William A. Barton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor with Tenure
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
George and Lavinia Blick Scholar
Our group is interested in developing chemicals tools to understand extracellular signaling and molecular recognition events particularly as it applies to the Angiopoietin-Tie receptor-ligand system. We utilize the tools of x-ray crystallography as well as molecular and cellular biology in order to dissect signaling events at the molecular level.
In addition we extensively utilize other biophysical methods to monitor and characterize protein interactions including high-throughput peptide and small molecule screening assays, mRNA display, and peptide microarrays.
Education
1992-1996 B.S. Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, VA
1996-2001 Ph.D. Cornell University - New York, NY
Research Experience
2010-Present Virginia Commonwealth University - Associate Professor with Tenure
2004-2010 Virginia Commonwealth University - Assistant Professor
2003-2004 Sloan Kettering Institute - Senior Research Fellow / Lab Manager
2001-2003 Sloan Kettering Institute - Lab Manager
1999-2001 Cornell University - Graduate Research Assistant (Dimitar Nikolov's Group)
1996-1999 Cornell University - Graduate Research Assistant (Robert Fisher's Group)
Honors / Awards / Funding
2010 George and Lavinia Blick Scholar
2008 Department of Biochemistry Teaching Award
2004 Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Grant Award
2003 Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Grant Award
2001 Rachele Prize - Cornell University
1996 Summa Cum Laude - Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy
