Faculty
The Center boasts an interdisciplinary faculty from the Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry and Physics Departments.
Expertise: Cellular organization and behavior in the Archaea domain of life
Expertise: Cytoskeletal mechanisms controlling cell morphogenesis
Expertise: Repair of broken chromosomes and triggering of the DNA damage response
Expertise: Fluidics, magnetics, surface and biomolecular chemistry; development of novel tools at the intersection of engineering, chemistry and biology to address challenges in human health
Expertise: Molecular neurobiology and RNA metabolism
Expertise: Genomics of brain development
Expertise: Gene expression in cellular stress responses
Expertise: Mitochondrial genetics and metabolism; development of mitochondrial dysfunction suppressor-based therapeutics for neurodegenerative disease
Expertise: Mapping the functional repertoire of (bio)inorganic systems and protein metallocofactors; paradigms of (bio)catalysts relevant to human health and the environment
Expertise: Biological redox enzymes structure and mechanism
Expertise: Molecular mechanisms of gene silencing and epigenetic inheritance
Expertise: Endosomal membrane traffic in neurons
Expertise: Mechanisms of protein folding in the cell
Expertise: Mechanics of cell and tissue development; collective behaviors in living systems
Faculty Emeriti
Expertise: Super-resolution light microscopy and the structure of the synapse
Expertise: Genetics and molecular biology of bacteria and yeast
Expertise: Studies of protein structure and function, development of methods to treat age-related neurodegenerative diseases
Expertise: Developmental immunology and immunogenetics
Expertise: Studies of protein structure and function, enzyme mechanisms and protein-ligand and protein-protein interactions