Who We Are

Zhicheng (Chen) Cui

Zhicheng (Chen) Cui

Principal Investigator

I earned my Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, specializing in pathogen ribosome architecture, followed by postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley. My expertise lies in biochemistry, cryo-EM, and membrane-mediated signaling transduction.

Billie Ringert

Billie Ringert

Professional Research Assistant

I graduated from Oregon State University with my Master's in Biochemistry and Biophysics. My specialties are in biochemical assays and genetics.

Karla Tapia

Karla Tapia

Professional Research Assistant

I am a research assistant at the Cui Lab. I earned my Bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley in Molecular and Cell Biology. My focus in the lab is membrane signaling.