Education

Undergraduate
Washington State University (1983), Chemistry
Graduate School
Uni of Wisconsin-Madison (1990), Chemistry

Research Interest

  • Molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter release, as studied by x-ray crystallography.
  • Structure and function of lipoproteins from the bacterium T. pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis.
  • Structure and mechanism of enzymes and metalloenzymes.
  • Structure of proteins involved in cell signaling and division.

Publications

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SAV1 promotes Hippo kinase activation through antagonizing the PP2A phosphatase STRIPAK.
Bae SJ, Ni L, Osinski A, Tomchick DR, Brautigam CA, Luo X Elife 2017 Oct 6
Exceptionally tight membrane-binding may explain the key role of the synaptotagmin-7 C2A domain in asynchronous neurotransmitter release.
Voleti R, Tomchick DR, Südhof TC, Rizo J Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2017 Sep
Functional clues from the crystal structure of an orphan periplasmic ligand-binding protein from Treponema pallidum.
Brautigam CA, Deka RK, Liu WZ, Tomchick DR, Norgard MV Protein Sci. 2017 Feb

Honors & Awards

  • American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship
    (1991-1993)
  • National Merit Scholar
    Washington State University (1979-1983)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (1989-2018)
  • American Chemical Society (1986-2018)
  • American Crystallographic Association (1986-2018)
  • American Society for Microbiology (2003-2018)