Genome Biochemistry faculty

MCB Genome Biochemistry faculty

Carl Bauer

Carl Bauer

Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Adjunct, Biology

Research Interests
regulation of gene expression by environmental factors such as light and oxygen; differentiation of bacteria into different cell types

Kay Choi

Kay Choi

Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Research Interests
Replication mechanism of RNA viruses; Structure and function of viral RNA; Development of RNA scaffolds to facilitate structure determination by X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy

Matthew L. Bochman

Matthew L. Bochman

Director of Graduate Studies, Biochemistry Graduate Program

Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Affiliate, Biology

Research Interests
maintenance of genomic integrity with a focus on DNA helicases and other factors involved in DNA replication, recombination, and repair; the evolution of DNA helicases

Jim Drummond

Jim Drummond

Chair, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Adjunct, Biology

Research Interests
limited alphabet coding sequences and proteins: a minimalist approach to structure and function

Hengyao Niu

Hengyao Niu

Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Affiliate Assistant Professor, Biology

Research Interests
detection and repair of DNA breaks with a focus on Homologous Recombination (HR) mediated DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair; interplay of DNA repair machinery and chromatin structures

Craig Pikaard

Craig Pikaard

Distinguished Professor, Biology/Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Carlos O. Miller Professor, Biology/Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Research Interests
mechanisms of RNA-mediated gene silencing and large-scale epigenetic control