Angela Gronenborn

Our laboratory combines NMR spectroscopy with Biophysics, Biochemistry, and Chemistry to investigate cellular processes at the molecular and atomic levels in relation to human disease. We presently focus on three main areas in biology: HIV pathogenesis, structural methods, such as NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, protein-carbohydrate recognition, and protein deposition diseases. In order to understand how biological macromolecules work and intervene in a rational manner with respect to activity and function, detailed knowledge of their architecture and dynamic features is required. Evaluation of the major determinants for stability and conformational specificity of normal and disease-causing forms of these molecules, will allow us to unravel the complex processes associated with disease.