Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Douglas Covey, PhD
Professor
- Email: dcovey@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Medicinal chemistry of steroids
Key words
cholesterol, ion channel, medicinal chemistry, neurobiology, pharmacology, steroids
Clair Crewe, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: clair.crewe@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Understanding extracellular vesicle (EV)-mediated signaling during homeostatic and pathologic metabolic regulation
Key words
Erika Crouch, PhD, MD
Professor
- Email: crouch@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Structure and function of surfactant protein D (SP-D)
Key words
biochemistry, carbohydrate, gene expression, immunology, lipids
Jianmin Cui, PhD
Professor on the Spencer T. Olin Endowment
- Email: jcui@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences
Research summary
Molecular basis of bioelectricity and related diseases in nervous and cardiovascular systems; ion channel function and modulation; discovery of drugs that target ion channels
Key words
allosteric regulation, calcium, drug mechanisms, epilepsy, ion channel, structure-function analysis
Yifan Dai, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: dyifan@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
My lab aims to establish the fundamental principles of intracellular physical chemistry and electrochemical functions of macromolecular complexes, and design synthetic proteins as therapeutics for condensate-dependent diseases.
Key words
molecular biology; physical chemistry; biochemistry; biophysics; synthetic biology; electrochemistry; phase transition; condensates
Nicholas Davidson, MD
Professor
- Email: nod@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Research summary
Mammalian gene expression: Regulation through mRNA editing and RNA stabilization
Key words
gene expression, RNA, cancer, mRNA editing, mRNA stability
Albert Davis, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: albert.a.davis@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of protein aggregation and neurodegeneration in Parkinson disease and dementia with Lewy bodies
Key words
Naomi Dirckx, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: dirckx@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Research summary
Key words
Ram Dixit, PhD
Professor and Biology Department Chair
- Email: ramdixit@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Molecular mechanisms of cytoskeleton organization and function
Key words
cytoskeleton, molecular motors, cell morphogenesis, cell wall biogenesis, plant biology
Sergej Djuranovic, PhD
Professor
- Email: sergej.djuranovic@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Molecular mechanisms of translational control
Key words
biochemistry, miRNA, RNA, Ribosome, translation, gene expression, translational control, cancer, malaria