Molecular and Membrane Biophysics
The following 26 faculty members are pursuing research related to this topic.
Adams, Erin J - Assistant ProfessorStructure and biochemistry of proteins involved in immunological recognition. Characterization of gamma delta T cell receptors and their ligands and activating and inhibitory receptors involved in the innate immune response.
Bezanilla, Francisco - ProfessorBiophysics and dynamics of ion channels
Crosson, Sean - Assistant ProfessorDeciphering the Structure, Function, and Topology of Microbial Signaling Systems
Getz, Godfrey S - ProfessorStructure and function of apolipoproteins in lipoprotein assembly, and in atherosclerosis and Alzheimers disease pathogenesis.
Glick, Benjamin S - ProfessorBiogenesis of secretory pathway organelles in yeast and mammalian cells, and directed evolution of fluorescent proteins.
Gupta, Mohan L - Assistant Professor Mechanisms that regulate microtubule functions / interactions; roles of motor proteins in controlling microtubule dynamics; approaches range from in-vivo live cell imaging and functional assays to in-vitro single molecule analysis.
Kent, Stephen B.H. - ProfessorApplication of chemistry to the study of proteins. Chemical protein synthesis. Protein mass spectrometry. Functional Proteomics. Mechanism of enzyme catalysis.
Koide, Shohei - Associate ProfessorProtein engineering and design. Peptide self-assembly mechanism and folding. Structural biology of signaling proteins. NMR spectroscopy.
Kossiakoff, Anthony A - ProfessorStructure and function of hormone-receptor interactions, enzyme-inhibitor interfaces, and synthetic proteins.
Kovar, David - Assistant ProfessorBiochemical mechanisms of actin filament assembly.
Kron, Stephen J - Associate ProfessorSignal transduction, cell cycle control, and checkpoints. Technology for proteomics, drug discovery and systems biology.
Makinen, Marvin W - ProfessorElectron magnetic resonance; enzyme mechanisms; metalloenzymes; molecular dynamics; structural basis of enzyme action.
Meredith, Stephen C - ProfessorProtein aggregation and amyloid fibril structure; peptide synthesis; lipoprotein structure.
Mets, Laurens - Associate ProfessorChloroplast biogenesis and genetics; biochemical genetics and photophysics of photosynthesis; correlated genomic and genetic analysis.
Moffat, Keith - ProfessorSynchrotron radiation; time-resolved macromolecular crystallography; light-sensitive proteins
Nash, Piers - Assistant ProfessorModular protein interaction domains in signal transduction and the cell cycle.
Pan, Tao - ProfessorRNA genomics, RNA epigenetics, RNA folding
Perozo, Eduardo - ProfessorStructure and Dynamics of Ion Channels and transporters
Piccirilli, Joseph A - Associate ProfessorChemistry/biochemistry of nucleic acids; structure and mechanism of ribozymes (catalytic RNA); bioorganic chemistry.
Preuss, Daphne - ProfessorGenetic analysis of fertilization in Arabidopsis reproduction. Structure and function of plant centromeres.
Rice, Phoebe A - Associate ProfessorWe study mechanisms of DNA recombination and protein-DNA recognition, combining the tools of biochemistry and x-ray crystallography.
Rock, Ronald S - Assistant ProfessorMolecular motors; cytoskeletal organization; single-molecule biophysics
Roux, Benoit - ProfessorTheoretical and computational studies of the structure, dynamics and function of biological macromolecular systems.
Sosnick, Tobin R - ProfessorProtein and RNA/ribozyme folding; biological structure and thermodynamics as basis for understanding function.
Staley, Jonathan P - Associate ProfessorPre-mRNA splicing: quality control, signal transduction, intron function and snRNA function. Approaches include genetics, genomics, cell biology and biochemistry in budding yeast.
Taylor, Edwin W - ProfessorMolecular mechanism of muscle contraction, nonmuscle actomyosin, cell motility, microfilaments, and microtubules