CSB Contacts and Access

CSB Administration

DIRECTOR: Borden Lacy, Ph.D.– Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology and Biochemistry
615-343-9080; borden.lacy@vanderbilt.edu
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Jarrod Smith, Ph.D. – Biochemistry
615-322-1739; jarrod.smith@vanderbilt.edu
PROGRAM COORDINATOR: Karen D. Davis
615-936-2209; karen.d.davis@vanderbilt.edu

MAILING ADDRESS:
Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology
PMB 407917
Nashville, TN 37240-7917

SHIPPING ADDRESS:
Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology
465 21st Ave S.
5140 MRB3
Nashville, TN 37232

Scientific Advisors

Jens Meiler (Computation) – Chemistry and Pharmacology
Teru Nakagawa (Cryo-EM) – Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Martin Egli (Crystallography) – Biochemistry
Ben Spiller (Crystallography) – Pharmacology
Chuck Sanders (NMR) – Biochemistry
Walter Chazin (Biophysical Instrumentation and Sample Characterization) – Biochemistry and Chemistry

Facility Directors

Heather Kroh (Biophysical Instrumentation and Sample Characterization) – Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
heather.k.kroh@vumc.org
Jarrod Smith (Computation) – Biochemistry
615-322-1739; jsmith@structbio.vanderbilt.edu
Melissa Chambers (Cryo-EM) – Center for Structural Biology
615-322-4671; melissa.g.chambers@vanderbilt.edu
Scott Collier (Cryo-EM) – Center for Structural Biology
615-322-4671; scott.e.collier@vanderbilt.edu
Joel Harp (Crystallography) – Biochemistry
615-936-3885; joel.harp@vanderbilt.edu
Markus Voehler (NMR) – Chemistry
615-322-1573; m.voehler@vanderbilt.edu

CSB Consultation

The CSB promotes structural thinking and enables structural biology research in all life science and medical research programs at Vanderbilt.

Structural biology research and structure determination can involve a number of different experimental as well as computational approaches. The CSB offers free consultations to introduce Vanderbilt investigators to structural biology and their projects to the CSB faculty and staff scientists. This initial contact involves the project PI and associated scientists meeting with a selection of CSB scientific directors and CSB staff scientists to define the potential structural aspects of the research and determine in what way the CSB can help. The CSB scientific staff is available to provide hands-on guidance in specialized structural biology laboratory techniques, instrumentation and data analysis.

Complete this form to set up an initial consultation with the CSB. For computer support issues or CSB user account requests, click here.