Dr. Nitzan Shabek Receives NSF EAGER Award
Dr. Nitzan Shabek, UC Davis, received the NSF EAGER award ($300,000). Together with Dr. Dinesh-Kumar’s lab, they will study the molecular interactome of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in planta.
Ryan Buchner is awarded Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowship
We are proud to announce that Ryan Buchner, a Shabek Lab undergraduate student researcher, was awarded the Spring 2020 Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowship (PUF) from the UC Davis Undergraduate Research Center!
Natalie Hamada awarded NIH T32 MCB training grant
Natalie Hamada is awarded with the NIH T32 MCB training grant (with Dr. Nitzan Shabek) . This award will fund Natalie’s PhD program and research in the lab focusing on plant ubiquitin system.
Angelica Guercio wins 2020-2021 Summer GSR Award – Integrative Genetics & Genomics Graduate Group
Angelica Guercio has won a 2020-2021 Summer GSR Award – Integrative Genetics & Genomics Graduate Group’s. Angelica will continue her PhD studies on plant receptors sensing mechanisms; and will initiate the development of advanced integrated computational strategy to using Virtual Reality tools.
Isabella Glenn was selected to be a Kevin Gardner Research Scholar
Isabella Glenn (Izzy), our undergrad researcher, has been selected to be a Kevin Gardner Research Scholar as part of the College of Biological Science Dean’s Circle Summer Undergraduate Research Program. This fellowship will help Izzy to continue her research in the Shabek Lab during the summer.
Dr. Nitzan Shabek received the UC Davis Award for Innovation and Creativity
Prof. Shabek receives the 2020 UC Davis Early Career Faculty Award for Innovation and Creativity. The award was established to honor and support the advances of outstanding tenure-track faculty members early in their careers. Read more about it: www.ucdavis.edu/news/innovation-award
Angelica gets honorable mention on NSF GFRP
Congratulations to our PhD student Angelica Guerico on receiving NSF GFRP Honorable Mention. We are so proud of you!
Ubiquitin ligases in hormone signaling published in Plant Physiology
Read the #2 Plant Physiology article based on number of mentions during the past month. With 29 mentions: UPDATE: Structural Aspects of Plant Hormone Signal Perception and Regulation by Ubiquitin Ligases @ShabekLab #Receptors #Signaling #PlantBiology https://t.co/ErksEAJLGi pic.twitter.com/vjK2pAUIFx— Plant Physiology (@PlantPhys) February 3, 2020 The lab’s paper titled “Structural Aspects of Plant Hormone Signal Perception and…
Structure of DDA1-DDB1 Complex Published in Cell Discovery
Congratulations to Dr. Shabek and the Zheng lab at UW on their paper “Structural insights into DDA1 function as a core component of the CRL4-DDB1 ubiquitin ligase,” published today in Cell Discovery (Nature).
D3-D14 Ub Ligase Research Published in Nature
Dr. Shabek’s work demonstrating structural plasticity of the D3–D14 ubiquitin ligase in strigolactone signaling is published in Nature! These findings reveal how D3 can utilize two distinct structural states to control strigolactone signaling. In its closed form, D3 binds to inactive D14. However, in its open conformation, D3 binds to hormone-bound D14 to enable strigolactone…