# 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](https://biology.mit.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty/?research-area%5B%5D=biochemistry-biophysics-and-structural-biology)

#### [Tania A. Baker](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/tania-a-baker/)

#### [David Bartel](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/david-bartel/)

#### [Stephen Bell](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/stephen-bell/)

#### [Laurie A. Boyer](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/laurie-a-boyer/)

#### [Christopher Burge](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/christopher-burge/)

#### [Lindsay Case](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/lindsay-case/)

#### [Iain M. Cheeseman](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/iain-m-cheeseman/)

#### [Joseph (Joey) Davis](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/joseph-joey-davis/)

#### [Catherine Drennan](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/catherine-drennan/)

#### [Gerald R. Fink](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/gerald-r-fink/)

#### [Whitney Henry](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/whitney-henry/)

#### [Yunha Hwang](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/yunha-hwang/)

#### [Barbara Imperiali](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/barbara-imperiali/)

#### [Ankur Jain](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/ankur-jain/)

#### [Amy E. Keating](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/amy-e-keating/)

#### [Monty Krieger](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/monty-krieger/)

#### [Rebecca Lamason](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/rebecca-lamason/)

#### [Michael T. Laub](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/michael-t-laub/)

#### [Gene-Wei Li](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/gene-wei-li/)

#### [Sergey Ovchinnikov](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/sergey-ovchinnikov/)

#### [Robert T. Sauer](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/robert-t-sauer/)

#### [Thomas U. Schwartz](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/thomas-u-schwartz/)

#### [Phillip A. Sharp](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/phillip-a-sharp/)

#### [Yadira Soto-Feliciano](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/yadira-soto-feliciano/)

#### [Ron Vale](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/ron-vale/)

#### [Matthew Vander Heiden](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/matthew-vander-heiden/)

#### [Seychelle M. Vos](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/seychelle-m-vos/)

#### [Graham C. Walker](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/graham-c-walker/)

#### [Jonathan Weissman](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/jonathan-weissman/)

#### [Michael B. Yaffe](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/michael-b-yaffe/)

*Faculty Spotlight*

### [Tania A. Baker](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/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.