We are a collaborative group of outstanding scientists, trainees, and students with a long-running intellectual focus on the function, structure and fundamental properties of membrane proteins (with related efforts in structural biology and material science).
We utilize multiple biological, biochemical, biophysical and computational approaches to gain insight into these amazing proteins which transport ions and substrates with exquisite specificity, transmit signals from the outside world into the cell, carry out essential chemical reactions in or near the membrane and, importantly, serve as targets for the majority of current and future drugs.
Upcoming Seminars
- September 3, 2026 at 10:30 am
Dr. Nirmalya Bag
IITK-India
"Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation of Plasma Membrane Plays Decisive Roles in Immunoreceptor Signaling", - September 17, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Dr. Sergio Regot
Johns Hopkins
“Unlocking New Biochemical Parameters in Live Single Cells” - October 8, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Dr. Josep Rizo
UTSW
“How is neurotransmitter release triggered in microseconds” - October 15, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Dr. Nikolay Alaksashin
TTUHSC-CBB
TBD - October 22, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Dr. Ruyma Syeda
UTSW
TBD - October 29, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Dr. Navid Bavi
UCLA
TBD - November 5, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Dr. Gabriela Popescu
Buffalo, NY
TBD - November 12, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Dr. Claudio Grosman
University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
“Mechanisms of binding–gating coupling in Cys-loop receptor channels” - December 3, 2026
Dr. Michael Marty
UT Austin
TBD