Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology

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genome replication and maintenance •  transcription • RNA splicing • protein synthesis and folding • protein sorting •  protein structure and design •  macromolecular machines • enzymology • metalloproteins • metabolism • molecular modeling • signal transduction • drug design • glycobiology

Faculty

Tania A. Baker

David Bartel

Stephen Bell

Laurie A. Boyer

Christopher Burge

Lindsay Case

Iain M. Cheeseman

Joseph (Joey) Davis

Catherine Drennan

Gerald R. Fink

Whitney Henry

Yunha Hwang

Barbara Imperiali

Ankur Jain

Amy E. Keating

Monty Krieger

Rebecca Lamason

Michael T. Laub

Gene-Wei Li

Sergey Ovchinnikov

Robert T. Sauer

Thomas U. Schwartz

Phillip A. Sharp

Yadira Soto-Feliciano

Ron Vale

Matthew Vander Heiden

Seychelle M. Vos

Graham C. Walker

Jonathan Weissman

Michael B. Yaffe

Faculty Spotlight

Tania A. Baker

E. C. Whitehead Professor of Biology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Tania Baker’s current research explores mechanisms and regulation of enzyme-catalyzed protein unfolding, ATP-dependent protein degradation, and remodeling of the proteome during cellular stress responses.