PEOPLE

People

Principal Investigators

James U. Bowie
	Membrane protein structure and folding; polymerizing protein modules for the construction of large macromolecular structures.	Office: (310) 206-4747 Lab: (310) 206-4748 Fax: (310) 206-4749 655 Boyer Hall bowie@mbi.ucla.edu
Robert T. Clubb
	Mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis; Function of cell surface virulence factors in Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus anthracis; Heteronuclear multidimensional NMR spectroscopy; Mechanisms of recombination.	Office: (310) 206-2334 Lab: (310) 206-4038 602 Boyer Hall rclubb@mbi.ucla.edu
David S. Eisenberg
	Study of biochemical macromolecules by X-ray diffraction and computational methods; structure and action of enzymes and of membrane-related proteins; protein folding and the atomic basis of biological recognition. National Academy of Sciences Member	Office: (310) 805-3754 Lab: (310) 825-8901 Fax: (310) 206-3914 201 Boyer Hall david@mbi.ucla.edu
Robert P. Gunsalus
	Our research focuses on understanding the physiology and molecular biology of gene regulation in model bacteria and archaea. Emphasis is on the central pathways for cell respiration and carbon flow in pure as well as in co-cultures.	Office: (310) 206-8201 Fax: (310) 206-5231 609 Charles E Young Dr S robg@microbio.ucla.edu
Juli Feigon
	Study of biochemical macromolecules by X-ray diffraction and computational methods; structure and action of enzymes and of membrane-related proteins; protein folding and the atomic basis of biological recognition. National Academy of Sciences Member	Office: (310) 206-6922 Lab: (310) 825-9232 Fax: (310) 825-0982 256 Boyer Hall feigon@mbi.ucla.edu
Christopher J. Lee
	Bioinformatics and genomics: genome sequence analysis; computational methods for identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms; genomics databases; prediction of protein structure and function.	Office: (310) 825-7374 Lab: (310) 794-4026 601A Boyer Hall leec@mbi.ucla.edu
James C. Liao
	Our research has been focus on metabolism, including its biochemistry, expansion, and regulation. We use metabolic engineering,synthetic biology, and systems biology principles to produce next generation biofuels, to study the obesity problem in human, and to develop mathematical tools for such work. Our research integrates molecular biology, genetics, engineering, and mathematics to address problems of societal importance.	Office: (310) 825-1656 Fax: (310) 206-4127 5531 Boelter Hall liaoj@ucla.edu
Joseph A. Loo
	Development of novel bioanalytical methods for the characterization of proteins and their post-translational modifications and their application for drug discovery and proteomics. Development and application of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for the study of noncovalently-bound macromolecular complexes and their interactions with inhibitors. Fundamentals of analytical chemistry and mass spectrometry.	Office: (310) 794-7023 402 Boyer Hall jloo@chem.ucla.edu
Sabeeha Merchant
	Algal genomics, RNA-seq, photosynthesis, trace micronutrient homeostasis, membrane assembly, chloroplast metabolism	Office: (310) 825-8300 Lab: (310) 825-3661 Fax: (310) 2066-1035 5070A Young Hall sabeeha@chem.ucla.edu
Shimon Weiss
	Development of the conceptual as well as the practical aspects of constructing chemical structures using the concept of molecular building blocks.	Office: (310) 794-0093 Fax: (310) 267-4672 2037A Young Hall sweiss@chem.ucla.edu
Omar M. Yaghi
	Development of the conceptual as well as the practical aspects of constructing chemical structures using the concept of molecular building blocks.	Office: (310) 206-0398 Fax: (310) 206-5891 yaghi@chem.ucla.edu
Todd O. Yeates
	Three-dimensional structure and function of proteins by X-ray diffraction; computational analysis of macromolecules.	Office: (310) 206-4866 Lab: (310) 205-8901 255 Boyer Hall yeates@mbi.ucla.edu