About
Education and Prior Positions
- B.S. Neuroscience 1982 University of Rochester
- Ph.D. Biophysics & Theoretical Biology 1987 University of Chicago
- Postdoctoral 1987-1990 University of Groningen
- Scientist 1990-2000 Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Research Professor 1999-2024 Rutgers University
Research Summary
My career has focused on exploring the diverse landscape of biological structures and structure-function relationships, with the goal of improving fundamental understanding of life processes. Major projects include structure database development (EMDataResource, Nucleic Acid Knowledgebase, Protein Data Bank), with emphasis on improving representation of large biological assemblies (Pointsuite). The online curriculum, “PDB and Data Archiving” introduces best practices in data resource management based on the extensive experience accumulated by the Research Collaboratory for Bioinformatics team. Earlier studies focused on experimental structural elucidation of several protein and protein/nucleic acid complexes.