Ewa (Ava) A Bienkiewicz Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Director, Biomedical Proteomics Laboratory
ewa.bienkiewicz@med.fsu.edu
850-645-1482
Appointment: Department of Biomedical Sciences
Courses: Microanatomy, Pathology, Physiology, Biomedical Research Techniques, Biochemistry Directed Individual Studies, consultation and instruction in proteomics
Job Description
Dr. Bienkiewicz's position combines directorship of the Biomedical Proteomics Laboratory and independent research. She is also involved in teaching of medical students and Ph.D. candidates in Biomedical Sciences.
Biosketch
Prior to arrival at Florida State University, Dr. Bienkiewicz held a research assistant professor position at Colorado State University, where she conducted research and participated in undergraduate and graduate-level teaching in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. In 2001-2004, she served as Director of FSU's Physical Biochemistry Facility at the Institute of Molecular Biophysics. Dr. Bienkiewicz joined the faculty of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the College of Medicine in July 2004.
Service
2008-2009   By-Laws and Policy Committee
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University
2005-2006   Equipment and Facilities Committee
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University
2001-2004   Chemical Safety Officer for the Institute of Molecular Biophysics,
Florida State University
1995-1996   Student Representative to the Graduate Affairs Committee,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Colorado State University
1994-1995   President of the Biochemistry Graduate Student Club,
Colorado State University
Honors/Awards

AWARDS
1995           Preecha Kownin Memorial Award for Outstanding Graduate Student
1995-1997   Three GAANN Program of the Department of Education Travel Awards
1994           Finalist in the Cell and Molecular Biology Program Research Competition
(Second Prize), Colorado State University
1993-1994   Colorado Institute for Research in Biotechnology (CIRB) Fellowship
1994           American Institute of Chemists Outstanding Senior Award in Biochemistry

HONORS
1996           The Honor Society of Sigma Xi
1992           The Honor Society of Phi Beta Kappa
1992           The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
1992           Dean's Honor Roll for the College of Natural Sciences
1991           Dean's Honor Roll for the College of Natural Sciences
Memberships
1992-          American Association for the Advancement of Science
2005-          American Society for Mass Spectrometry
2004-          The Protein Society
Research Focus
Dr. Bienkiewicz's research is in the area of protein misfolding in disease, with the focus on Alzheimer’s disease and prion-associated disorders.
Publications

Vedrana Marin, Mohammad K. Ali, Jindong Xu, Bradley Groveman, Ewa A. Bienkiewicz, and Xian-Min Yu, (2009) Activity-dependent unfolding of Src kinase, (in preparation).

Richard J. Chi, Alanna R. Simon, Ewa A. Bienkiewicz, Augustine Felix, and Thomas C. S. Keller III (2008) Smooth muscle titin Zq domain interaction with the smooth muscle alpha-actinin central rod, J Biol Chem., 283, 20959-67. Epub 2008 Jun 2.

Vijayaraghavan Rangachari, Vedrana Marin, Ewa A. Bienkiewicz, Luis Guerrero, John F. Love, John R. Murphy, and Timothy Logan (2005) Sequence of ligand binding and structure change in Dyphtheria toxin repressor upon activation by divalent transition metals, Biochemistry, 44, 5672-5682.

Gregory P. Wylie, Vijayaraghavan Rangachari, Ewa A. Bienkiewicz, Vedrana Marin, Nilakshee Bhattacharya, John F. Love, John R. Murphy, and Timothy M. Logan (2005) Prolylpeptide binding by the prokaryotic SH3-like domain of the Dyphtheria toxin repressor: A regulatory switch, Biochemistry, 44, 40-51.

Stephen R. Brych, Vikash Dubey, Ewa A. Bienkiewicz, Jihun Lee, Timothy M. Logan, and Michael Blaber (2004) Symmetric primary and tertiary structure mutations within a symmetric superfold: A solution and not a constraint to achieving a foldable peptide?, J. Mol. Biol., 344, 769-80.

Ewa A. Bienkiewicz, Joshua N. Adkins & Kevin J. Lumb (2002) Functional consequences of preorganized helical structure in the intrinsically disordered cell-cycle inhibitor p27Kip1, Biochemistry, 41, 752-759.

Ewa A. Bienkiewicz, A-Young Moon Woody & Robert W. Woody (2000) Conformation of the RNA polymerase II C terminal domain: circular dichroism of long and short fragments, J. Mol. Biol., 297, 119-133.

Ewa A. Bienkiewicz & Kevin J. Lumb (1999) The random coil chemical shifts of phosphorylated amino acids, J. Biomol. NMR, 15, 203-206.

Ewa A. Bienkiewicz & Robert W. Woody (1997) Reevaluation of the solution structure of acyl carrier protein, Biospectroscopy, 3, 171-181.
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