A more complete listing of scholarship, teaching, and research interests can be found in my Curriculum Vitae.
Research Focus
My laboratory is currently interested in studying the structure and function of a number of noncoding RNAs, specifically riboswitches, allosteric ribozymes and lncRNAs. One riboswitch project involves studying the structure and function of the bacterial glmS riboswitch that is also a ribozyme. We are interested in investigating whether non-natural riboswitch ligands can modulate gene expression and therefore may be able to act as antibiotics. Another project involves discovery of new riboswitches. One we are particularly interested in is a noncoding RNA found in mammals that is highly conserved among vertebrate genes required for spermine biosynthesis. The function of this mouse RNA element as a spermine riboswitch indicates a substantially broader distribution of riboswitches among eukaryotic organisms and represents a new drug target in a key metabolic process relevant to cellular and organism survival.
Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science Soukup, Juliane K. Chapter Five - The Structural and Functional Uniqueness of the glmS Ribozyme 120, p. 173-194 2013
Springer, Berlin, Germany Soukup, G.A. and Soukup, J.K. Structure and mechanism of the glmS ribozyme. In: Non-Protein Coding RNAs. Walter, N., Woodson, S., and Batey, R. (eds.) 2009
Humana Press, Inc Soukup, J.K. and Soukup, G.A. Identification of Metabolite-Riboswitch Interactions Using Nucleotide Analog Interference
Mapping and Suppression. In: Methods in Molecular Biology: Riboswitches Methods and Protocols. Serganov A.
(ed.) 2009
Elsevier Science Ltd. Strauss-Soukup, J.K. and Strobel, S.A. Ribozyme Enzymology. In: RNA. Söll, D., Nishimura, S., and Moore, P.B. (eds.), 2001
Elsevier Science Ltd. Strauss-Soukup, J.K. and Strobel, S.A. Ribozyme Enzymology. In: Comprehensive Natural Products Chemistry, vol. 6 Prebiotic Chemistry, Molecular Fossils, Nucleosides, and RNA. Söll, D., Nishimura, S., and Moore, P.B. (Vol. eds.), 1999
Adenine Press Strauss, J.K. and Maher, L.J. Asymmetric Phosphate Neutralization and DNA Bending. In: Biological Structure and Dynamics, vol. 2. Sarma, R.H. and Sarma, M.H. (eds.) 1996
Articles
Hu G, Gong AY, Wang Y, Ma S, Chen X, Chen J, Su CJ, Shibata A, Strauss-Soukup JK, Drescher KM, and Chen XM. “LincRNA-Cox2 Promotes Late Inflammatory Gene Transcription in Macrophages through Modulating SWI/SNF-mediated Chromatin Remodeling” 196, p. 2799-2808 2016
ACS Chem Biol Fei X, Holmes T, *Diddle J, *Hintz L, *Delaney D, *Stock A, *Renner D, *McDevitt M, Berkowitz DB, Soukup JK.
“Phosphatase-Inert Glucosamine 6-Phosphate Mimics Serve as Actuators of the glmS Riboswitch.” 9, p. 2875-82 2014
Chembiochem *Klawuhn, K., *Jansen, J.A., *Souchek, J., Soukup, G.A. and Soukup, J.K. “Analysis of Metal Ion-Dependence in glmS
Ribozyme Self-Cleavage and Coenzyme Binding”. 11, p. 2567-2571 2010
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology *Jansen J.A., *McCarthy T.J., Soukup G.A., and Soukup J.K. “Backbone and nucleobase contacts to glucosamine-6-
phosphate in the glmS ribozyme.” 13, p. 517-523 2006
Chemistry & Biology McCarthy, T. J., Plog, M. A., Floy, S. A., Jansen, J. A., Soukup, J. K., Soukup, G. A. Ligand requirements for glmS ribozyme self-cleavage 12, p. 1221-1226 2005
Current Opinion in Structural Biology Soukup, J. K., Soukup, G. A. Riboswitches exert genetic control through metabolite-induced conformational change 14, p. 344-349 2004
Biochemistry Soukup, J.K., Minakawa, N., Matsuda, A., Strobel, S.A. 'Identification of A-Minor Tertiary Interactions within a Bacterial
Group I Intron Active Site by 3-Deazaadenosine Interference Mapping.' 41, p. 10426-10438 2002
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology Schmeing T.M., Seila A.C., Hansen J.L., Freeborn B., Soukup J.K., Scaringe S.A., Strobel S.A., Moore P.B., Steitz T.A.
