Bioengineering & Biotechnology

Richard D. Leapman

Research TopicsThe Section on Cellular and Supramolecular Structure and Function develops new methods based on electron microscopy and related techniques. Our a…

Robert Balaban

Research TopicsMillions of years ago, a eukaryotic cell swallowed whole the bacterial ancestor of the mitochondrion and put it to work converting nutrients into…

Robert Tycko

Research TopicsThe purpose of our research is twofold: (1) to expand the capabilities of experimental techniques, especially solid state NMR techniques, for pro…

Rachel Caspi

Research TopicsThe Section's interest is in cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in immune and autoimmune responses affecting the eye and vision. (1)…

Raja Jothi

Research TopicsIdentification of gene networks and signaling pathways associated with specific biological phenotypes is an essential step toward understanding t…

Ramiro Iglesias-Bartolome

Research TopicsTissue development and homeostasis depend on the activity of specific stem cell populations. In particular, the epidermis of the skin and oral mu…

Quan Wang

Research TopicsWe are currently developing new and improved methods that expand the capability of single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy in solution. Buildin…

Philip A. Anfinrud

Research TopicsResearch GoalDNA is the blueprint for life, but proteins are the macromolecules that make life happen. One of the grand challenges for the 21st c…

Peter W. Schuck

Research TopicsThe Laboratory of the Dynamics of Macromolecular Assembly develops biophysical methods to study protein interactions and the assembly of multi-pr…

Peter Joel Basser

Research TopicsQuantitative Imaging and Tissue SciencesIn our basic tissue sciences research, we strive to understand fundamental relationships between function…