Welcome. 

Welcome to the website of the Department of Structural Biology at the University of Pittsburgh.


The Department of Structural Biology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is located in Biomedical Science Tower 3.  We currently have twelve faculty members working in the fields of cryo-electron microscopy, NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and biochemistry.

Learn more about our department and the exciting work that we do by navigating with the menu on the left. Do not hesitate to contact us if you do not find the information that you are looking for on these pages.

If you are interested in pursuing an advanced degree in Structural Biology please take a look site at the Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology Graduate Program.


Angela M. Gronenborn, Ph.D.
UPMC Rosalind Franklin Professor and Chair 
Department of Structural Biology 
Distinguished Professor of Structural Biology 
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 
Professor of Bioengineering 
Swanson School of Engineering