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  1. Jonathan Beckwith, PhD

    Study cellular processes in bacteria: protein folding, reduction and formation of protein disulfide bonds, membrane protein dynamics

    Investigate fundamental molecular processes, including protein folding and disulfide bond formation, using E. coli as a model system

  2. Howard Berg, PhD

    Bacterial Motility: Motor Response Based on Sensory Input

    The Berg lab studies the motile behavior of bacteria in order to understand how cells sense and respond to changes in their environment. Processing external cues is a problem encountered by ...

  3. James Chou, PhD

    NMR spectroscopy and membrane protein structure; viral ion channels; antiviral compounds

    Apply advanced technologies to the reconstitution and structural biochemistry of membrane proteins, with a focus on viral ion channels; analyze the structure of membrane proteins at the level of ...

  4. Philippe Cluzel, PhD

    Real-time analysis of signal transduction and genetic networks at the single cell level

    Investigating genome-wide transcriptional dynamics, and studying multi-drug resistance in bacteria.

  5. Victoria D'Souza, PhD

    Structural biology of retroviruses

    The D’Souza laboratory investigates the structural basis of retroviral replication, including the initiation of reverse transcription and translation of viral genes. Understanding the ...

  6. Ronald Desrosiers, PhD

    HIV and AIDS: vaccine; persistent immune response

    Develop new strategies for blunting viral replication and bolstering the immune system’s ability to eradicate viral-infected T-cell reservoirs. 

  7. David Evans, PhD

    HIV infection and AIDS vaccine development

    Investigate new approaches for AIDS vaccine development using SIV infection of non-human primates as a model system.  

  8. Michael Farzan, PhD

    VIRAL ENTRY AND ANTI-VIRAL STRATEGIES Viral Receptors; HIV Therapy; Dengue Virus; SARS; Ebola Virus

    Undertake translational studies geared toward the development of novel peptide mimetic inhibitors of HlV binding to its cell surface receptor, modeled after the CD4 and CCR5 HIV receptor/co-receptor; ...

  9. Karine Gibbs, PhD

    Explores Identity and Territory in the Social World of Bacteria

    Investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the ability of bacterial cells to discriminate self from non-self; study the bacterium Proteus mirabilis, a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that ...

  10. James Hogle, PhD

    Virus structure, mechanism of entry into cells, and replication

    Perform studies on poliovirus infection; investigate the proteomic composition of virus-laden membrane vesicles; study the herpes simplex virus replication complex and nuclear egress ...