Blanton S. Tolbert, a biochemist at Case Western Reserve University, will serve as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) vice president and head of the Institute’s new Center for Science Leadership and Culture.
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Blanton S. Tolbert is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University.
How would you describe your current area of focus?
I don’t like putting myself in a box, but since it’s required of us sometimes, I would describe myself as a biophysical chemist/structural biologist. Our scientific interest really lies at the interface of trying to understand protein-RNA molecular recognition and how the formation of protein-RNA complexes contribute to gene expression. We pursue that by way of studying RNA and related retroviruses.