'A pre-translocational intermediate in protein synthesis observed in crystals of enzymatically active 50S subunits.' 9, p. 225-230 2002
Journal of Molecular Biology Strauss-Soukup, J.K. and Strobel, S.A. Chemical Phylogeny of Group I Introns Based upon Interference Mapping of a
Bacterial Ribozyme. 302, p. 339-358 2000
Nature Structural Biology Basu, S., Rambo, R.P., Strauss-Soukup, J., Cate, J.H., Ferré-D'Amare, A.R., Strobel, S.A., and Doudna, J.A. A Specific
Monovalent Metal Ion Integral to the A-A Platform of the RNA Tetraloop Receptor. 5, p. 986-992 1998
Biophysical Chemistry Strauss-Soukup, J.K., Rodrigues, P. and Maher, L.J. Effect of Base Composition on DNA Bending by Phosphate
Neutralization. 72, p. 297-306 1998
Nucleic Acids Research Tomky, L., Strauss-Soukup, J.K. and Maher, L.J. Effects of Phosphate Neutralization on the Shape of the AP-1
Transcription Factor Binding Site in Duplex DNA. 26, p. 2298-2305 1998
Biochemistry Strauss-Soukup, J.K., and Maher, L.J. Electrostatic Effects in DNA Bending by GCN4 Mutants. 37, p. 1060-1066 1998
Journal of Biological Chemistry Strauss-Soukup, J.K., and Maher, L.J. Role of Asymmetric Phosphate Neutralization in DNA Bending by PU.1. 272, p. 31570-31575 1997
Biochemistry Strauss-Soukup, J.K. and Maher, L.J. DNA Bending by GCN4 Mutants Bearing Cationic Residues 36, p. 10026-10032 1997
Biochemistry Strauss-Soukup, J.K., Vaghefi, M.M., Hogrefe, R.I., and Maher, L.J. Effects of Neutralization Pattern and
Stereochemistry on DNA Bending by Methylphosphonate Substitutions. 36, p. 8692-8698 1997
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Strauss, J.K., Roberts, C., Nelson, M.G., Switzer, C., and Maher, L.J. DNA Bending by Hexamethylene Tethered
Ammonium Ions. 93, p. 9515-9520 1996
Chemistry & Biology Strauss, J.K., Prakash, T.P., Roberts, C., Switzer, C., and Maher, L.J. DNA Bending by a Phantom Protein 3, p. 671-678 1996
Science Strauss, J.K. and Maher, L.J. DNA Bending by Asymmetric Phosphate Neutralization 266, p. 1829-1834 1994
Presentations
*Nicholas Bartschat, *Audrey Netzel, and Juliane Soukup, "Exploration Of Cell Wall Permeability To Antibiotic glmS Riboswitch Analogs", Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE, 2016. 2016
INVITED SPEAKER: Juliane Soukup, "Riboswitches turn students on to research." Nebraska Academy of Sciences INVITED MAIBEN LECTURE SPEAKER, Lincoln, NE. 2016
*Adam Kotula, *Samantha Stoupa, *Shelby Lennon, *Heidi Klem, Garrett Soukup, and Juliane Soukup, "Artificial Actuators for the Bacterial glmS Riboswitch", Creighton University Honors Day presentation, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2016
*Audrey Netzel, *Nicholas Bartschat, and Juliane Soukup, "Assessing the potential of glmS riboswitch analogs as antibacterial agents", Creighton University Honors Day presentation, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2016
*Daniel Kresock, and Juliane K. Soukup, "Structural Characterization of a Spermine-binding Mammalian Riboswitch", Creighton University Honors Day presentation, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2016
*Audrey Netzel, *Nicholas Bartschat, and Juliane Soukup, "Assessing the potential of glmS riboswitch analogs as antibacterial agents", St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2016
*Daniel Kresock, and Juliane K. Soukup, "Structural Characterization of a Spermine-binding Mammalian Riboswitch", St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2016
*Samantha Stoupa, *Daniel Poston, *Shelby Lennon, *Adam Kotula, *Heidi Klem, Garrett Soukup, and Juliane Soukup, "Identification of an Allosteric Twister Ribozyme for Use as a Synthetic Genetic Switch", St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 2016
*Adam Kotula, *Samantha Stoupa, *Shelby Lennon, *Heidi Klem, Garrett Soukup, and Juliane Soukup, "Artificial Actuators for the Bacterial glmS Riboswitch", St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2016
*Samantha Stoupa, *Daniel Poston, *Shelby Lennon, *Adam Kotula, *Heidi Klem, Garrett Soukup, and Juliane Soukup, "Identification of an Allosteric Twister Ribozyme for Use as a Synthetic Genetic Switch", Pacifichem meeting, Honolulu, HI, 2015. 2015
Juliane Soukup and HollyAnn Harris, "Persistence in science & strong female role models", Clare Boothe Luce 25th Anniversary Professors conference, New York, NY, 2015. 2015
*Samantha Stoupa, *Daniel Poston, *Audrey Netzel, *Shelby Lennon, *Adam Kotula, *Heidi Klem, Garrett Soukup, and Juliane Soukup, "Identification of an Allosteric Twister Ribozyme for Use as a Synthetic Genetic Switch", Midwest Regional American Chemical Society meeting, Saint Joseph, MO, 2015. PRESENTATION PROMOTED TO SPECIAL SCI MIXER POSTER SESSION ON THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE CONFERENCE 2015
*Daniel Kresock, and Juliane K. Soukup, "Structural Characterization of a Spermine-binding Mammalian Riboswitch", Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship Program, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2015. 2015
Juliane K. Soukup, "Investigation of Riboswitches and Allosteric Ribozymes as Synthetic Genetic Switches", Thirteenth Annual Nebraska IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Meeting, Lincoln, NE, 2015. 2015
*Daniel Poston, *Brent Shishido, *Audrey Netzel, *Shweta Goswami, and Juliane K. Strauss-Soukup. "Biochemical Engineering and Optimization of the glmS Riboswitch for Use as a Synthetic Genetic Device", Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE, 2015. 2015
