Research-Active Faculty

All Membrane Transport, Structure, and Function

Chapkin, Robert

Robert Chapkin

University Distinguished Professor | Regents Professor | University Faculty Fellow Professor | Nutrition & Food Science, Biochemistry & Biophysics

Research Focus: proteolipid nanoclustering, membrane therapy , stem cells, exfoliomics and systems biology, aryl hydrocarbon receptor, host-microbe crosstalk, transgenic mouse models, precision nutrition (NOT CURRENTLY TAKING GRADUATE STUDENTS)

Gohil, Vishal

Vishal Gohil

Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Research Focus: mitochondria, mitochondrial respiratory chain, metals, membranes, metabolism, mitochondrial disorders, copper, cardiolipin, elesclomol, menkes disease

Igumenova, Tatyana

Tatyana Igumenova

Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Research Focus: signal transduction, membrane proteins, lipid membranes, lipid-activated kinases, AGC kinases, protein structure and dynamics, protein kinase C, synaptotagmin I, lipid-binding domains, xenobiotic metal ions, Pb(II) and Cd(II) toxicity, NMR

Pellois, Jean-Philippe

Jean-Philippe Pellois

Associate Head for Research

Research Focus: membrane biochemistry, molecular engineering and probe design, cellular delivery, cell injury and regeneration

Polymenis, Michael

Michael Polymenis

Professor and Associate Head for Graduate Programs

Research Focus: cell cycle, protein synthesis, ribosomal proteins, metabolism, cell size, longevity, yeast

Rye, Hays

Hays Rye

Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Research Focus: molecular chaperones, protein folding, protein quality control, disaggregation, membrane dynamics, membrane fission, nanoparticle dynamics, single molecule fluorescence

Wand, Josh

Josh Wand

University Distinguished Professor and Head, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Professor, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry, Molecular & Cellular Medicine

Research Focus: molecular recognition, drug discovery, protein dynamics, NMR spectroscopy, thermodynamics, protein engineering, protein biologics, ubiquitin E3 ligases, parkin, membrane proteins, prostate cancer, Parkinson’s disease (NOT CURRENTLY TAKING GRADUATE STUDENTS)

Wehman, Ann

Ann Wehman

Assistant Professor

Research Focus: Developmental genetics, Molecular cell biology, Membrane Trafficking, Extracellular Vesicles, Phagocytosis, Intracellular Clearance