study barriers to student inclusivity. Read more.
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Julie Pollock, associate professor of chemistry, was awarded an NIH R15 grant in collaboration with professors at High Point University entitled "Use of a novel tricyclic Stk1 inhibitor to uncover molecular mechanism in clinically relevant strains of S. aureus."
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Carol Parish, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry, published "Words Matter: On the Debate over Free Speech, Inclusivity, and Academic Excellence" in The Journal of Phsyical Chemistry Letters. The article makes the case for the importance of equity and inclusion in science.
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Biology professor Angie Hilliker is quoted.
Biology professor Angie Hilliker is quoted.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded the University of Richmond a $625K grant that will support efforts to create an inclusive experience for students and enhance student belonging.
Senior Sadie Wenger, a semi-pro skateboarder and undergraduate researcher, is carving her own winding path to a medical career.
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Contact Us
Mailing address:
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Gottwald Center for the Sciences
138 UR Drive
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Program Coordinator: Dr. Eugene Wu
Academic Administrative Specialist: Emily Phaup