Angelica received the Best Poster Award in 2023 GRC Meeting
Angelica has been honored with the Best Poster Award at the 2023 Plant Proteolysis – Gordon Research Conference in Rhode Island
Natalie received the USDA-NIFA fellowship
Congratulations, Natalie!!! For receiving the prestigious USDA – NIFA predoctoral fellowship that will sponsor her research in the next two years.
Our new paper is out: on the structure of maize BZR1-type β-amylase and noncatalytic adaptation!
Congratulations to Drs. Fuai Sun and Malathy Palayam for the new publication in Journal of Structural Biology. This study takes a leap towards the understanding of the molecular architecture of catalytically inactive plant β-Amylase (BAM) proteins that play an essential role in growth, development, stress response, and hormone regulation.
Dr. Shabek received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergrad Research
Prof. Shabek is the recipient of the 2022 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Katherine Hand received Honorable Mention – Chancellor’s Award
Congratulations Katherine! For receiving Honorable Mention – Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research – in recognition of her excellent work as Undergraduate Researcher.
Our new study is published in Nature Plants
New research from the Shabek laboratory at UC Davis unravels a new regulatory function of ubiquitin ligase in plant signalling. We combined structural biology, biochemistry and in planta CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing to show that the conformational switch in ASK1-D3/MAX2 CTH directly regulates the ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation process in strigolactone signaling pathway. We have also uncovered…
The lab represents Plant Biology at the at the CBS Dean’s Fall Welcome
The Shabek lab got its first taste of autumn at the annual College of Biological Sciences Dean’s Fall Welcome. This year’s event welcomed over 600 incoming freshmen and transfer students from all majors throughout the college to UC Davis. Students were able to learn about a few of the many clubs, departments, and research activities…