Elijah Hayes

Special Issue Published as part of ACS Chemical Biology special issue “Lipids and Lipidation”. Cholesterol 25-hydroxylase (CH25H) is a member of the diiron lipid oxidases, a family of 12 human enzymes that use a nonheme diiron catalytic center to hydroxylate or desaturate sterols, fatty acids, and sphingolipids. (1,2) Each diiron lipid oxidase is an ER-resident transmembrane protein that relies on cytochrome b5-like proteins for turnover, making them challenging to study in purified form.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (5/17/24)---Concordia had a pair of field athletes receive USTFCCCA North All-Region honors for finishing in the Top 5 of an event during the outdoor season. Senior Cooper Folkestad (Wadena, Minn./Wadena-Deer Creek HS) and first-year thrower Elijah Hayes (Fargo, N.D./Fargo Davies HS) earned outdoor All-Region honors for the first time in their careers.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (5/10/24)---Day 1 of the MIAC Championship Meet belonged to a pair of Cobber athletes on different ends of the collegiate spectrum – and both athletes used their final attempt on Friday to come away with event wins. Senior Cooper Folkestad pulled a Willis Reed (Google it) and limped into the shot put circle for one more attempt in the shot put and uncorked his best-ever distance to win the event.