Geoff Lippa

Geoff Lippa is an Associate Professor of Biology at Alfred University's College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, specializing in Biochemistry, Protein Engineering, Virology, and Structural Biology. He holds a PhD from the University of Rochester and a BS from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. His research focuses on enzyme stability, RNA-protein interactions, and viral-host protein interactions. He teaches courses in Biochemistry, Toxicology, and Molecular Biology. Notable works include studies on adenosine deaminase stability, U1A RNA recognition motifs, and HIV Vif interactions. His lab explores mechanisms of viral pathogenesis and structural biology, with applications in drug design and anti-viral compound screening.

• Education: Postdoctoral studies at Hauptman Woodward Medical Institute; PhD, Biochemistry (University of Rochester, 2013); BS, Chemistry (Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 2007).
• Research Highlights: Investigates enzyme specificity in natural product biosynthesis, viral hijacking of host ubiquitination pathways, and structural basis of HIV-E3 ligase complexes.