The Institute of Molecular Biology at the University of Oregon is an interdisciplinary research community, founded in 1959, dedicated to investigating biological questions at the molecular level. Our collaborative and interactive Institute brings together--from the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics -- scientists using diverse approaches and state-of-the-art facilities. This rich research environment provides exceptional training opportunities for young scientists.

Neurospora crassa. Fluorescent image of a rosette of maturing asci from a herterozygous cross of a transformant engineered to express GFP-tagged histone H1. Four ascospores of each ascus show glowing nuelei (Freitag et al 2004) Credit N.B. Raju. Selker Lab
Recent IMB Research Publications
Heterochromatin protein 1 forms distinct complexes to direct histone deacetylation and DNA methylation Nat Struct Mol Biol May 2012News & Views
Selker Lab
RNA binding and RNA remodeling activities of the half-a-tetratricopeptide (HAT) protein HCF107 underlie its effects on gene expressionBarkan Lab
IMB News
Eric Selker has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences! Read more...
The 2011 IMB Newsletter is now available.
Hui Zong has been awarded the Richard T. Jones New Investigator Award from the Medical Research Foundation
Chris Doe has been awarded the Medical Research Foundation Discovery Award