*Daniel Poston, *Brent Shishido, *Audrey Netzel, *Shweta Goswami, and Juliane K. Strauss-Soukup. "Biochemical Engineering and Optimization of the glmS Riboswitch for Use as a Synthetic Genetic Device", Creighton University Honors Day presentation, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2015
*Daniel Poston, *Brent Shishido, *Audrey Netzel, *Shweta Goswami, and Juliane K. Strauss-Soukup. "Biochemical Engineering and Optimization of the glmS Riboswitch for Use as a Synthetic Genetic Device", St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2015
*Julianna Diddle, Tommy Holmes, *Alex Stock, *Lauren Hintz, *Dan Delaney, Xiang Fei, David Berkowitz and Juliane K. Soukup. "Development of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics for a Bacterial Riboswitch", St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2015
*Brent Shishido, *Daniel Poston, Garrett Soukup, and Juliane Soukup. "Examination of Bacterial glmS Ribozyme Function in Mammalian Cells", St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2015
*Daniel Poston, *Brent Shishido, *Audrey Netzel, *Shweta Goswami, and Juliane K. Strauss-Soukup. "Biochemical Engineering and Optimization of the glmS Riboswitch for Use as a Synthetic Genetic Device", Chemistry department Baumann Scholars presentation, Creighton University, 2015. 2015
*Daniel Kresock, *Daniel Poston, *Katie Bauer, Garrett Soukup, and Juliane K. Soukup, "Mechanistic Investigation of a Spermine-Binding Riboswitch as a Potential Anti-Cancer Drug", Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship Program, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 2014
INVITED SPEAKER: "Catalytic Riboswitch Regulation of Gene Expression as a Target for Developing Novel Antibiotics", Rachel Lloyd Memorial Conference on Women in Science, Lincoln, NE 2014
Juliane Soukup & Angela Batson, "CURAS: Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship", All Things Ignatian meeting, Creighton University 2014
INVITED SPEAKER: "Examination of the Structure and Function of a Mammalian Riboswitch in Order to Design Anti-Cancer Drugs", Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Machines on Genes Summer Conference, Snowmass Village, CO 2014
*Brian Farrell, *Zachariah Holmes, *Katherine M. Bauer, *K. Del Vecchio, J. Soukup. "Structural Characterization of a Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway", Creighton University Honors Day 2014
Katherine M. Bauer & Juliane K. Soukup, "Examination of the Structure and Function of a Mammalian Riboswitch in order to Design Anti-Cancer Drugs", Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE 2014
*Alexander Stock, *Julianna Diddle, Thomas Holmes, *Dan Delaney, *Erin Johnson, Rachel Fickes, Molly McDevitt, *Danielle Renner, Xiang Fei, David Berkowitz, and Juliane K. Soukup. "Development of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics for a Bacterial Riboswitch", Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE, 2014
*Alex Stock, *Lauren Hintz, Tommy Holmes, Xiang Fei, David Berkowitz and Juliane K. Soukup. "glmS Ribozyme Mechanism and Development and Delivery of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics. St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2014
*Julianna Diddle, Tommy Holmes, *Alex Stock, *Lauren Hintz, *Dan Delaney, Xiang Fei, David Berkowitz and Juliane K. Soukup. "Development of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics for a Bacterial Riboswitch." St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University, 2014
*Brian Farrell, *Zachariah Holmes, *Katherine M. Bauer, *K. Del Vecchio, M. McDevitt, J. Monahan, G. Soukup, J. Soukup. "Structural Characterization of a Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway", St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2014
*Katherine M. Bauer & Juliane K. Soukup, "Examination of the Structure and Function of a Mammalian Riboswitch in order to Design Anti-Cancer Drugs", St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2014
Xiang Fei, Thomas Holmes, *Julianna Diddle, *Lauren Hintz, *Alex Stock, *Dan Delaney, *Danielle Renner,*Molly McDevitt, Juliane K. Soukup, David B. Berkowitz. "Artificial Actuators for the Bacterial glmS Riboswitch". Keystone Long Noncoding RNAs meeting 2014
Xiang Fei, Thomas Holmes, *Julianna Diddle, *Lauren Hintz, *Alex Stock, *Danielle Renner, Molly McDevitt, Juliane K. Soukup, David B. Berkowitz. Artificial Actuators for the Bacterial glmS Riboswitch. 247th American Chemical Society meeting, Dallas, TX 2014
*Julianna Diddle, *Lauren Hintz, Tommy Holmes, *Alex Stock, *Dan Delaney, Xiang Fei, David Berkowitz and Juliane K. Soukup. "Development of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics for a Bacterial Riboswitch." Midwest Regional American Chemical Society meeting, Springfield, MO 2013
*Katie Del Vecchio, Jodi S. Monahan, Molly McDevitt, and Garrett A. Soukup.. "A mammalian riboswitch in the spermine biosynthetic pathway." Twelfth Annual Nebraska IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Meeting, Grand Island 2013
*Alex Stock, *Julianna Diddle, *Dan Delaney, Tommy Holmes, *Erin Johnson, Rachel Fickes, Xiang Fei, David Berkowitz and Juliane K. Soukup. Development of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics for a Bacterial Riboswitch. Twelfth Annual Nebraska IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Meeting, Grand Island 2013
