Biochemistry and Molecular Biology- Oklahoma State University

Absolutely amazing - measuring gene activity across an entire mouse! Have a read!

‘Milestone’ research method measures gene activity across whole mice New way to analyze frozen tissue slices could reveal bodywide effects of drugs, diseases

The Department enjoyed celebrating the accomplishments of our graduate students, junior faculty, Regents Professor Robert Matts, and Professor and Director Randy Allen. Dr. Matts, known for his expertise in heat shock proteins and protein biochemistry, and Dr. Allen, recognized for his work in plant genetics and molecular biology, have both made invaluable contributions and will be deeply missed. We wish them all the best as they transition to emeriti status and they will always find a home in our Department.

Hanging out with THE Sukesh!!!! Have fun in medical school Sukesh - Conquer it!

Every semester, we celebrate a moment that is both joyful and bittersweet. We watch our students graduate and go on to do amazing things, and while we are incredibly proud of your success, we also feel the loss of your daily presence. Over time, you’ve become much more than students—you’ve become part of our BMB family.
Getting to know each of you has been a privilege, and it’s not something we take lightly when we say that you will truly be missed. You have shaped this community in ways that will continue long after you’ve moved on.
Congratulations to each of you on everything you’ve achieved and all that lies ahead. Please don’t become strangers—your connection to BMB doesn’t end here. You will always have a home with us.

Life without 20 amino acids might be possible? - curiosity-driven research can open up new frontiers!

AI helps create bacterium that’s partially missing a universal amino acid Advance could suggest new ways to synthesize proteins with bespoke functions in medicine and biotechnology

Thank you to our wonderful donors who attended the 2026 Scholarship Banquet: Donna and Edwin Koeppe and Barbara Perkins!

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01226-z

So sad to lose a good one.

Genome pioneer Craig Venter dies: here’s how he transformed science Venter redrew the boundaries of biology — sequencing DNA at unprecedented speed, engineering synthetic life and charting ocean microbes.

This year's scholarship banquet was a tremendous success! A heartfelt congratulations to all the deserving winners!

Great showing of BMB undergraduates and students working in BMB laboratories at the OSU undergraduate research symposium. The event demonstrated how hard our undergraduates, graduate students and faculty are working together and there was a great deal of exceptional science to show and our undergraduates enjoyed being challenged. Congrats to the undergraduate students and their graduate student and faculty mentors!