Summary
Blaine Mooers is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Physiology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center with over a decade of experience in RNA and protein crystallography. His research seeks rigorous structural descriptions of U insertion/deletion RNA editing to illuminate its evolution, relation to other RNA editing mechanisms, and to inform drug design against trypanosome infections that threaten hundreds of millions. He brings deep expertise in protein folding, electrostatics, and nucleic acid crystallography from postdoctoral and research roles at HHMI and the University of Oregon. As an educator and lab leader since 2006, he balances teaching, mentoring, and high-impact structural biology research. He also develops practical tools to streamline molecular visualization with PyMOL, reflecting a hands-on approach to making structural data more accessible. Based in Oklahoma City, he is driven by translational goals that bridge fundamental biophysics and global health challenges.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Postdoc/Research Associate, Protein Folding, RNA Crystallography, Postdoc/Research Associate, Protein Folding, RNA Crystallography at University of Oregon
Ph.D., Biochemistry and Biophysics, Ph.D., Biochemistry and Biophysics at Oregon State University
German