*Julianna Diddle, *Dan Delaney, Tommy Holmes, *Alex Stock, *Erin Johnson, Rachel Fickes, Xiang Fei, David Berkowitz and Juliane K. Soukup. "Development of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics for a Bacterial Riboswitch." Fourth Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics Workshop, Omaha, NE 2013
*Zachariah Holmes, *K. Del Vecchio, M. McDevitt, J. Monahan, G. Soukup, J. Soukup. "Structural Characterization of a Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway." Fourth Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics Workshop, Omaha, NE 2013
Juliane K. Soukup, *Katie Del Vecchio, Jodi S. Monahan, Molly McDevitt, and Garrett A. Soukup.. "A mammalian riboswitch in the spermine biosynthetic pathway." Fourth Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics Workshop, Omaha, NE 2013
INVITED SPEAKER: "Structural Characterization of a Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway", Bioorganic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, Andover New Hampshire 2013
*Dan Delaney, Tommy Holmes, Xiang Fei, David Berkowitz and Juliane Soukup. "Kinetic Analysis of Binding Affinity of Potential Antibiotics for the glmS Ribozyme." Creighton University Honors Day presentation, Omaha, NE 2013
*Zoran Pavlovic, *Shweta Goswami and Juliane K. Soukup. "Evolutionary Conservation of a Potential Mammalian Riboswitch." Creighton University Honors Day presentation, Omaha, NE 2013
*Shweta Goswami and Juliane K. Soukup. "Use Of A Bacterial Riboswitch To Control Mammalian Gene Expression." Creighton University Honors Day presentation, Omaha, NE 2013
*Alexander Stock and Juliane K. Soukup. "glmS Ribozyme Mechanism and Development and Delivery of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics." 38th West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, San Diego, CA 2013
*Zoran Pavlovic, *Shweta Goswami and Juliane K. Soukup. Evolutionary Conservation of a Potential Mammalian Riboswitch. 38th West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, San Diego, CA 2013
*Shweta Goswami and Juliane K. Soukup. Use of a Bacterial Riboswitch to Control Mammalian Gene Expression. 38th West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, San Diego, CA 2013
*Katherine M. Bauer & Juliane Soukup. "Examination of the Structure and Function of a Mammalian Riboswitch in Order to Design Anti-Cancer Drugs." Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE 2013
*Zachariah Holmes, *K. Del Vecchio, M. McDevitt, J. Monahan, G. Soukup, J. Soukup, "Structural Characterization of a Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway." Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE 2013
*Katherine M. Bauer & Juliane Soukup. Examination of the Structure and Function of a Mammalian Riboswitch in Order to Design Anti-Cancer Drugs. St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2013
*Zachariah Holmes, *K. Del Vecchio, M. McDevitt, J. Monahan, G. Soukup, J. Soukup, Structural Characterization of a Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway. St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2013
*Alexander Stock and Juliane K. Soukup. glmS Ribozyme Mechanism and Development and Delivery of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics. St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2013
*Zoran Pavlovic, *Shweta Goswami and Juliane K. Soukup. Evolutionary Conservation of a Potential Mammalian Riboswitch. St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2013
*Shweta Goswami and Juliane K. Soukup. Use of a Bacterial Riboswitch to Control Mammalian Gene Expression. St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2013
*Katie Del Vecchio, *Zachariah Holmes, Molly McDevitt, Jodi Manahan, Garrett Soukup and Juliane K. Soukup. "A Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway" Zing Nucleic Acids conference, Xcaret, Mexico 2012
*Zachariah Holmes, *Katie Del Vecchio, Molly McDevitt, Jodi Monahan, Garrett Soukup, Juliane Soukup. Structural Characterization of a Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway. 47th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Omaha, NE 2012
*Shweta Goswami, *Zoran Pavlovic, Molly McDevitt, and Juliane Soukup, Evolutionary Conservation of a Mammalian Riboswitch. 47th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Omaha, NE 2012
Juliane K. Soukup, *Katie Del Vecchio, Jodi S. Monahan, Molly McDevitt, and Garrett A. Soukup. A Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway. 47th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Omaha, NE 2012
Juliane Soukup, *Katie Del Vecchio, Jodi Manahan, Molly McDevitt, and Garrett Soukup. "A Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway", Eleventh Annual Nebraska IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Meeting, Grand Island, NE 2012
*Zachariah Holmes, *Katie Del Vecchio, Garrett Soukup and Juliane Soukup. "Structural Characterization of a Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway", Eleventh Annual Nebraska IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Meeting, Grand Island, NE 2012
*Katie Del Vecchio, *Zachariah Holmes, Molly McDevitt, Garrett Soukup, and Juliane Soukup. A Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway, Fourth Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE), Washington, D.C. 2012
