Faculty Directory

Primary Appointment

Irina BezsonovaIrina Bezsonova

Research: Structural biology of proteins.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cancer Biology

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Steven Chou

Steven Chou

Research: Structural basis of actin-based cell motility, cytokinesis, and transmembrane signaling.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

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Hamid Eghbalnia

Research: Computational and probabilistic modeling; small molecule characterization.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

Michael Gryk

Research: Three dimensional structure and function of proteins involved in DNA repair.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

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Bing HaoBing Hao

Research: Cell cycle regulation by ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis using x-ray crystallography as a primary tool.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cancer Biology

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Jeffrey Hoch

Research: Biophysical chemistry of proteins.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

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Stephen KingStephen King

Research: Structure and function of microtubule-based molecular motor proteins.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

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Dmitry KorzhnevDmitry Korzhnev

Research: Structural biology of proteins.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cancer Biology

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Mark MaciejewskiMark Maciejewski

Research: Enzymes of DNA replication, repair, and recombination.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics

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Wendy Mok

Research: Investigating how bacteria respond to and survive treatment with antibiotics that target distinct cellular components under different growth niches.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Joana Paulino, Ph.D.

Joana Paulino

Research: Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and Structural Biology and Biophysics

Areas of Research: 
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics

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Wolfgang Peti

Research: Molecular and cellular understanding of eukaryotic and prokaryotic signaling pathways.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Adam SchuylerAdam Schuyler

Research: Computational modeling; multidimensional NMR.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

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Peter SetlowPeter Setlow

Research: Biochemistry of bacterial spore germination.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Bernd Simon

Research: NMR.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

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Suzy TortiSuzy Torti

Research: Regulation of iron metabolism and the relationship between iron and cancer.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology

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Oscar Vargas-Rodriguez

Oscar Vargas-Rodriguez

Research: Adaptative translational mechanisms of microbial pathogens

Areas of Research: 
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Secondary Appointment

Christine BeckChristine Beck

Research: Investigating the mechanisms and consequences of repetitive element-mediated genomic rearrangements.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology
Computation and Modeling

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Melissa J. Caimano, Ph.D.Melissa Caimano

Research: Spirochete research.

Areas of Research: 
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Kimberly DodgeKimberly Dodge-Kafka

Research: Molecular mechanism of signaling pathways in the heart.

Areas of Research:
Cellular Pathways

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Christopher Heinen

Research: Biochemical and cellular defects of the DNA mismatch repair pathway during tumorigenesis.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology

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Julia Oh

Research: Our central goal is to develop microbiome therapeutics to treat human disease. We use diverse tools like genomics and synthetic biology to investigate our microbiome’s role in our health and engineer therapeutics.

Areas of Research:

Cancer Biology
Computation and Modeling
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Read Bio

 

Rebecca Page

Research: Our groups studies cell signaling, focusing on the chemical language that directs how extracellular and intracellular signals are communicated to and within the cell in both space and time.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

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Justin RadolfJustin Radolf

Research: Spirochete research.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Jianbin Ruan

Research: Innate Immunity; Inflammasome; Pore-forming Proteins/Toxins; Host-pathogen Interactions

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Cellular Pathways

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Cancer Biology

Christine BeckChristine Beck

Research: Investigating the mechanisms and consequences of repetitive element-mediated genomic rearrangements.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology
Computation and Modeling

Read Bio

Irina BezsonovaIrina Bezsonova

Research: Structural biology of proteins.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cancer Biology

Read Bio

Steven Chou

Steven Chou

Research: Structural basis of actin-based cell motility, cytokinesis, and transmembrane signaling.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Bing HaoBing Hao

Research: Cell cycle regulation by ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis using x-ray crystallography as a primary tool.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cancer Biology

Read Bio

Christopher Heinen

Research: Biochemical and cellular defects of the DNA mismatch repair pathway during tumorigenesis.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology

Read Bio

Dmitry KorzhnevDmitry Korzhnev

Research: Structural biology of proteins.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cancer Biology

Read Bio

Julia Oh

Research: Our central goal is to develop microbiome therapeutics to treat human disease. We use diverse tools like genomics and synthetic biology to investigate our microbiome’s role in our health and engineer therapeutics.

Areas of Research:

Cancer Biology
Computation and Modeling
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Read Bio

 

Rebecca Page

Research: Our groups studies cell signaling, focusing on the chemical language that directs how extracellular and intracellular signals are communicated to and within the cell in both space and time.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Suzy TortiSuzy Torti

Research: Regulation of iron metabolism and the relationship between iron and cancer.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology

Read Bio

Cellular Pathways

John CarsonJohn Carson

Research: RNA transport in cells of the nervous system.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Steven Chou

Steven Chou

Research: Structural basis of actin-based cell motility, cytokinesis, and transmembrane signaling.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Ann CowanAnn Cowan

Research: Plasma membrane proteins in sperm.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Kimberly DodgeKimberly Dodge-Kafka

Research: Molecular mechanism of signaling pathways in the heart.

Areas of Research:
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Elizabeth Eipper

Research: Biosynthesis and secretion of peptides by neurons and endocrine cells.

