Department of Biochemistry
UW Box 357350
1705 NE Pacific St.
Seattle WA 98195-7350

Office:
Health Sciences Building
J-Wing, Room J405
Tel +1 206 543-1660.
Fax +1 206 685-1792
Hours: 8:30-12:00; 12:30-4:30

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Faculty & Research

Teaching Faculty Research Interests Links
Michael Ailion Neuromodulators, dense-core vesicle trafficking, hybrid incompatibility genetics in C. elegans Dep’t. page
David Baker Protein structure prediction and design Dep’t. page | Lab | HHMI
Susan Brockerhoff Phototransduction and synaptic transmission in zebrafish; retinal disease Dep’t. page | Lab
Dominic Chung Blood coagulation and fibrinolysis Dep’t. page
Earl Davie Blood coagulation and fibrinolysis Dep’t. page
Trisha Davis Chromosome dynamics, cytoskeleton, proteomics Lab
Stephen Hauschka Muscle development, gene regulation, and gene therapy Dep’t. page
Wim Hol Protein crystallography; drug design; genomics; tropical parasites Dep’t. page | Lab
James Hurley Photoreceptor signal transduction Dep’t. page | Lab
David Kimelman Xenopus and zebrafish development Dep’t. page | Lab
Rachel Klevit NMR; protein structure, protein/protein, protein/DNA interactions Dep’t. page | Lab
Nancy Maizels (Joint with Immunology) DNA repair and recombination in mammalian cells Dep’t. page | Lab
Alexey Merz Membrane traffic; organelle biogenesis; lysosomes Dep’t. page | Lab
Dana Miller Physiological response to hypoxia and to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) Dep’t. page | Lab
David Morris Transcriptional and translational control in mammalian cells Dep’t. page | Lab
Richard Palmiter Murine neuronal development; zinc metabolism Dep’t. page | HHMI
William Parson Photosynthesis; protein dynamics Dep’t. page | Lab
Hannele Ruohola-Baker Drosophila as a model for human disease, stem cells, microRNA Dep’t. page | Lab
Ronald Stenkamp Protein crystallography; G-coupled protein receptors Dep’t. page | Lab
Gabriele Varani (Split with Chemistry) NMR; RNA/protein interactions and dynamics; telomerase Dep’t. page | Lab
Christophe Verlinde Structure-based drug design Dep’t. page
Alan Weiner Chromosome fragility; small nuclear RNAs; CCA-adding enzyme Dep’t. page
Ted Young Transcriptional regulation in yeast Dep’t. page | Lab
Research Faculty Research Interests Links
Peter Brzovic BRCA1-dependent ubiquitination, NMR
brzovic@uw.edu
Erkang Fan Chemical biology, structure-based antibiotic design erkang@uw.edu
Vivian MacKay Transcriptional and translational control in yeast cells vlm2@uw.edu
Ethan Merritt Protein crystallograhy; structural genomics Dep’t. page | Lab
Eric Muller Yeast functional genomics; protein/protein interactions Dep’t. page
Adjunct Faculty Research Interests Links
Jeffrey Chamberlain Muscular dystrophy; dystrophin structure and function; gene therapy Neurology
Valerie Daggett Molecular dynamics; protein unfolding/folding Bioengineering
Beverly Dale-Crunk (retired) Epithelial structural proteins; antimicrobial peptides Dentistry
Guenter Daum Cell signalling; smooth muscle development; EGF-like growth factors Surgery
David Eyre Skeletal tissue biology Orthopedics
Michael Gelb Lipid mediator production and inflammation; design of anti-parasite agents; proteomic methodology Chemistry
Jose Lopez Platelet adhesion; von Willebrand factor; vessel inflammation and occlusion Hematology
David Russell Gene therapy, viral vectors Hematology
Rong Tian Metabolism; cadiovascular disease; NMR methodology Mitochondria and Metabolism Center
Emeritus Faculty Research Interests Links
Paul Bornstein Cell/extracellular matrix interactions; wound healing Dep’t. page
Edmond Fischer Signal transduction; regulation by protein phosphorylation Dep’t. page
John Glomset Protein/lipid interactions; prenylation; cell signalling Dep’t. page
Milton Gordon Plant/bacterial interactions; plant signalling; bioremediation Dep’t. page