*Zachariah Holmes, *Katie Del Vecchio, Jodi Monahan, *Chris Carlson, Juliane Soukup and Garrett Soukup. "Effect of microRNA-183 family on expression of genes that reinforce neurosensory cell fate in the inner ear." Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE 2012
*Katie Del Vecchio, Molly McDevitt, Jodi Manahan, Garrett Soukup and Juliane K. Soukup." A Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway", Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE 2012
*Christina Nguyen, *Donald Schrack and Juliane K. Soukup. Structural Characterization and Analysis of Pre-Queuosine Riboswitch. Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE 2012
*Chris Carlson, Juliane K. Soukup and Garrett Soukup. "A Study of the Effects of a Mammalian Riboswitch on Antizyme Gene Expression and the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway", Creighton University Honors Day presentation, Omaha, NE 2012
*Donald Schrack, *Christina Nguyen and Juliane K. Soukup. "Structural Characterization and Analysis of Pre-Queuosine Riboswitch". Creighton University Honors Day presentation, Omaha, NE 2012
*Shweta Goswami and Juliane K. Soukup. "The Study of Riboswitches." Creighton University Honors Day presentation, Omaha, NE 2012
*Zachariah Holmes, *Katie Del Vecchio, Jodi Monahan, *Chris Carlson, Juliane Soukup and Garrett Soukup. "Effect of microRNA-183 family on expression of genes that reinforce neurosensory cell fate in the inner ear." Creighton University Honors Day presentation, Omaha, NE 2012
*Shweta Goswami, *Zoran Pavlovic, Molly McDevitt, and Juliane K. Soukup. Evolutionary Conservation of a Mammalian Riboswitch, St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2012
*Katie Del Vecchio, *Zachariah Holmes, Molly McDevitt, Jodi Manahan, Garrett Soukup and Juliane K. Soukup. A Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway, St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2012
*Erin Johnson, *Dan Delaney, Rachel Fickes, Molly McDevitt, *Danielle N. Renner, David Berkowitz and Juliane K. Soukup. glmS Ribozyme Mechanism and Development of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics, St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2012
*Donald Schrack, *Christina Nguyen and Juliane K. Soukup. Structural Characterization and Analysis of Pre-Queuosine Riboswitch. St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2012
*Erin Johnson, Molly McDevitt, *Danielle N. Renner, Xiang Fei, David Berkowitz, Garrett Soukup and Juliane K. Soukup. glmS Ribozyme Mechanism and Development of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics, Joint Midwest/Great Lakes regional American Chemical Society meeting, St. Louis, MO 2011
*Katie Del Vecchio, Jodi Monahan, Molly McDevitt, Garrett Soukup and Juliane Soukup. A Putative Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway, Joint Midwest/Great Lakes regional American Chemical Society meeting, St. Louis, MO 2011
*Zachariah Holmes, Juliane Soukup and Garrett Soukup. Effect of microRNA-183 family on expression of genes that reinforce neurosensory cell fate in the inner ear. Tenth Annual Nebraska, Grand Island, NE 2011
*Katie Del Vecchio, Jodi Monahan, Molly McDevitt, Garrett Soukup and Juliane Soukup. A Putative Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway, Tenth Annual Nebraska IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Meeting, Grand Island, NE 2011
*Danielle N. Renner, Molly McDevitt, *Erin Johnson, David Berkowitz, Garrett Soukup and Juliane K. Soukup. glmS Ribozyme Mechanism and Development of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics, Tenth Annual Nebraska IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Meeting, Grand Island, NE 2011
*Christina Nguyen, *Donald Schrack and Juliane K. Soukup. Structural Characterization and Analysis of Pre-Queuosine Riboswitch. Tenth Annual Nebraska IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Meeting, Grand Island, NE 2011
*Katie Del Vecchio, *Andrew Kavan, Molly McDevitt and Juliane K. Soukup. Evolutionary Conservation of a Potential Mammalian Riboswitch. Fourth Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics Workshop, Omaha, NE 2011
Juliane Soukup, Jodi Monahan, Molly McDevitt, *Katie Del Vecchio and Garrett Soukup. A Putative Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway, Fourth Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics Workshop, Omaha, NE 2011
*Katie Del Vecchio, *Andrew Kavan, Molly McDevitt, and Juliane K. Soukup. Evolutionary Conservation of a Potential Mammalian Riboswitch, International RNA Society, Kyoto, Japan 2011
Juliane Soukup, Jodi Monahan, Molly McDevitt and Garrett Soukup. A Putative Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway, International RNA Society, Kyoto, Japan 2011
*Shweta Goswami, *Zoran Pavlovic, Molly McDevitt and Juliane K. Soukup. Evolutionary Conservation of a Potential Mammalian Riboswitch. Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship Program, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 2011
*Katie Del Vecchio, *Andrew Kavan, Molly McDevitt and Juliane K. Soukup. Evolutionary Conservation of a Potential Mammalian Riboswitch. 2011 Central Region National Institutes of Health IDeA conference, Omaha, NE 2011
