CBI faculty come from a wide swath of departments across the University, leading to a diversity of research interests across the Chemistry-Biology interface. Students interested in the CBI program should apply to one of the participating graduate programs.
- Molecular & Cellular Biology
- Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering
- Microbiology
- Polymer Science & Engineering
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Jianhan Chen, Chemistry / Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Computational Biophysics and Biomaterials
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Min Chen, Chemistry
Engineering protein pores for biosensing
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Peter Chien, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Regulated protein degradation in bacteria
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Michelle Farkas, Chemistry
Development and Application of Chemical Biology Methods for the Study of Cancer Progression and Metastasis
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Patrick Flaherty, Mathematics & Statistics
Large-scale genomic data, hierarchical Bayesian models, variational inference, robust experiment design
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Scott Garman, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Structural biology of glycoproteins in human disease
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Lila M. Gierasch, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Chemistry
Biophysical approaches to protein folding and localization
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Jeanne Hardy, Chemistry
Design of allosteric switches in apoptosis proteins; use of x-ray crystallography
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Daniel N. Hebert, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Protein folding and maturation in the cell
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D. Joseph Jerry, Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Regulation of p53 function
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Igor A. Kaltashov, Chemistry
Biopolymer structure and function by mass spectrometry
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Michael J. Knapp, Chemistry
Enzymology of metallo-oxygenases, bioinorganic chemistry
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Craig Martin, Chemistry
Protein-nucleic acid interactions; RNA polymerase enzymology
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Yasu Morita, Microbiology
Glycolipid biosynthesis and functional compartmentalization of the plasma membrane in Mycobacterium
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Mandy Muller, Microbiology
Viral control of mRNA stability during infection and the host response to viral takeover
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Murugappan Muthukumar, Polymer Science & Engineering
Assembly and dynamics of macromolecular complexes
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Sarah Perry, Chemical Engineering
Molecular engineering, self-assembly, and microfluidic technologies to generate biologically relevant microenvironments for the study and application of biomacromolecules
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Shelly Peyton, Chemical Engineering
Engineered microenvironment control of cell motility
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Jennifer Rauch, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tau spread and aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases
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Vincent M. Rotello, Chemistry
Biomedical applications of nanoparticles and polymers
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Maria M. Santore, Polymer Science & Engineering
Proteins and membranes in biomaterials; biomimetics; bioadhesion
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Jessica Schiffman, Chemical Engineering
Biopolymer nanostructures and hydrogels; antibacterial surface coatings
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Sloan Siegrist, Microbiology
Engineering the cell surfaces of bacterial pathogens
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Meg Stratton, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Understanding the molecular components of long term memory formation
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Eric Strieter, Chemistry
Ubiquitin control of biochemical pathways to maintain normal cellular function
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Gregory N. Tew, Polymer Science & Engineering
Bio-inspired macromolecules and materials
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S. Thayumanavan, Chemistry
Biomimetic macromolecules
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Lynmarie K. Thompson, Chemistry
Membrane receptors and transporters; solid-state NMR
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Richard W. Vachet, Chemistry
Biological mass spectrometry; nanoparticles in biology
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Mingxu You, Chemistry
DNA/RNA nanotechnology; bioimaging and biosensing