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
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
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Research Interests
Microbial structure, function and mechanism; evolution of chaperonin Hsp60; cryo-EM studies of human mitochondrial Hsp60
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
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
Faculty Co-Director, Electron Microscopy Center
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Research Interests
utilizes cryo-electron microscopy, x-ray crystallography, and bioinformatics to elucidate the structures of complex macromolecular assemblies and machines; virus structure and the general principles by which viruses self-assemble; how virus self-assembly strategies can be targeted in the design of anti-viral therapeutics and the construction of nanomachines
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
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
Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Adjunct, Biology
Adjunct, Chemistry
Research Interests
biophysics of virus assembly related to virus biology; development of antiviral strategies, and construction of virus nanostructures
Professor of Practice, Biotechnology
Adjunct Professor
Research Interests
define mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria; determine the susceptibility of resistant pathogens to new antibiotics
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Research Interests
protein structure-based drug design targeting cells involved in epithelial cancer and autoinflammatory disease, biochemical, mechanistic, and X-ray crystallographic analyses of regulatory RNAs; developing riboswitch-based molecular sensors
Provost Professor, Chemistry
Research Interests
virus-based biomaterials; biophotonics; biophysical chemistry of virus self-assembly; methodologies for measuring microscopic dynamics in supramolecular complexes
Distinguished Professor
Lilly Chemistry Alumni Professor, Chemistry
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
metal sensor proteins in pathogenic bacteria; NMR structural studies of regulatory RNAs in mammalian RNA viruses
Assistant Vice President for Centers and Core Facilities, IU Research
Professor, Biology
Research Interests
regulation of chromatin structure and gene expression by epigenetic modifications
Professor, Biology
Research Interests
virus assembly and spread
Professor, Chemistry
Affiliate, Biology
Research Interests
specific recognition by proteins of biologically relevant ligands; bacterial chromosome segregation; coiled coil proteins; structure and function of condensins and other structural maintenance of chromosomes proteins
Standiford H. Cox Professor, Chemistry
Affiliate, Biology
Research Interests
synthesis, study, and design of antibiotics that inhibit bacterial cell wall biosynthesis; peptidoglycan biosynthesis and bacterial cell morphology; development of HBV capsid-binding probes and assembly-directed antivirals; oxidized phospholipids in disease and diagnostics
Professor, Biology
Adjunct Core Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Research Interests
physiology, molecular genetics, and pathogenesis of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus); genomics and bioinformatics, Microbial Cell Biology; environmental responses; microbial interactions and pathogenesis
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