Peter V. Cornish
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
E-mail:cornishp@missouri.edu
Office: 240 Schweitzer Hall
Mail: Biochemistry
117 Schweitzer Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-882-0443
Fax: 573-882-5635
Lab: 573-882-0545
Educational background
| Degree | School | Location | Major |
| BS | Graceland University | Lamoni, Iowa | Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics |
| PhD | Texas A&M University | College Station, Texas | Biochemistry |
Research description
Dynamics and assembly of ribonucleoprotein complexes utilizing both NMR and single molecule FRET.
Selected publications
Cornish PV, Ermolenko DE, Staple D, Hoang L, Hickerson R, Noller HF, and Ha T. (2009) Following movement of the L1 stalk between three functional states in single ribosomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 106:2571-6.
Myong S, Cui S, Cornish PV, Kirchhofer A, Gack MU, Jung JU, Hopfner KP, Ha T. (2009) Cytosolic viral sensor RIG-I is a 5’-triphosphate-dependent translocase on double-stranded RNA. Science 323:1070-4.
Giedroc DP and Cornish PV*. (2008) Frameshifting RNA pseudoknots: Structure and mechanism. Virus Research 139:193-208.
Employment opportunities
Postdoctoral opportunities
Research areas: RNA biochemistry, single molecule fluorescence, NMR, RNA folding and dynamics.
How to apply:
Electronic submission is encouraged, e-mail to cornishp@missouri.edu
Applicants should send CV and names of two references to:
Dr. Peter V. Cornish
Biochemistry
117 Schweitzer Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211