Radolf Lab
The Radolf laboratory focuses on the pathogenic spirochetes Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agents of syphilis and Lyme disease, respectively. The major objective of our syphilis research is to elucidate the ultrastructure and function of T. pallidum's highly unusual outer membrane and rare outer membrane proteins. With Lyme disease, our major objective is to elucidate the genetic programs that enable B. burgdorferi to transit back and forth from...
Research in the Molecular Biology and Biophysics department focuses on understanding the proteins and pathways affected in human disease. From the structural biology of cancer drug targets to the mechanistic interplay between viruses and human cells, MBB labs study the basic molecular processes underlying human illnesses.
Our department can be divided into five thematic areas:
