Faculty
Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
![Herve Agaisse](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2024/03/hfa5y-100x132.jpeg)
Agaisse, Hervé
Genetic approaches, cellular and molecular biology of intracellular pathogen infection
Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
![Huiwang Ai](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2023/01/ha8m-100x113.jpeg)
Ai, Huiwang
Molecular Biosensors; Spatiotemporal Regulation of Biological Signaling; Protein Engineering for Imaging, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
![Huan Bao](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2024/02/pyn4sg-100x100.jpeg)
Bao, Huan
Biophysics of membrane pore formation; research and therapeutic applications of lipid nanoparticles.
Professor and Joseph and Frances Larner Chair, Department of Pharmacology
Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
![John Bushweller](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2023/01/jhb4v-100x75.jpeg)
Bushweller, John H.
Drug Development Targeting Transcription Drivers in Cancer; Structure/Function Studies of Transcription Factor Drivers in Cancer
Commonwealth Professor, Department of Chemistry
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
![James Casanova](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2023/01/jec9e.jpeg)
Casanova, James E.
Role of Arf family GTPases in vesicular transport and cytoskeleton assembly.
Cell Biology of bacterial pathogenesis.
The innate immune response to bacterial infection.
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Harrison Professor and Chair, Department of Cell Biology
![Douglas DeSimone](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2024/06/dwd3m-100x100.jpeg)
DeSimone, Douglas W.
Cell Adhesion and Adhesion-Dependent Cell Signaling in Vertebrate Morphogenesis
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
![Seham Ebrahim](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2023/01/vmx3hb-100x106.png)
Ebrahim, Seham
Cytoskeletal architecture, dynamics and roles in cellular physiology and disease; High-resolution live cell and tissue imaging
Harrison Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
![Karen Hirschi](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2023/01/kkh4yy-100x113.jpeg)
Hirschi, Karen Kemper
Understanding Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Leading to Blood Vessel Formation
Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
![Brant Isakson](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2023/01/bei6n-100x125.jpeg)
Isakson, Brant
Translating our discoveries in the microcirculation to tangible benefits in patients.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Associate Professor, Department of Biology
Professor, Department of Pharmacology
![Edward Perez-Reyes](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2023/07/ebp8n-100x118.png)
Perez-Reyes, Edward
Exploring epilepsy circuits then preventing seizures using gene therapies. Developing drug-inducible genetic switches for insulin replacement gene therapies.
Andrew P. Somlyo Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
![Ling Qi](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2024/03/xvr2hm-100x126.jpeg)
Qi, Ling
Delineate the physiological importance and structure-function relationship of ER-associated degradation in humans.
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
![Jeffrey Saucerman](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2024/07/jjs3g.jpeg)
Saucerman, Jeffrey J.
Roles of complex signaling networks involved in the regulation of cardiovascular function and disease
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
![Swapnil Sonkusare](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2023/01/sks2n-100x144.jpeg)
Sonkusare, Swapnil
Identify the calcium signaling abnormalities that lead to vascular dysfunction and blood pressure elevation in cardiovascular disorders
Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
![Avril Somlyo](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2023/01/avs5u.jpeg)
Somlyo, Avril V.
Novel signal transduction pathways in smooth muscles that regulate contractility and impact diseases of the vasculature, airway and gastrointestinal tract.
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
![Elias Spiliotis](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2023/04/dkg4jc-100x133.jpeg)
Spiliotis, Elias T
Spatial Cell Biology. Neuronal Morphogenesis and Disease. Cancer Migration and Invasion.
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
![P. Todd Stukenberg](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2023/01/pts7h-100x145.jpeg)
Stukenberg, P. Todd
Mechanisms of chromosome segregation in Mitosis and generation of Chromosomal Instability in tumors
Harrison Professor and Director Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
![Lukas Tamm](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2024/03/lkt2e.jpeg)
Tamm, Lukas K.
Biomembrane Structure and Function; Cell Entry of Enveloped Viruses; Neurosecretion by Exocytosis; Structure of Bacterial Pathogen Membrane Proteins; Lipid-Protein Interactions
HHMI Investigator and Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
![Jochen Zimmer](https://med.virginia.edu/membrane-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2023/01/jz3x-100x119.jpeg)
Zimmer, Jochen
Transport of biopolymers across biological membranes with a particular interest in polysaccharide and protein translocation.