College of Agriculture

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Faculty of the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station

This department is located in Chalmers and Burt Halls, the program offers B.A., B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees. Departmental faculty have research programs studying various aspects of biochemistry in animals, plants, insects, and microorganisms.

	Timothy P. Durrett Associate Professor Specialization: Biochemistry of triacylglycerol biosynthesis Membrane bound acyltransferases Physical properties of seed oils
	Gregory C. Finnigan Assistant Professor Specialization: Yeast cytoskeleton, cell cycle regulation, cell signaling Molecular and cell biology, genetics, and biochemistry Evolution of biological complexity CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing technology
	Brian V. Geisbrecht Professor Specialization: Innate immunity Molecular basis of infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions Structural biology and molecular recognition
	Erika R. Geisbrecht Professor Specialization: Formation and maintence of muscle and heart tissue Biochemistry and molecular genetics of Drosophila Cell signaling in development
	Michael R. Kanost University Distinguished Professor Specialization: Insect biochemistry and molecular biology Biochemistry of the insect cuticle Insect immune system
	Phillip Earl Klebba University Distinguished Professor Specialization: Iron acquisition by active transport through the cell envelopes of bacteria Immunological approaches to bacterial pathogenesis
	Om Prakash Professor, Director of NMR Facility Specialization: Structural characterization and molecular recognition using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and computer aided molecular design (CAMD)
	John M. Tomich Professor, Director of Biotechnology/ Proteomics Core Facility Specialization: Design and characterization of synthetic peptides for potential uses as drugs or renewable biomaterials
	Michal Zolkiewski Department Head, Professor, Graduate Program Director Specialization: Protein structures and function Protein folding, misfolding and aggregation AAA+ATPases Molecular chaperones

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