Group News

1-2-18

Our work on sortase homologs with different substrate selectivities is out in ChemBioChem. Congrats to Keyvan, Nick, Jesse, Orion, Pavel, Dave, and Travis!    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cbic.201700517/abstract

8-2-17

Updated protocol for sortase-based labeling now available in Current Protocols in Protein Science. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cpps.38/abstract

5-19-17

Congratulations to David Brzovic for receiving an Outstanding Poster Award at Scholar's Week 2017!

4-7-17

Antos lab at ACS San Francisco - Nicholas Horvath and Orion Banks did a great job representing the group!

     

6-20-16

New sortase review written with colleagues from the Whitehead Institute published in COSB. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959440X16300562

6-1-16

Our NIH R15 proposal "Enhancing the Efficiency and Scope of Sortase-Mediated Ligations" has been funded and officially starts today. A big 'thank you' to all group members, past and present, on your hard work over the last few years!

5-21-16

Congratulations to Jesse Prelesnik and Nicholas Horvath for receiving an Outstanding Poster Award at Scholar's Week 2016! 

2-24-16

John receives a 2016 Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement to pursue the structural characterization of sortase enzymes and to develop a new laboratory experience for WWU undergrads. Thank you Research Corporation! http://rescorp.org/cottrell-scholars/cs-awardees-2016

7-8-15

Our communication on the use of nickel-peptide complexes for driving sortase-mediated reactions is out in ChemComm. Congratulations to Dave, Travis, Marina, and Lorena for all their hard work! http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/cc/c5cc04657b#!divAbstract

5-22-15

Great write-up in the Western Front! Congrats to Rob Berger (WWU Chemistry) who is also featured in this article. http://www.westernfrontonline.com/2015/05/21/chemistry-professors-win-prestigious-grant-money-for-research/

5-15-15

Antos Lab presents at Scholar’s Week 2015! Congratulations to Lorena Perkins and Marina Philip for receiving an Outstanding Poster Award!

4-20-15

Our work with the Murphy Group on controlled release of chemokines from silk hydrogels is published in Biomacromolecules. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00144

2-12-15

John receives a Cottrell College Science Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement to continue our study of sortase homolog activity. http://rescorp.org/news/2015/02/rcsa-directors-approve-48-research-awards