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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Faculty

  • Aller, Stephen G., Ph.D.

    thomas ryanAssociate Professor

    Research Areas
    Membrane protein structure and function, cystic fibrosis, X-ray crystallography, Tangier disease, atomic 3D cryo-electron microscopy, rational drug design, ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters, high-affinity metal transport

  • Augelli-Szafran, Corinne, Ph.D.

    thomas ryanProfessor

    Research Areas
    Study of the biology of various diseases in many therapeutic areas, including neurodegeneration, psychotherapeutics, inflammation, pain, cardiovascular, cancer, infectious diseases, diabetes, cystic fibrosis. Design and synthesis of small molecules for a molecular target. Optimizing and transforming nominal hit(s) into a chemical series from which active drug-like compounds are identified and move forward into preclinical/clinical development.

  • Banerjee, Sanjib, Ph.D.

    Banerjee

    Assistant Professor

    Research Areas
    Human papillomaviruses

  • Bedwell, David, Ph.D.

    david bedwellProfessor and Chair; Co-Director, UAB Structural Biology Program; Associate Director, Gregory Fleming James CF Research Center

    Research Areas
    Translation termination in eukaryotes

  • Beliaeva, Olga, Ph.D.

    olga beliaeva

    Assistant Professor

    Research Areas
    Retinoic acid biosynthesis pathway

  • Broker, Tom, Ph.D.

    Broker

    Professor Emeritus

    Research Areas
    Human papillomavirus gene expression, replication, and pathogenesis

  • Chesnokov, Igor, Ph.D.

    igor chesnokovProfessor and Vice Chair of Research

    Research Areas
    DNA replication and cell cycle progression in eukaryotes

  • Chow, Louise T., Ph.D.

    louise chowProfessor Emerita

    Research Areas
    Human papillomaviruses

  • Cingolani, Gino, Ph.D.

    Cingolani, Gino, Ph.D. HeadshotProfessor; Director, UAB Center for Integrative Structural Biology

    Research Areas
    Nucleocytoplasmic transport; viral genome delivery; bacterial viruses

  • Deivanayagam, Champion, Ph.D.

    champion deivanayagamAssociate Professor

    Research Areas
    Bacterial pathogenesis

  • Du, Ming, Ph.D.

    ming duAssistant Professor

    Research Areas
    Premature termination codons

  • Edwards, Yvonne J.K., Ph.D.

    Yvonne EdwardsAssociate Professor and Director of Bioinformatics

    Research Areas
    Bioinformatics to study Complex Biological Systems and Disease; Precision Medicine

  • Falany, Charles N., Ph.D.

    thomas ryan

    Professor Emeritus

    Research Areas
    Drug metabolism, phase 2 conjugation, sulfation, bile acid amidation, sulfotransferase

  • Gupta, Romi, Ph.D.

    RomiGuptaAssociate Professor 

    Research Areas
    Genomic and Targeted Approaches for Cancer Gene and Therapeutic Target Discovery

  • Kedishvili, Natalia, Ph.D.

    natalia kedishviliProfessor and Departmental Wellness Champion

    Research Areas
    Biosynthesis of retinoic acid

  • Keeling, Kim, Ph.D.

    kim keelingAssociate Professor

    Research Areas
    Premature termination codons

  • Petit, Chad, Ph.D.

    chad petitAssociate Professor

    Research Areas
    Host-pathogen interactions involving influenza viruses and coronaviruses

  • Placzek, William, Ph.D.

    will placzekAssociate Professor

    Research Areas
    Cancer gene regulation

  • Popov, Kirill, Ph.D.

    kiril popovProfessor

    Research Areas
    Molecular mechanisms of metabolic control

  • Renfrow, Matthew, Ph.D.

    Professor and Vice Chair of Faculty Developmentmatt renfrow.200.edited

    Research Areas
    IgA nephropathy and the analysis of protein glycosylation in diseases by mass spectrometry

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