Peer-Reviewed Publications
Dries, D. R.; Bell, J.; Bell, J. E. Types of CUREs: From First Year to Capstone. In Molecular Life Science CUREs: Design, Implementation, and Assessment; Martinez-Vaz, B., Bell, J. E., Eds.;
American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., 2025; Vol. 1493. DOI: 10.1021/bk-2025-1493.ch004
Dries, D. R.; Beckham, J. T.; Vater, A.; Austin, S. CUREs: Networks and Communities. In Molecular Life Science CUREs: Design, Implementation, and Assessment; Martinez-Vaz, B., Bell, J. E., Eds.;
American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., 2025. DOI: 10.1021/bk-2025-1493.ch007
Beckham, J. T.; Dries, D. R.; Hall, B. L.; Mitton-Fry, R. M.; Engelman, S.; Burch, C.; Acevedo, R.; Mertz, P.; Vardar-Ulu, D.; Agrawal, S.; Fox, K.; Austin, S.; Franzen, M. A.; Jakubowski, H. V.; Novak, W. R. P.; Roberts, R.; Roca, A. I.; Procko, K. Seeing Eye-to-Eye? Comparing Faculty and Student Perceptions of Biomolecular Visualization Assessments.
Education Sciences 2024, 14 (1), 94. DOI: 10.3390/educsci14010094
Tyler, L.; Kennelly, P. J.; Engelman, S.; Block, K. F.; Bobenko, J. C.; Catalano, J.; Jones, J. A.; Kanipes-Spinks, M. I.; Lim, Y. M.; Loertscher, J.; Olafimihan, T.; Reiss, H.; Upchurch-Poole, T. L.; Wei, Y.; Linenberger Cortes, K. J.; Del Gaizo Moore, V.; Dries, D. R. Evolution of a Self-Renewing, Participant-Centered Workshop Series in BMB Assessment.
Biochem. Mol. Biol. Educ. 2024, 52 (1), 58–69. DOI: 10.1002/bmb.21789
Lim, Y. M.; Dries, D. R. Standards for the Doctoral Degrees in the Molecular Biosciences: Recommendations of the Education and Training Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB).
Biochem. Mol. Biol. Educ.2023, 51 (4), 360-369. DOI: 10.1002/bmb.21731.
Williams, U. J.; Dries, D. R. Supporting Fledgling Scientists: The Importance of Autonomy in a Guided-Inquiry Laboratory Course.
J. Chem. Educ. 2022, 99 (2), 701–707. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00835.
Ziedan, Q.; Loerstcher, J.; Wolfson, A. J.; Tansey, J.; Offerdahl, E.; Kennelly, P. J.; Dries, D. R.; Del Gaizo Moore, V.; Dean, D.; Carastro, L. M.; Tyler, T. Development of a Certification Exam to Assess Undergraduate Students’ Proficiency in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Core Concepts.
CBE–Life Sci. Educ. 2021, 20 (2), es6, 1–13. DOI: 10.1187/cbe.19-12-0265
Procko, K.; Engelman, S.; Jakubowski, H. V.; Beckham, J. T.; Dean, D.; Franzen, M.; Novak, W. R. P.; Roberts, R.; Roca, A. I.; Shor, A.; Terrell, C.; Dries, D. R. Meeting Report: BioMolViz Workshops for Developing Assessments of Biomolecular Visual Literacy.
Biochem. Mol. Biol. Educ. 2021, 49 (2), 278–286. DOI: 10.1002/bmb.21440
Dutta, S.; Dries, D. R. Virtual Exploration of Biomolecular Structure and Function. In Biochemistry Education: Discussions of the Classroom and Laboratory Learning Environments; Bussey, T., Cortes, K., Eds.;
American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., 2020. DOI: 10.1021/bk-2019-1337.ch002
Procko, K.; Bell, J.; Benore, M.; Booth, R.; Del Gaizo Moore, V.; Dries, D. R.; Martin, D.; Mertz, P.; Offerdahl, E.; Payne, M.; Vega, Q.; Provost, J. Moving Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Courses Online in Times of Disruption. Recommended Practices and Resources: A Collaboration with the Faculty Community and ASBMB.
Biochem. Mol. Biol. Educ. 2020, 48 (5), 421–427. DOI: 10.1002/bmb.21354
Procko, K.; Bell, J.; Benore, M.; Booth, R.; Del Gaizo Moore, V.; Dries, D. R.; Martin, D.; Mertz, P.; Offerdahl, E.; Payne, M.; Vega, Q.; Provost, J. Online Teaching: Practices and Resources.
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, March 19, 2020. https://www.asbmb.org/education/online-teaching (accessed 2025-07-21).
Procko, K.; Dean, D.; Dries, D.; Franzen, M.; Jakubowski, H. Creating Accessible Tools for Molecular Visualization Instruction.