Areas of Research:
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Stephen KingStephen King

Research: Structure and function of microtubule-based molecular motor proteins.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Rebecca Page

Research: Our groups studies cell signaling, focusing on the chemical language that directs how extracellular and intracellular signals are communicated to and within the cell in both space and time.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Wolfgang Peti

Research: Molecular and cellular understanding of eukaryotic and prokaryotic signaling pathways.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Jianbin Ruan

Research: Innate Immunity; Inflammasome; Pore-forming Proteins/Toxins; Host-pathogen Interactions

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Computation and Modeling

Christine BeckChristine Beck

Research: Investigating the mechanisms and consequences of repetitive element-mediated genomic rearrangements.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology
Computation and Modeling

Read Bio

John CarsonJohn Carson

Research: RNA transport in cells of the nervous system.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Ann CowanAnn Cowan

Research: Plasma membrane proteins in sperm.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Hamid Eghbalnia

Research: Computational and probabilistic modeling; small molecule characterization.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

Michael Gryk

Research: Three dimensional structure and function of proteins involved in DNA repair.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

Read Bio

Jeffrey Hoch

Research: Biophysical chemistry of proteins.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

Read Bio

Julia Oh

Research: Our central goal is to develop microbiome therapeutics to treat human disease. We use diverse tools like genomics and synthetic biology to investigate our microbiome’s role in our health and engineer therapeutics.

Areas of Research:

Cancer Biology
Computation and Modeling
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Read Bio

 

Adam SchuylerAdam Schuyler

Research: Computational modeling; multidimensional NMR.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

Read Bio

Bernd Simon

Research: NMR.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

Read Bio

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Melissa J. Caimano, Ph.D.Melissa Caimano

Research: Spirochete research.

Areas of Research: 
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Read Bio

Bing HaoBing Hao

Research: Cell cycle regulation by ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis using x-ray crystallography as a primary tool.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cancer Biology

Read Bio

Lawrence KlobutcherLawrence Klobutcher

Research: DNA rearrangement, programmed translational frameshifting, and phagocytosis in ciliated protozoa.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Read Bio

Wendy Mok

Research: Investigating how bacteria respond to and survive treatment with antibiotics that target distinct cellular components under different growth niches.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Read Bio

Julia Oh

Research: Our central goal is to develop microbiome therapeutics to treat human disease. We use diverse tools like genomics and synthetic biology to investigate our microbiome’s role in our health and engineer therapeutics.

Areas of Research:

Cancer Biology
Computation and Modeling
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Read Bio

 

Rebecca Page

Research: Our groups studies cell signaling, focusing on the chemical language that directs how extracellular and intracellular signals are communicated to and within the cell in both space and time.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Joana Paulino, Ph.D.

Joana Paulino

Research: Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and Structural Biology and Biophysics

Areas of Research: 
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics

Read Bio

Wolfgang Peti

Research: Molecular and cellular understanding of eukaryotic and prokaryotic signaling pathways.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Justin RadolfJustin Radolf

Research: Spirochete research.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Read Bio

Jianbin Ruan

Research: Innate Immunity; Inflammasome; Pore-forming Proteins/Toxins; Host-pathogen Interactions

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Peter SetlowPeter Setlow

Research: Biochemistry of bacterial spore germination.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Read Bio

Oscar Vargas-Rodriguez

Oscar Vargas-Rodriguez

Research: Adaptative translational mechanisms of microbial pathogens

Areas of Research: 
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Read Bio

Dr. Sandra WellerSandra Weller

Research: Mechanisms of DNA replication and DNA encapsidation in Herpes Simplex Virus; virus host interactions.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Read Bio

Structural Biology and Biophysics

Irina BezsonovaIrina Bezsonova

Research: Structural biology of proteins.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cancer Biology

Read Bio

John CarsonJohn Carson

Research: RNA transport in cells of the nervous system.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Steven Chou

Steven Chou

Research: Structural basis of actin-based cell motility, cytokinesis, and transmembrane signaling.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Ann CowanAnn Cowan

Research: Plasma membrane proteins in sperm.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Hamid Eghbalnia

Research: Computational and probabilistic modeling; small molecule characterization.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

Michael Gryk

Research: Three dimensional structure and function of proteins involved in DNA repair.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

Read Bio

Bing HaoBing Hao

Research: Cell cycle regulation by ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis using x-ray crystallography as a primary tool.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cancer Biology

Read Bio

Jeffrey Hoch

Research: Biophysical chemistry of proteins.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

Read Bio

Stephen KingStephen King

Research: Structure and function of microtubule-based molecular motor proteins.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Dmitry KorzhnevDmitry Korzhnev

Research: Structural biology of proteins.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cancer Biology

Read Bio

Mark MaciejewskiMark Maciejewski

Research: Enzymes of DNA replication, repair, and recombination.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics

Read Bio

Rebecca Page

Research: Our groups studies cell signaling, focusing on the chemical language that directs how extracellular and intracellular signals are communicated to and within the cell in both space and time.

Areas of Research:
Cancer Biology
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Joana Paulino, Ph.D.

Joana Paulino

Research: Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and Structural Biology and Biophysics

Areas of Research: 
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics

Read Bio

Wolfgang Peti

Research: Molecular and cellular understanding of eukaryotic and prokaryotic signaling pathways.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Jianbin Ruan

Research: Innate Immunity; Inflammasome; Pore-forming Proteins/Toxins; Host-pathogen Interactions

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Adam SchuylerAdam Schuyler

Research: Computational modeling; multidimensional NMR.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

Read Bio

Bernd Simon

Research: NMR.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling

Read Bio

Emeritus

John CarsonJohn Carson

Research: RNA transport in cells of the nervous system.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Ann CowanAnn Cowan

Research: Plasma membrane proteins in sperm.

Areas of Research:
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Computation and Modeling
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Elizabeth Eipper

Research: Biosynthesis and secretion of peptides by neurons and endocrine cells.

Areas of Research:
Cellular Pathways

Read Bio

Lawrence KlobutcherLawrence Klobutcher

Research: DNA rearrangement, programmed translational frameshifting, and phagocytosis in ciliated protozoa.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Read Bio

Dr. Sandra WellerSandra Weller

Research: Mechanisms of DNA replication and DNA encapsidation in Herpes Simplex Virus; virus host interactions.

Areas of Research:
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Read Bio