Degrees and Appointments 

• Ph.D. 1985, University of Texas, Austin

Awards and Honors

• Outstanding Educator Award (Student Alumni Association), 2001
• Roche Research Foundation Award for Scientific Exchange, 1998
• American Cancer Society (Calif. Div.) Senior Fellowship, 1987-1988
• National Institute of Health Fellowship (declined), 1987
• Public Health Service Training Grant, 1986
• University of Texas Professional Development Award, 1984

Research Specialties: Biophysics, Metabolism, Signaling, and Regulation, Protein and Membrane Biochemistry, Structural Biology

Research

My group determines the atomic structures of proteins and seeks to understand how protein structure gives rise to protein function – both in vitro and in living cells. The problems we study have at their heart a fundamental structure-function question, but also address questions of importance to human health. Our approaches include X-ray crystallography, rapid kinetic measurements, spectroscopy, theory, protein expression, drug discovery, molecular genetics and related techniques. Read More.