{"id":138,"date":"2015-01-12T18:32:39","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T23:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mstp.med.virginia.edu\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2025-12-12T16:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T16:57:13","slug":"structural-biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/mstp\/researchers-and-mentors\/structural-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Structural Biology &amp; Biophysics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/mstp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/dsc0b.jpeg\" alt=\"David Cafiso\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730489\">Cafiso, David S.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Molecular Mechanisms for Membrane Transport and Cell Signaling<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/mstp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/lc4zs.jpeg\" alt=\"Linda Columbus\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730527\">Columbus, Linda<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Biophysical Chemistry: Membrane protein structure, function, and dynamics<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/mstp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/08\/axp2yt-100x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Nikolay Dokholyan\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1735047\">Dokholyan, Nikolay V<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Uncovering the molecular etiology of neurodegenerative diseases<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/mstp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/ehe2n-100x140.jpeg\" alt=\"Edward Egelman\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730595\">Egelman, Edward H.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Structure and Function of Macromolecular Complexes Using Electron Microscopy<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/mstp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/04\/vve5sr-100x123.jpeg\" alt=\"Ahmad Jomaa\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730768\">Jomaa, Ahmad<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Mechanisms by which cells direct and regulate protein targeting to the ER and mitochondria, and how molecular control of cell dormancy impacts health and disease.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"facultylist\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/mstp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/wm4n-100x75.jpeg\" alt=\"Wladek Minor\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"?facbio=1&id=1730932\">Minor, Wladek<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Structure-Function Relationships in Macromolecules; 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