Skip to main content
Explore URMC
menu

Research

Student Publications

Cellular and Membrane Biophysics

Cellular and Membrane BiophysicsStudy of biological membranes using physical, computational, mathematical, and biophysical methods.

Active Research Laboratories

  • Berger Lab - Biomedical Spectroscopy Laboratory
  • Choe Lab - in vivo Cancer Detection
  • Grossfield Lab - Computer Modeling to Understand Structure and Thermodynamics of Biological Molecules
  • Li Lab - Reproductive and RNA Biology
  • MacLean Lab - The Structure of Neurotransmitter-gated Ion Channels
  • McGrath Lab - Nanomembrane Research
  • Waugh Lab - Cell Deformability & Cell Adhesion
  • Yule Lab - Intracellular Calcium Signaling in Cells

Genomics

GenomicsThe structure, function, evolution, and mapping of genomes.

Active Research Laboratories

  • Dumont Lab - Signal Transduction; Membrane Protein Structure, Yeast Molecular Biology
  • Maquat Lab - Normal & Disease-Associated RNA Decay
  • Mathews Lab - Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
  • Benjamin Miller Lab - Molecular Recognition & Biosensing
  • Munger Lab - Mechanisms of Pathogenic Metabolic Manipulation
  • Phizicky Lab - tRNA Biogenesis, Function & Quality Control
  • Sharma Lab - Media Security, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Color Imaging, Signal processing for Bioinformatics/Communications
  • Thakar Lab - Delineation the effects of age, immunogenicity of the antigens, host genotype and host’s immune history using bioinformatics, systems biology and dynamic modeling tools
  • Wagner Lab - RNA Processing

Macromolecular Folding & Design

Macromolecular Folding & DesignUnderstanding polypeptide folding function and characteristics.

Active Research Laboratories

  • Bren Lab - Bioinorganic and Biophysical Chemistry
  • Ghammaghami Lab - Mechanisms of protein folding and degradation within cells
  • Krauss Lab - Understanding the fundamental properties of materials with a size in between individual molecules and macroscopic objects
  • Mathews Lab - Computational Biology and Bioinformatics​

Membrane Proteins

Membrane ProteinsProtein molecules that are attached to, or associated with the membrane of a cell or an organelle.

Active Research Laboratories

  • Dumont Lab - Signal Transduction; Membrane Protein Structure, Yeast Molecular Biology
  • Grossfield Lab - Computer Modeling to Understand Structure and Thermodynamics of Biological Molecules
  • MacLean Lab - The Structure of Neurotransmitter-gated Ion Channels

Nucleic Acid Structure & Function

Nucleic Acid Structure & FunctionStudy of the structure and function of DNA and RNA.

Active Research Laboratories

  • Ermolenko Lab - Structural Dynamics of Translation
  • Hayes Lab - Chromatin Structure
  • Kielkopf Lab - Pre-mRNA Splicing for Treatment of Human Disease
  • Maquat Lab - Normal & Disease-Associated RNA Decay
  • Mathews Lab - Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
  • McCamant Lab - Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Photophysics
  • Phizicky Lab - tRNA Biogenesis, Function & Quality Control
  • Benjamin Miller Lab - Molecular Recognition & Biosensing
  • Rothberg Lab - Organic Electronics and Biomolecular Sensing
  • Sharma Lab - Media Security, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Color Imaging, Signal processing for Bioinformatics/Communications
  • Wedekind Lab - Development of New HIV/AIDS Drugs, Antibiotics, & RNA-based Therapeutics

Protein Structure & Function

Protein Structure & FunctionStructure and function of proteins from primary to quaternary structures.

Active Research Laboratories

  • Bren Lab - Bioinorganic and Biophysical Chemistry
  • Dumont Lab - Signal Transduction; Membrane Protein Structure, Yeast Molecular Biology
  • Ermolenko Lab - Structural Dynamics of Translation
  • Ghammaghami Lab - Mechanisms of protein folding and degradation within cells
  • Grossfield Lab - Computer Modeling to Understand Structure and Thermodynamics of Biological Molecules
  • Hayes Lab - Chromatin Structure
  • Kielkopf Lab - Pre-mRNA Splicing for Treatment of Human Disease
  • Krauss Lab - Understanding the fundamental properties of materials with a size in between individual molecules and macroscopic objects
  • MacLean Lab - The Structure of Neurotransmitter-gated Ion Channels
  • Maquat Lab - Normal & Disease-Associated RNA Decay
  • Benjamin Miller Lab - Molecular Recognition & Biosensing
  • Phizicky Lab - tRNA Biogenesis, Function & Quality Control
  • Rothberg Lab - Organic Electronics and Biomolecular Sensing
  • Wedekind Lab - Development of New HIV/AIDS Drugs, Antibiotics, & RNA-based Therapeutics