genome replication and maintenance • transcription • RNA splicing • protein synthesis and folding • protein sorting • protein structure and design • macromolecular machines • enzymology • metalloproteins • metabolism • molecular modeling • signal transduction • drug design • glycobiology

Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology

Faculty Spotlight
Monty Krieger
Whitehead Professor of Molecular GeneticsMonty Krieger studies cell surface receptors and cholesterol and their impact on normal physiology and diseases, such as heart disease and infertility.
Probing how proteins pair up inside cells
MIT biologists drilled down into how proteins recognize and bind to one another, informing drug treatments for cancer.