- Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Office: 5016B Derring Hall
- Laboratory: 5016 Derring Hall
- Phone: 540-231-3803
- Fax: 540-231-9307
- email: rawalker@vt.edu
Post-doctoral Fellow, Duke University Medical Center, 1990-1993
Ph.D., Biology, University of North Carolina, 1989
B.S., Biology, College of William and Mary, 1985
My laboratory investigates the role of microtubules and microtubule-dependent motor proteins in cellular processes such as mitosis and meiosis. We use a variety of molecular, biochemical, and biophysical techniques to understand how microtubules assemble, how motor proteins recognize cellular cargo, and how microtubule assembly and motor activity are regulated. We are particularly interested in compounds that inhibit microtubule assembly or mitotic motor proteins, as either block cell reproduction and thus may be useful as chemotherapy agents or to limit eukaryotic cell proliferation in general.
The National Science Foundation (MCB-0130910), Virginia Tech
BIOL 2104: Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOL 4884: Cell Biology
BIOL 5884: Molecular Biology of the Cell
Walker Lab / Department of Biological Sciences / Virginia Tech
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Last updated: August 22, 2006
URL: http://www.biol.vt.edu/ faculty/walker/
