The Columbus Lab
at the University of Virginia
Biophysics Research Group
Membrane Proteins and Lipid Interactions
news!
Congratulations to Katie Beth for receiving the Graduate Teaching Award!!!
The Columbus Lab is committed to a diverse and inclusive multidisciplinary research culture that enables lab members to obtain individual success, advance our research outcomes, and mentor and train the next generation of scientists.
All members of the Columbus Lab contribute to an environment that values and respects all individuals and their unique perspectives.
A scientific and laboratory culture where everyone feels they belong is our priority and critical to scientific advancement.
Latest Publications
N. gonorrhoeae co-opts C4b-binding protein to enhance complement-independent survival from neutrophils
Werner LM, Alcott A, Mohlin F, Ray JC, Belcher Dufrisne M, Smirnov A, Columbus L, Blom AM, Criss AK.PLoS Pathogen. 19:e1011055 (2023)
Structural basis of peptidoglycan synthesis by E. coli RodA-PBP2 complex
Nygaard R, Graham CLB, Belcher Dufrisne M, Colburn JD, Pepe J, Hydorn MA, Corradi S, Brown CM, Ashraf KU, Vickery ON, Briggs NS, Deering JJ, Kloss B, Botta B, Clarke OB, Columbus L, Dworkin J, Stansfeld PJ, Roper DI, Mancia F.Nature Communications. 14:5151 (2023).
Solution NMR investigations of integral membrane proteins: Challenges and innovations
Necelis M, McDermott C, Belcher Dufrisne M, Baryiames C, and Columbus, LCurrent Opinion in Structural Biology 82:102654 (2023).
