Vitaly Citovsky Bar-Ziv, A., Levy, Y., Citovsky, V., & Gafni, Y. (2015). The Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) V2 protein inhibits enzymatic activity of the host papain-like cysteine protease CYP1. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 460, 525-529. Lacroix, B. &Read more…
2015 Departmental Roster
Faculty Paul Bingham Deborah Brown David Bynum Vitaly Citovsky Kevin Czaplinski Neta Dean Dale Deutsch Raafat M. El-Maghrabi Jarrod French Liang Gao Peter Gergen Steven Glynn Yussuf A. Hannun Bernadette Holdener Nancy Hollingsworth Martin Kaczocha Wali Karzai Sasha Levy Huilin Li Erwin London Edward Luk Harvard Lyman Kenneth MarcuRead more…
David Matus recognized as NCI Scientist of the Month
Evolutionary developmental biologist David Q. Matus, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Biochemistry and Cell Biology Department at Stony Brook University in New York. He is interested in cellular invasion, a behavior observed in some normal cells during developmentRead more…
SBU Wins $1.4 Million NIH Grant to Support Underrepresented Undergrad and Doctoral Researchers
STONY BROOK, N.Y., August 29, 2014 – Stony Brook University’s (SBU) Center for Inclusive Education (CIE) has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for its Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) program. TheRead more…
MCB-BSB (PhD Program)
The Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) and the Biochemistry and Structural Biology (BSB) programs continue to do well. Erwin London started his ninth year as Director of BSB, while Wali Karzai started his fourth year at the helm of MCB.Read more…
Master of Science Graduate Program BCB
The Biochemistry and Cell Biology MS program hit its fifth year mark in 2014. We are proud of our students, faculty, and alumni for their efforts in making our BCB MS program a success. We measure success by the qualityRead more…
Institute for Stem Education
The Center for Science and Mathematics Education (CESAME), which is housed in the Biochemistry Department, was founded by David Bynum in 2007, and has grown to become a national leader in STEM education research, teacher education, and community outreach. CESAMERead more…
Mechanism That Unwinds DNA May Function Like an Oil Rig “Pumpjack”
Stony Brook researchers and colleagues use high-resolution imaging of proteins to develop the theory A team of scientists led by Stony Brook University biochemist Huilin Li, PhD, have proposed that DNA is unwound by a type of “pumpjack” mechanism, similarRead more…
Notes From Chairman
2015 has been a year of changes in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. One big change was the departure of Bob Haltiwanger, chairman of the department since 2007, who was recruited away to the University of Georgia. TheRead more…