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Fall 2009
Seminar Series:

Speaker: Ravi Salgia M.D., Ph.D.

November 4th 2009
Topic: "TBA"

Institution: University of Chicago
Hosted Jointly by: Biochem & MBRCC   (see More)

Welcome to the Department of Biochemistry in the West Virginia University School of Medicine. I am very happy to be the new Chair. This is an exciting time in the Department as we embark on a period of growth. We are recruiting for a number of new faculty positions and are interested in candidates with expertise in biochemistry and research interests in a number of broad areas including cancer biology, cardiovascular biology and neuroscience. These represent areas of interest of the current faculty in the department and areas of strength in the three major research centers supported by the Health Sciences Center at WVU. Recruitment of these faculty members will further re-invigorate the research programs within the Department and provide new opportunities for post-doctoral and graduate student training. (See More...)

John Michael (Mike) Ruppert very recently joined the Biochemistry Department and Cancer Center as Professor of Biochemistry and Jo and Ben Statler Eminent Scholar & Chair in Breast Cancer Research. Mike actually began his research career in this Department - while pursuing his BA in Chemistry at WVU, he worked with John Durham on a project involving differentiation of HL60 cells.

Mike received many accolades as an undergraduate and graduated Summa Cum Laude from WVU in 1983, then obtained his PhD and MD degrees from Johns Hopkins in 1990, where he worked with Bert Vogelstein. During his postdoc, Mike worked with Bruce Stillman at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. (See More...)