Updates & Opportunities
Want to Work at the Dowling Lab?
The Dowling lab is looking for a new graduate student to start in the fall of 2026! Please contact Professor Dowling if you have questions.
Greater Boston Structural Biology Supergroup Meetings
We are a community of labs in the Greater Boston Area that meet four times a year for trainee presentations. Members include:
- Allen Lab (Boston University)
- Backman Lab (Whitehead)
- Bradshaw Lab (Brandeis)
- Davis Lab (MIT)
- Dowling Lab (UMass Boston)
- Drennan Lab (MIT)
- Gaudet Lab (Harvard)
- Hekstra Lab (Harvard)
- Mattos Lab (Northeastern)
- Vox Lab (MIT)
Past Meetings
September 12, 2025
- John Xu (Bradshaw Lab): Coordinated conformational dynamics of phosphatase activation
- Christa Imrich (Drennan Lab): A 2.45-Å resolution structure of the skatole-producing glycyl radical enzyme Indoleacetate Decarboxylase enabled by new techniques in cryo-EM grid preparation
November 7, 2025
- Jennifer Bridwell-Rabb, visiting PI from UMich Ann Arbor
- Kasun Pathirage (Mattos Lab)
Connect to the UMass Boston Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry Club
Dowling serves as faculty advisor for the Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry Club. The club organizes events related to undergraduate research, training, and mentorship throughout the year.