Research Program and Theme
- Program: Cancer Engineering and Biological Systems
- Theme: Mechanistic and Quantitative Biology
Research Focus
Raven Huang is interested in understanding how protein enzymes catalyze novel chemical reactions. His research focuses on drug discovery, enzymology, host-pathogen interactions, protein synthesis, protein-nucleic acid interactions, RNA biology, and toxins. Since Huang started his independent career at the University of Illinois, his primary focus has been on mechanical and structural studies of protein enzymes involved in RNA modifications and editing. More recently, his lab mainly studies RNA damage by ribotoxins and protein enzymes performing RNA repair as antidotes to ribotoxins.
Other Campus Affiliations
- Affiliate, Chemistry