• structural basis of antigen receptor desensitization;
• antigen receptor coupling to intracellular signaling pathways;
• structural basis of inhibitory signal transduction

Robert Hodges, Ph.D., F.R.S.C.
Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
Director, Program in Biomolecular Structure
John Stewart Endowed Chair, Peptide Chemistry

• development of synthetic peptide vaccines and antibody therapeutics to prevent bacterial infections;
  

• role of the T cell antigen receptor in fate decisions;
• contribution of peptide and MHC to recognition by T cells;
• baculovirus display libraries as tools in peptide epitope discovery