PDB Newsletter 2019, Winter (80).
Forero, D. A.; López-León, S.; González-Giraldo, Y.; Dries, D. R.; Pereira-Morales, A. J.; Jiménez, K. M.; Franco-Restrepo, J. E. APOE Gene and Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Endophenotypes: A Comprehensive Review.
Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2018, 177 (2), 126–142. DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32516
Dries, D. R.; Dean, D. M.; Listenberger, L. L.; Novak, W. R. P.; Franzen, M. A.; Craig, P. A. An Expanded Framework for Biomolecular Visualization in the Classroom: Learning Goals and Competencies.
Biochem. Mol. Biol. Educ. 2017, 45 (1), 69–75. DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20991
Dries, D. R.; Zhu, Y.; Brooks, M. M.; Forero, D. A.; Adachi, M.; Cenik, B.; West, J. M.; Arbella, J.; Han, Y. H.; Yu, C.; Nordin, A.; Adolfsson, R.; Del-Favero, J.; Lu, Q. R.; Callaerts, P.; Birnbaum, S. G.; Yu, G. Loss of Nicastrin from Oligodendrocytes Results in Hypomyelination and Schizophrenia with Compulsive Behavior.
J. Biol. Chem. 2016, 291 (31), 11647–11656. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M116.715078
Dries, D. R.; Yu, G. The What, Where, and How of gamma-Secretase Complex Assembly. In Advances in Alzheimer Research; Lahiri, D. K., Ed.;
Bentham Science: Oak Park, IL, 2013. DOI: 10.2174/9781608054954113010010
Lee, S. F.; Srinivasan, B.; Sephton, C. F.; Dries, D. R.; Wang, B.; Yu, C.; Wang, Y.; Dewey, C. M.; Shah, S.; Jiang, J.; Yu, G. -Secretase-Regulated Proteolysis of the Notch Receptor by Mitochondrial Intermediate Peptidase.
J. Biol. Chem. 2011, 286 (31), 27447–27453. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M111.243154
Cenik, B.; Sephton, C. F.; Dewey, C. M.; Xian, X.; Wei, S.; Yu, K.; Niu, W.; Coppola, G.; Coughlin, S. E.; Lee, S. E.; Dries, D. R.; Almeida, S.; Geschwind, D. H.; Gao, F. B.; Miller, B. L.; Farese, R. V.; Posner, B. A.; Yu, G.; Herz, J. SAHA (VORINOSTAT) Upregulates Progranulin Transcription: A Rational Therapeutic Approach to Frontotemporal Dementia.
J. Biol. Chem. 2011, 286 (18), 16101–16108. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M110.193433
Dewey, C. M.; Cenik, B.; Sephton, C. F.; Dries, D. R.; Mayer, P. R., III; Good, S. K.; Johnson, B. A.; Herz, J.; Yu, G. TDP-43 Is Directed to Stress Granules by Sorbitol, a Novel Physiological Osmotic and Oxidative Stressor.
Mol. Cell. Biol. 2011, 31 (5), 1098–108. DOI: 10.1128/MCB.01279-10
Mayer, P. R., III; Huang, N.; Dewey, C. M.; Dries, D. R.; Zhang, H.; Yu, G. Expression, Localization and Biochemical Characterization of NMN Adenylyltransferase 2.
J. Biol. Chem. 2010, 285 (51), 40387–40396. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M110.178913
Dries, D. R.; Shah, S.; Han, Y.-H.; Yu, C.; Yu, S.; Shearman, M. S.; Yu, G. GLU333 of Nicastrin Directly Participates in -Secretase Activity.
J. Biol. Chem. 2009, 284 (43), 29714–29724. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M109.038737
Dries, D. R.; Yu, G. Assembly, Maturation, and Trafficking of the -Secretase Complex in Alzheimer’s Disease.
Alz. Res. 2008, 5 (2), 124–138. DOI: 10.2174/156720508783954695
Dries, D. R.; Newton, A. C. Kinetics and Mechanism of the Interaction of the C1 Domain of Protein Kinase C with Lipid Membranes by Stopped-Flow Spectroscopy.
J. Biol. Chem. 2008, 283 (12), 7885–7893. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M709943200
Dries, D. R.; Gallegos, L. L.; Newton, A. C. A Single Residue in the C1 Domain Sensitizes Novel Protein Kinase C Isoforms to Cellular Diacylglycerol Production.
J. Biol. Chem. 2007, 282 (2), 826–830. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.C600268200
Schmieg, F.; Cataldi, E.; Dries, D. PBL Approaches in Honors Molecular Biology of the Cell.
About Teaching. University of Delaware: Center for Teaching Effectiveness, 2000; No. 54.