Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
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Faculty
The following is an alphabetical list of active MCB faculty members in the division and brief descriptions of their research. Additional faculty lists are available using the following links:
Emeriti and Professors of the Graduate School | Secondary Divisional Affiliates
Stephen Brohawn
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular basis of sensory transduction and cellular electrical signaling
Carlos Bustamante
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Raymond and Beverly Sackler Chair and Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Structural characterization of nucleo-protein assemblies
Jamie H. D. Cate
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Basis for Protein Synthesis by the Ribosome
Kathleen Collins
Walter and Ruth Schubert Family Chair, Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biology, biochemistry, and biotechnology of retroelements, retroelement reverse transcriptases, and functional RNAs
Nicholas Ingolia
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular basis and physiological roles of the Translational control of gene expression through global and genome-wide analyses
Ehud Isacoff
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Ion channel function and synaptic plasticity
John Kuriyan
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Chancellor's Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Structural and functional studies of signal transduction and DNA replication
Bronwyn Lucas
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
In cell structural biology
Michael Marletta
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Structure/Function Relationships in Proteins; Enzyme Catalysis; Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Signaling
Andreas Martin
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Energy-dependent proteases and molecular machines
Sabeeha Merchant
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biochemistry of metals; photosynthesis and bioenergy; genomics of algae
Evan Miller
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Chemical biology, neuroscience, organic chemistry, fluorescence, imaging
Eva Nogales
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Structure-function of macromolecular assemblies: cytoskeleton self-assembly and nucleic acid transactions
James Nuñez
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Epigenome editing, epigenetic memory and inheritance; CRISPR technology development
Eunyong Park
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Structure and mechanism of membrane transport proteins; cryo-EM; biochemistry; biophysics
Daniel Portnoy
Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular and cellular basis of microbial pathogenesis
Donald Rio
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular genetics; transposable elements; RNA splicing
David Savage
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Synthetic biology and metabolism.
Ahmet Yildiz
Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Structural mechanism of molecular motors. High resolution imaging of subcellular structures
Emeriti and Professors of the Graduate School
Mark Alper
Adjunct Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biochemistry; biomolecular materials
Bruce N. Ames
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Mechanisms of aging. Mitochondrial decay in aging. Oxidants and antioxidants in DNA damage. Micronutrient deficiencies and DNA damage. Chronic inflammation and Cancer.
Giovanna Ferro-Luzzi Ames
Professor Emerita of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Bacterial molecular biology; membranes
Michael Chamberlin
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Nucleic acids; gene expression
Peter Duesberg
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
The cancer karyotype: What it is and what it does
Robert Glaeser
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Cryo-EM of multiprotein complexes; membrane proteins; structural biology; biophysics; advancing the capabilities of high-resolution cryo-EM in biology.
Caroline Kane
Professor Emerita of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Eukaryotic gene regulation during transcript elongation
Judith Klinman
Professor Emerita of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Principles of catalytic and regulatory mechanisms in enzyme-catalyzed reactions
Stuart Linn
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Enzymology of DNA metabolism
Hiroshi Nikaido
Professor of the Graduate School Division of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Membrane biochemistry; bacterial physiology
Edward Penhoet
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Jeremy Thorner
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Signal transduction mechanisms; biochemistry; molecular genetics; cell biology
Qiang Zhou
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biochemistry of HIV gene expression and transcriptional elongation
David Zusman
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Microbial development; molecular genetics
Secondary Divisional Affiliates
The following faculty have a secondary affiliation with the Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology division.
G. Steven Martin
Professor Emeritus of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology
Cell biology; tumor virology
Randy Schekman
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology
Organelle assembly; protein transport
Roberto Zoncu
Professor of Molecular Therapeutics
How organelles sense nutrients and regulate cellular growth