Juliane Soukup, Jodi Monahan, Molly McDevitt and Garrett Soukup. A Putative Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway, 2011 Central Region National Institutes of Health IDeA conference, Omaha, NE 2011
*Christina Nguyen, *Donald Schrack and Juliane K. Soukup. Structural Characterization and Analysis of Pre-Queuosine Riboswitch. 2011 Central Region National Institutes of Health IDeA conference, Omaha, NE 2011
*Andrew Kavan, Molly McDevitt and Juliane K. Soukup. Evolutionary Conservation of a Potential Mammalian Riboswitch. Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE 2011
*Katie Del Vecchio, Molly McDevitt, Jodi Manahan, Garrett Soukup and Juliane K. Soukup. A Putative Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway, Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE 2011
*Christina Nguyen, *Donald Schrack and Juliane K. Soukup. Structural Characterization and Analysis of Pre-Queuosine Riboswitch. Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE 2011
*Katie Del Vecchio, Molly McDevitt, Jodi Manahan, Garrett Soukup and Juliane K. Soukup. A Putative Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway, St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2011
*Erin Johnson, Molly McDevitt, *Danielle N. Renner, David Berkowitz and Juliane K. Soukup. glmS Ribozyme Mechanism and Development of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics, St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2011
*Donald Schrack, *Christina Nguyen and Juliane K. Soukup. Structural Characterization and Analysis of Pre-Queuosine Riboswitch. St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University, 2011
INVITED SPEAKER: *Danielle Renner, Molly McDevitt, *Erin Johnson, David Berkowitz, Garrett Soukup and Juliane K. Soukup. glmS Ribozyme Mechanism and Development of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics. Zing Nucleic Acids conference, Puerto Morelos, Mexico 2010
INVITED SPEAKER: Jodi S. Monahan, Molly McDevitt, *Kelley M. Wanzeck, *Natalie C. Erbs, Juliane K. Soukup and Garrett A. Soukup. A Putative Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway. Zing Nucleic Acids conference, Puerto Morelos, Mexico 2010
*Erin Johnson, Molly McDevitt, *Danielle N. Renner and Juliane K. Soukup. Antibiotic Development by Investigation of the glmS Riboswitch. Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship Program, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 2010
*Donald Schrack, *Christina Nguyen and Juliane K. Soukup. Structural Characterization and Analysis of Pre-Queuosine Riboswitch. Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship Program, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 2010
*Andrew Kavan, Molly McDevitt, and Juliane K. Soukup. Structure and Function of a Potential Animal/Mammalian Riboswitch, Ninth Annual Nebraska IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Meeting, Grand Island, NE 2010
*Danielle Renner, *Erin Johnson, Molly McDevitt, Garrett A. Soukup and Juliane K. Strauss-Soukup. glmS Ribozyme Mechanism and Development of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics, Ninth Annual Nebraska IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Meeting, Grand Island, NE 2010
Juliane K. Soukup. glmS Ribozyme Mechanism and Development of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics. Third Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE), Washington, D.C. 2010
*Danielle Renner, *Erin Johnson and Juliane K. Soukup. Antibiotic Development by Investigation of the glmS Riboswitch. Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE 2010
*Kelley Wanzeck, *Natalie Erbs, *Katie Del Vecchio and Juliane K. Soukup. Confirmation of Binding Specificity and Genetic Control by Potential Mammalian Riboswitch. Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE 2010
*Andrew Kavan, Molly McDevitt and Juliane K. Soukup. Evolutionary Conservation of a Potential Animal/Mammalian Riboswitch. Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE 2010
*Danielle Renner, Molly McDevitt and Juliane K. Soukup. Antibiotic Development by Investigation of the glmS Riboswitch. St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2010
*Kelley Wanzeck, *Natalie Erbs, *Katie Del Vecchio and Juliane K. Soukup. Confirmation of Binding Specificity and Genetic Control by Potential Mammalian Riboswitch. St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2010
*Erin Johnson, *Danielle N. Renner, Molly McDevitt and Juliane K. Soukup. Structure and Mechanism of the glmS Riboswitch. St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2010
*Donald Schrack, *Ngoc Trang Nguyen and Juliane K. Soukup. Structural Characterization and Analysis of Pre- Queuosine Riboswitch. St. Alberts Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University 2010
*Kelley Wanzeck, *Natalie Erbs, *Katie Del Vecchio, and Juliane K. Soukup. Structure and Function of a Potential Mammalian Riboswitch. 239th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA (PRESENTATION PROMOTED TO SPECIAL SCI MIXER POSTER SESSION ON THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE CONFERENCE) 2010
*Danielle Renner and Juliane K. Soukup. Antibiotic Development by Investigation of the glmS Riboswitch. 54th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, San Francisco, CA 2010
