Stanford University
Dr. Puglisi is Professor and Chair of the Department of Structural Biology and Director of the Stanford Magnetic Resonance Laboratory (SMRL) at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Puglisi is investigating the role of RNA in cellular processes and disease. His research addresses ribosome dynamics during translation, the molecular basis for antibiotic action against ribosomes, the mechanism of eukaryotic translation initiation and elongation, the structure and function of the hepatitis C virus internal ribosome entry site, and RNA-protein interactions in the human immunodeficiency virus. Dr. Puglisi obtained his Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.