Name Research Topic L. Mario Amzel Professor and Director Methodologies: X-ray diffraction, molecular modeling, thermodynamics, calculations. Howard Dintzis Professor Emeritus Receptor oligomerization control of cell function. Daniel Leahy Professor Three-dimensional structure of proteins and protein complexes involved in cell-cell and cell-matrix interaction and signaling. Jon Lorsch Associate Professor Mechanisms of eukaryotic translation initiation. Herschel Wade Assistant Professor Molecular basis of multi-ligand receptor specificity, ligand-dependent transcriptional regulation and bacterial multidrug resistance. Cynthia Wolberger Professor, HHMI Structural studies of transcriptional silencing and ubiquitination. Jie Xiao Assistant Professor Dynamics of gene regulation and cell division using single-molecule fluorescence microscopy and live-cell analysis.