*Kelley Wanzeck, *Natalie Erbs, *Katie Del Vecchio, and Juliane K. Soukup. Structure and Function of a Potential Mammalian Riboswitch. 54th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, San Francisco, CA 2010
Juliane K. Soukup and *Danielle N. Renner. Structure and Mechanism of the glmS Riboswitch. 54th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, San Francisco, CA 2010
INBRE Scholars Program 2016 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Samantha Stoupa National Institutes of Health
INBRE Scholars Program 2016 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Nicholas Bartschat - Exploration Of Cell Wall Permeability To Antibiotic glmS Riboswitch Analogs National Institutes of Health
Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (SIP) 2016 Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (SIP) at the National Institutes of Health awarded to Kathleen Marinelli National Institutes of Health
Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship 2016 Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship awarded by the Creighton University College of Arts & Sciences to Korey Krutsinger - Structural Studies of the Eukaryotic OAZ1 RNA CURAS
Maiben lecture invited speaker Invited to give the Maiben lecture “Riboswitches turn students on to research" at the annual Nebraska Academy of Sciences meeting, Lincoln, NE, 2016 Nebraska Academy of Sciences
Invited Speaker Invited lecture “Catalytic Riboswitch Regulation of Gene Expression as a Target for Developing Novel Antibiotics”, Augsburg College Chemistry department, 2016.
Council on Undergraduate Research Councilor Elected to a three-year term as a Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Councilor for the Undergraduate Research Program Directors (URPD) Division, 2016-2019 Elected by Council on Undergradiate Research
Invited Speaker Invited lecture “Persistence in science & strong female role models”, Clare Boothe Luce 25th Anniversary Professors conference, New York, NY, 2015.
Chosen for SciMix Poster Presentation *Samantha Stoupa, *Daniel Poston, *Audrey Netzel, *Shelby Lennon, *Adam Kotula, *Heidi Klem, Garrett Soukup, and Juliane Soukup, “Identification of an Allosteric Twister Ribozyme for Use as a Synthetic Genetic Switch”, Midwest Regional American Chemical Society meeting, Saint Joseph, MO, 2015. PRESENTATION PROMOTED TO SPECIAL SCI MIXER POSTER SESSION ON THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE CONFERENCE American Chemical Society
Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship 2015 Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship awarded by the Creighton University College of Arts & Sciences to Daniel Kresock - Structural characterization of a spermine-binding mammalian riboswitch CURAS
Summer Undergraduate Research Program 2015 Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Research Program awarded to Daniel Poston - Dasatinib Inhibits the Production of Inflammatory Mediators and Matrix Degrading Enzymes by Hdac-Suppressed Chondrocytes Mayo Clinic
INBRE Scholars Program 2015 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Nicholas Bartschat - A Deletion Analysis of TMEM261 National Institutes of Health
Invited Speaker “Phosphatase-Inert Glucosamine-6-Phosphate Mimics Serve as Actuators of the glmS Riboswitch”, Goethe University
Invited Speaker "Phosphatase-Inert Glucosamine 6-Phosphate Mimics Serve as Actuators of the glmS Riboswitch",
University of Konstanz
Invited Speaker "Phosphatase-Inert Glucosamine 6-Phosphate Mimics Serve as Actuators of the glmS Riboswitch", University of Bonn, LIMES Institute
Summer Research Fellowship 2014 Honors Program Summer Research Fellowship awarded by the Creighton University Honors Program to Daniel Poston - Using the glmS riboswitch as a Synthetic Genetic Device Creighton Honors Program
INBRE Scholars Program 2014 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Katherine Bauer - Examination of the Structure and Function of a Mammalian Riboswitch in order to Design Anti-Cancer Drugs National Institutes of Health
Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship 2014 Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship awarded by the Creighton University College of Arts & Sciences to Daniel Kresock - Mechanistic Investigation of a Spermine-binding Mammalian Riboswitch CURAS
Nominee for Undergraduate Research Fellows Award Council on Undergraduate Research Fellows Award
INBRE Scholars Program 2013 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Katherine Bauer – Investigation of conversion efficiency between natural and in vitro generated prions National Institutes of Health
INBRE Scholars Program 2013 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Alexander Stock - glmS Ribozyme Mechanism and Development and Delivery of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics National Institutes of Health
Best Oral Presentation *Zoran Pavlovic, *Shweta Goswami and Juliane K. Soukup. Evolutionary Conservation of a Potential Mammalian Riboswitch. 38th West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, San Diego, CA 38th West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference
Best Undergraduate Poster *Alexander Stock and Juliane K. Soukup. glmS Ribozyme Mechanism and Development and Delivery of Artificial Agonists as Candidate Antibiotics. St. Albert's Day/Research Symposium, Creighton University St. Albert's Day Research Symposium
