Hageman Distinguished Lecturer in Agricultural Biochemistry
Dr. Daniel HerschlagProfessor of Biochemistry, Stanford University April 2-3, 2025Public Lecture: "From Structure-function to Ensemble-function: A new Paradigm for Quantitative Understanding of Protein Function" Research Colloquium: "From Ribozymes to RNA-omics: Lessons from Decades of Research" |
About the Speaker
Dr. Dan Herschlag, Professor in the Biochemistry Department, Stanford University School of Medicine, obtained his PhD at Brandeis with W.P. Jencks studying fundamental aspects of phosphoryl transfer reactions, and carried out postdoctoral research at the University of Colorado, Boulder with Tom Cech dissecting the biochemical mechanisms of ribozyme catalysis. Dr. Herschlag’s lab studies biology through the lens of chemistry, physics and evolution, and has made seminal contributions including the RNA Chaperone hypothesis; the evolutionary and mechanistic concept of Catalytic Promiscuity; pioneering functional genomic studies of RNA binding proteins that revealed their roles in global regulation of gene expression; quantitative high-throughput studies of RNA folding, RNA•protein interactions, and enzyme catalysis that bring biochemistry into the genomic era; and, currently, pioneering ensemble–function studies of RNA and proteins.
His awards include election to the National Academy of Sciences (2018) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2023); the Stein and Moore Award (2022, Protein Society); the Founder’s Award (2020, Biophysical Society); the William Rose Award (2010, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); and the Pfizer Award (1997, American Chemical Society). Dr.Herschlag served as Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (2011-2105), has won numerous mentoring awards and has a remarkable record of mentoring diverse trainees who have flourished in academic research and in a broad range of leadership positions.