Structural Biology
Overview
Scientists in VAI’s Department of Structural Biology investigate how the shape and behavior of molecules influence human health and disease.
Using the Institute’s suite of state-of-the-art microscopes, VAI scientists explore some of biology’s most fundamental processes, from studying the ways cells sense and respond to the environment to illuminating the intricacies of DNA replication. Their research lays the groundwork for potential new therapies by identifying treatment targets for cancer, neurological disorders, metabolic diseases, infectious diseases and more.
Our Faculty
Huilin Li, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Department of Structural Biology; Ralph and Grace Hauenstein Endowed Chair in Structural Biology
Genome maintenance and protein homeostasis
Hong Li, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Structural Biology
Structural Mechanisms and Therapeutics of RNA Biology
Travis Walton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Structural Biology
Cytoskeletal Structure in Health and Disease
Evan Worden, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Structural Biology
Structural Biology of Epigenetic Complexes
Yang Yang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Structural Biology
Structural Basis for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Liman Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Structural Biology
Structural Biology, Immunology and Pathogen-Host Interactions
