Membrane Biophysics Faculty

John  H.  Bushweller,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Research Interests:
Structural and Functional Basis for Oncogenesis; Targeted Drug Development; Structural Studies of Membrane Proteins
David  S.  Cafiso,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Chemistry

Research Interests:
Molecular Mechanisms for Membrane Transport and Cell Signaling
J.  David  Castle,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Regulation of Membrane Recycling and Protein Secretion
Carl  E.  Creutz,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Calcium-dependent, Membrane-binding Proteins and Mechanisms of Exocytosis
Jeffrey  R.  Holt,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Neuroscience

Research Interests:
Sensory signaling in hair cells of the auditory and vestibular systems.
Howard  C.  Kutchai,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Acting Chair of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Research Interests:
Quaternary Structure of Na, K-ATPase and Its Regulatory Significance
Suzanne  M.  Moenter,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Research Interests:
Understanding How the Central Nervous System Controls Fertility through Study of Gonodotropin-realeasing Hormone Neurons
Joseph  Randall  Moorman,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Interests:
Mathematical Analysis of Cardiac Rhythms
Robert  K.  Nakamoto,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Research Interests:
Structure-Function of Active Transporters
Manoj  Patel,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Research of Anesthesiology

Research Interests:
Modulation of sodium channel gating by beta subunits and novel sodium channel blockers; Synaptic transmission in dorsal horn neurons
Edward  Perez-Reyes,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Molecular Pharmacology of Voltage-gated Calcium Channels
Lukas  K.  Tamm,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Research Interests:
Biomembrane Structure and Function; Membrane Fusion in Viral Cell Entry and Exocytosis; Lipid-Protein Interactions
Michael  C.  Wiener,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Research Interests:
Structural biology (esp. crystallography) of integral membrane proteins; TonB-dependent active transport across the bacterial outer membrane; cancer-related membrane proteins; crystallization methods development