Membrane & Cellular Biophysics

Xing, Yongna

Structural biology of cancer

We develop and utilize ultrafast multidimensional spectroscopies to study topics in biophysics and materials science

Proteins and protein-like molecules: design, synthesis, structure and function

Dynamics and function of integral membrane proteins, secondary active transport, ion channels

Enzymatic regulation of nutrient metabolism and hormone secretion in pancreatic islets

3D structure of viruses, bacteria, and mammalian cells by cryo-electron microscopy

Biochemical and computational studies of membrane protein interactions