Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Tamara Doering, MD, PhD
Alumni Endowed Professor
- Email: doering@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Cell Biology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Biology and pathogenesis of the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans
Key words
biochemistry, biosynthetic pathways, cell biology, eukaryotic pathogen, gene regulation, genomic variants, glycobiology, host-pathogen interactions, microbial pathogenesis, pathogenic fungi, sterol transport, yeast
Gabor Egervari, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: gabor@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
We aim to understand how metabolism influences epigenetics, gene expression and behavior, particularly in the context of substance use disorders and neurodegeneration
Key words
Metabolism, epigenetics, alcohol, addiction, neurodegeneration, Alzheimer’s
Adam Eggebrecht, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: aeggebre@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Developing novel tools that extend mapping of brain function beyond current limitations
Key words
Bahaa Elgendy, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: belgendy@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Medicinal chemistry with a broad goal of drug design and organic synthesis
Key words
Elliot Elson, PhD
Professor Emeritus
- Email: elson@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Mechanical properties of reconstituted tissues; fluctuation spectroscopy of protein interactions
Key words
cytoskeleton, signal transduction, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, tissue engineering, cell/tissue mechanics
Alex Evers, MD
Henry Mallinckrodt Professor and Head
- Email: eversa@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Molecular mechanisms of anesthetic action - Proteomics of GABAA receptors
Key words
Anesthetics, photolabeling, mass spectrometry, proteomics
Daved Fremont, PhD
Professor
- Email: fremont@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Mechanisms of host immunity and viral evasion
Key words
immunology, virology, structural biology, viral immune evasion, cytokine receptors, signaling, protein trafficking
Ziao Fu, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: ziao@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences
Immunology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Dr. Fu’s research focuses on the structural and functional analysis of SPFH family proteins. Using cryo-electron microscopy and cryo-electron tomography, the Fu Lab studies membrane proteins in their native environments to explore their role in cellular signaling and disease
Key words
cryoem structure Ion channel membrane protein cryoet
Eric Galburt, PhD
Professor
- Email: egalburt@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Biophysical studies of transcription initiation in Eukaryotes and Mycobacterial tuberculosis
Key words
biophysics, kinetics, optical and magnetic trapping, transcription, fluorescence
Roberto Galletto, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: galletto@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Mechanistic studies of DNA motor proteins; single Molecule Biochemistry
Key words