Edwin Krebs Signal transduction; regulation by protein phosphorylation Dep’t. page
Hans Neurath Founding Chair Dep’t. page
Philip Petra Protein chemistry; steroid/protein interaction Dep’t. page
John Saari Cycling and regeneration of visual pigments Dep’t. page
David Teller Protein crystallography; G-coupled protein receptors Dep’t. page
Kenneth Walsh Mass spectrometry/phosphoproteins Dep’t. page
Affiliate Faculty Research Interests Links
Note: affiliate faculty are not available for thesis research through the Biochemistry Graduate Program
…affiliate faculty at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Antonio Bedalov Chemical genetics, chromatin structure, anticancer drugs FHCRC
Sue Biggins Chromosome segregation in budding yeast Lab
Philip Bradley Structural modeling of protein-DNA and protein-peptide interaction specificity FHCRC
Jonathan Cooper Signal transduction pathways Lab
Robert Eisenman Transcriptional control by the myc/max/mad network Lab
Steven Hahn Transcription regulatory mechanisms Lab
James Roberts Cell cycle control; cyclins; protein degradation Lab
Mark Roth Chromosome dynamics; SR proteins; anoxia in zebrafish Lab
Barry Stoddard Protein crystallography; reaction intermediates; homing endonucleases Lab
Roland Strong Protein crystallography; molecular recognition in innate immune system responses Lab
Toshio Tsukiyama Chromatin remodeling in transcription and meiosis Lab
…affiliate faculty at the Institute for Systems Biology
John Aitchison Yeast cell biology, nucleocytoplasmic transport, peroxisomal assembly and function Lab
Jeff Ranish Mass spectrometry, proteomics, protein complexes, and transcription Lab
…affiliate faculty at the Buck Institute for Age Research
Brian Kennedy Molecular basis of aging; nuclear lamin function; muscular dystrophy Buck Institute
…affiliate faculty at HHMI-Janelia Farm
Tamir Gonen Membrane protein structural biology; cryo electron microscopy; 2-d crystallography Dep’t. page | Lab
…affiliate faculty at Scripps Research Institute
Bill Schief Protein design and scaffolding; HIV vaccine design; antibody specificity Scripps
…affiliate faculty in biotech and pharmaceutical companies
Bruce Carter Chairman of the Board (ZymoGenetics, 1986-2008; Xencor, 2009-) Zymogenetics
Xencor
Bennett Shapiro Chairman; Senior Partner PureTech Ventures
…affiliate faculty of WWAMI —  UW Medicine regional education program in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho
Ronald Brosemer Neurotransmitters Washington State U.
Douglas Cole Flagellar assembly in Chlamydomonas U. Idaho
Valerie Copie Protein NMR Montana State U.
Rod Croteau Biochemistry of terpenes Washington State U.
Gary Daughdrill Protein flexibility and function U. Idaho
Edward Dratz Rhodopsin and cell signalling Montana State U.
Elizabeth Fortunato Human cytomegalovirus, reproductive toxicology U. of Idaho
Linda Hyman Yeast genetics and RNA processing Boston U.
Larry Jackson (retired) Biochemistry of insect pheromones Montana State U.
Jocelyn Krebs Eukaryotic chromatin structure U. Alaska
Pamela Langer Proteases in spider silk recycling U. Wyoming
Randolph Lewis Structure and properties of spider silk U. Wyoming
Stephen Lodmell RNA-RNA and RNA-protein interactions U. Montana
Michele McGuirl Metalloproteins and metal homeostasis U. Montana
Kurt Miller Membrane proteins; structure and mechanism of action of antimicrobial peptides U. Wyoming
Julia Oxford Mammalian extracellular matrix Boise State U.
Martin Pall (retired) Biochemistry of chronic fatigue syndrome Washington State U.
Mark Stayton Molecular and cellular responses to acute myocardial infarction U. Wyoming
Martin Tientze Crystallography; HIV vaccines Montana State U.
Holly Wichman L1 elements and mammalian retroposons U. Idaho
Ralph Yount (retired) Molecular mechanism of muscle contraction Washington State U.