Structural
studies of dihydrofolate reductase enzymes, drug design; DNA beta sliding
clamp proteins cyclohydrolase; Hint proteins; Integrins; thyroid binding
proteins and deiodinase enzymes.
James
Pace is a senior research associate who is responsible for the operation
of the Cody lab. He carries out cloning, expression and purification
of the various DHFR proteins under study and sets up crystallization
trials of the other new lab projects. He also supervises the summer interns. 
Jennifer
Piraino is a research associate. Her
project focused on the cloning, expression and purification of human
and pjDHFR active site mutants. She also carried out expression and purification
of these enzymes for crystallization studies. 
Elizabeth
Stewart, an undergraduate biology major from Wake Forest University, is focusing on the cloning and expression of mutant forms of Pneumocystis carinii DHFR for crystallization of enzyme complexes.
Jessica
Nowak an undergraduate biology major from Canisius College is focusing
on the cloning and expression of the wild types and mutant forms of the Pneumocystis
carinii enzyme for crystallization of inhibitor complexes.