Research Groups

The members of the B3 initiative and their respective research interests are:

Faculty Name

Department

Research Focus Areas

Amadee Des Georges 

Chemistry/Biochem

Protein synthesis, ion channels.

Anu Janakiraman

Biology

Bacterial cytokinesis, tyrosine kinase signaling.

Daniel Keedy

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Protein structural flexibility, temperature-dependent X-ray crystallorgraphy, and allosteric regulation 

David Jeruzalmi

Chemistry/Biochem

DNA replication and repair.

George John

Chemistry/Biochem

Oleogels, antibacterial paints, and oil spill recovery materials.

Kevin Gardner

Chemistry/Biochem

Environmentally-switched protein/protein interaction domains.

Kevin Ryan

Chemistry/Biochem

RNA processing, and olfactory molecular recognition.

M. Lane Gilchrist

Chem Engineering

Biomembrane systems for microdevices, 3D biomaterials.

Marilyn Gunner

Physics

Transmembrane proton pumping through proteins.

Paul Gottlieb

Pathobiology

Viral pathogenicity, structure, and assembly.

Ranajeet Ghose

Chemistry/Biochem

Structure, dynamics, and regulation of proteins.

Raymond Tu

Chem Engineering

Biosensors, drug delivery vehicles, and molecular electronics.

Reza Khayat

Chemistry/Biochem

Host-pathogen interactions, cytoskeletal regulation.

Ronald Koder

Physics

Protein design, bionanotechnology, biomaterials, solar energy.

Ruth Stark

Chemistry/Biochem

Lipid metabolism, plant polymer membranes and fungal melanins.

Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle                                       

ASRC Structural Biology Initiative                                    

Protein and RNA granules, intracellular liquid organelles                                                                  

Themis Lazaridis

Chemistry/Biochem

Recognition of peptides and proteins by membranes.

Zimei Bu

Chemistry/Biochem

Molecular machines and switches.

   

 

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