Honorary Inductee Creighton University Alpha SIgma Nu (Jesuit Honor Society) Creighton University Alpha SIgma Nu (Jesuit Honor Society)
College Award for Professional Excellence in Major Advising College Award for Professional Excellence in Major Advising, Creighton College of Arts & Sciences Creighton College of Arts & Sciences
Award Winner Gordon Research Conference PUI (Predominantly Undergraduate Institution) Award Gordon Research Conference
Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship 2012 Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship awarded by the Creighton University College of Arts & Sciences to Brian Farrell - Examination of Spermine Riboswitch College of Arts & Sciences
Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship 2012 Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship awarded by the Creighton University College of Arts & Sciences to Lauren Hintz - Antibiotic properties of artificial agonists for bacterial riboswitch College of Arts & Sciences
INBRE Scholars Program 2012 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Zachariah Holmes - Structural Characterization of a Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway National Institutes of Health
INBRE Scholars Program 2012 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Alexander Stock – A first glance at neurosensory miRNA knockout mice National Institutes of Health
Outstanding Undergraduate Research in Biological Sciences UNMC Biomedical Research Training Program & the MD/PhD Scholars Program Award: *Zachariah Holmes, *Katie Del Vecchio, Jodi Monahan, *Chris Carlson, Juliane Soukup and Garrett Soukup. "Effect of microRNA-183 family on expression of genes that reinforce neurosensory cell fate in the inner ear." Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, NE Nebraska Academy of Sciences
Creighton University Research Award Creighton University Research Award
Richard Holland Future Scientist Award *Zachariah Holmes, Juliane Soukup and Garrett Soukup. Effect of microRNA-183 family on expression of genes that reinforce neurosensory cell fate in the inner ear. Tenth Annual Nebraska IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Meeting, Grand Island, NE Nebraska IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Meeting
INBRE Scholars Program 2011 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Zachariah Holmes – Effect of microRNA-183 family on expression of genes that reinforce neurosensory cell fate in the inner ear National Institutes of Health
INBRE Scholars Program 2011 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Katie Del Vecchio - A Putative Mammalian Riboswitch in the Spermine Biosynthetic Pathway National Institutes of Health
INBRE Scholars Program 2011 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Christina Nguyen - Structural Characterization and Analysis of Pre-Queuosine Riboswitch National Institutes of Health
Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship 2011 Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship awarded by the Creighton University College of Arts & Sciences to Shweta Goswami – Evolutionary Conservation of a Potential Mammalian Riboswitch College of Arts & Sciences
INBRE Scholars Program 2010 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Katie Del Vecchio - Validation of hair cell microRNA target genes involved in inner ear development and function National Institutes of Health
INBRE Scholars Program 2010 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Trang Ngoc Nguyen – Effect of prosensory cell-specific Dicer conditional knockout on mouse inner ear development National Institutes of Health
Richard Holland Future Scientist Award 2010 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Trang Ngoc Nguyen – Effect of prosensory cell-specific Dicer conditional knockout on mouse inner ear development - WON THIRD PLACE FOR HER ORAL PRESENTATION – RICHARD HOLLAND FUTURE SCIENTIST AWARD
Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship 2010 Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship awarded by the Creighton University College of Arts & Sciences to Donald Schrack – Structural Characterization and Analysis of Pre-Queuosine Riboswitch College of Arts & Sciences
Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship 2010 Ferlic Summer Research Fellowship awarded by the Creighton University College of Arts & Sciences to Erin Johnson - Antibiotic Development by Investigation of the glmS Riboswitch College of Arts & Sciences
INBRE Scholars Program 2010 National Institutes of Health INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) Summer Fellowship awarded to Andrew Kavan – Evolutionary Conservation of a Potential Animal/Mammalian Riboswitch National Institutes of Health
Chosen for SciMix Poster Presentation *Kelley Wanzeck, *Natalie Erbs, *Katie Del Vecchio, and Juliane K. Soukup. Structure and Function of a Potential Mammalian Riboswitch. 239th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2010. PRESENTATION PROMOTED TO SPECIAL SCI MIXER POSTER SESSION ON THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE CONFERENCE American Chemical Society
Nominee for Creighton University Research Award Creighton University Research Award
Nominee for Carnegie Foundation U.S. Professors of the Year award Chosen as a representative from Creighton to be nominated for Carnegie Foundation U.S. Professors of the Year award