Teaching Faculty

Michael Ailion
Neuromodulators, dense-core vesicle trafficking, hybrid incompatibility genetics in C. elegans
DIVIDER
206.685.0111
DIVIDER
J341
DIVIDER
David Baker
Protein structure prediction and design
206.616.7542
422 MoIE
Susan Brockerhoff
Photoreceptor biology; retinal disease
206.616.9464
E261 SLU
Peter Brzovic
BRCA1-dependent ubiquitination, NMR
206.685.1550
K452
Trisha Davis
Chromosome dynamics, cytoskeleton, proteomics
206.543.5345
J459
Frank DiMaio
Using machine learning and probabilistic inference to determine a protein’s 3D structure
206.221.5283
J555
Thelma Escobar
Epigenetic mechanisms that shape developmental systems
Liangcai Gu
Protein sensors and spatial omics for aging, pain, and addiction
206.221.7730
J583
Suzanne Hoppins
Molecular basis of mitochondrial diseases
206.616.7565
J383
James Hurley
Photoreceptor signal transduction
206.543.2871
E243 SLU
Neil King
Protein-based nanomaterials for medical applications
206.543.9354
NanoES 494
Rachel Klevit
NMR; protein structure, protein/protein, protein/DNA interactions
206.543.5891
K466
Justin Kollman
Structural biology of cellular organization
206.543.4051
J391
Jennifer Kong
Mechanisms underlying signaling sensitivity and their role in embryonic development
J441
Young Kwon
Mechanisms controlling growth and wasting
206.543.6517
J491
Alexey Merz
Cell biology of prokaryotes and eukaryotes; mechanisms of infection
206.616.8308
J357
Dana Miller
Physiological response to hypoxia and to hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
206.685.5025
J591
Richard Palmiter
Dissection of neural circuits controlling innate mouse behaviors
206.543.6064
J661
Hannele Ruohola-Baker
Human Early Development, stem cells, microRNA
206.543.8468
S581 SLU
Tricia R. Serio
Cellular mechanisms and consequences of protein misfolding and resolution; Prion proteins
Ronald Stenkamp (Joint with Biological Structure)
Protein crystallography; G-coupled protein receptors
206.685.1721
K440A
Claudia Vasquez
Molecular and physical mechanisms of organogenesis
DIVIDER
J541A
David Veesler
Structure of macromolecular machines
206.616.8753
K243B
Andrea Wills
Regeneration and embryogenesis
206.543.1748
J433

Research Faculty

Erkang Fan
Chemical biology, structure-based antibiotic design

Adjunct Faculty

John Aitchison
Yeast cell biology, nucleocytoplasmic transport, peroxisomal assembly and function
Chip Asbury
Understanding how protein machines convert chemical energy into mechanical work
Antonio Bedalov
Cancer Biology; Gene Expression; Cell Cycle and Chromosome Biology; Genetics; Genomics and Evolution
Matthew Bush
Development and application of mass spectrometry and ion mobility spectrometry techniques
Jeffrey Chamberlain
Muscular dystrophy; dystrophin structure and function; gene therapy
Valerie Daggett
Molecular dynamics; protein unfolding/folding
Michael Gelb
Lipid mediator production and inflammation; design of anti-parasite agents; proteomic methodolog
Barbara Jung
Colorectal cancer, tumor genetics, and activin signaling and tumor progression
Jose Lopez
Platelet adhesion; von Willebrand factor; vessel inflammation and occlusion
Dustin Maly
Chemical biology of signal transduction
Nicholas M. Riley
Fundamental roles of glycosylation in cell surface biology, with a focus on glycocode regulation and dysregulation in cancer progression and metastasis
Rong Tian
Mitochondrial biology, immunometabolism, stem cell and cardiovascular diseases
Ning Zheng
Ubiquitin ligase machinery in eukaryotic biolog

Emeritus Faculty

Note: Emeritus faculty are no longer accepting graduate students.

Stephen Hauschka
Muscle development, gene regulation, and gene therapy
Wim Hol
Protein crystallography; drug design; genomics; tropical parasites
David Kimelman
Early zebrafish development
Ethan Merritt
Protein crystallograhy; structural genomics
David Morris
Transcriptional and translational control in mammalian cells
Eric Muller
Yeast functional genomics; protein/protein interactions
William Parson
Photosynthesis; protein dynamics
Philip Petra
Protein chemistry; steroid/protein interaction
John Saari
Cycling and regeneration of visual pigments
Christophe Verlinde
Structure-based drug design
Kenneth Walsh
Mass spectrometry/phosphoproteins
Alan Weiner
Chromosome fragility; small nuclear RNAs; CCA-adding enzyme
Ted Young
Transcriptional regulation in yeas

Affiliate Faculty

Note: affiliate faculty are not available for thesis research through the Biochemistry Graduate Program

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Jihong Bai
Synaptic protein dynamics, vesicle endocytosis, and remodeling
Sue Biggins
Chromosome segregation in budding yeast
Philip Bradley
Structural modeling of protein-DNA and protein-peptide interaction specificity
Jonathan Cooper
Signal transduction pathways
Robert Eisenman
Transcriptional control by the myc/max/mad network
Steven Hahn
Transcription regulatory mechanisms
Emily Hatch
Molecular mechanisms of the nuclear envelope
Akhila Rajan
How energy availability is sensed, communicated and integrated
Mark Roth
Chromosome dynamics; SR proteins; anoxia in zebrafish
Barry Stoddard
Protein crystallography; reaction intermediates; homing endonucleases
Roland Strong
Protein crystallography; molecular recognition in innate immune system responses
Lucas Sullivan
Cell metabolism under normal and cancerous conditions
Toshio Tsukiyama
Chromatin remodeling in transcription and meiosis

Allen Institute for Brain Science

Hongkui Zeng
Molecular neuroscience, genetics

Institute for Systems Biology

Jeff Ranish
Mass spectrometry, proteomics, protein complexes, and transcription

Bloodworks Northwest

Dominic Chung
Blood coagulation and fibrinolysis

National University of Singapore

Brian Kennedy
Molecular basis of aging; nuclear lamin function; muscular dystrophy

Florida State University

Betty Gaffney
Reading the biological lipid code; lipid structure and dynamics

UCLA

Tamir Gonen
Membrane protein structural biology; cryo electron microscopy; 2-d crystallography

Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Companies

Bruce Carter
Director, Mirati Therapeutics
Patrick Gray
CEO
Bennett Shapiro
Scientific Advisor

WWAMI — UW Medicine regional education program in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho

Ronald Brosemer
Neurotransmitters
Ted Chauvin
Male Reproduction and Sperm Maturation
Douglas Cole
Flagellar assembly in Chlamydomonas
Valerie Copie
Protein NMR
Elizabeth Fortunato
Human cytomegalovirus, reproductive toxicology
Jocelyn Krebs
Eukaryotic chromatin structure
Pamela Langer
Proteases in spider silk recycling
Allan Scruggs
Biochemistry education
Mark Stayton
Molecular and cellular responses to acute myocardial infarction
Martin Teintze
Crystallography; HIV vaccines
Shannon Uffenbeck
Academic Support