Moriah Beck

Moriah Beck is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Wichita State University's Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She is also affiliated with the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College. Her research focuses on structural biology, protein interactions, actin cytoskeleton dynamics, and computational methods for predicting post-translational modifications like glycosylation.

Her work integrates experimental techniques such as crosslinking mass spectrometry (XL-MS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and TIRF microscopy with computational approaches like protein language models. Key projects include studying palladin's role in actin polymerization regulation, myopalladin's impact on cardiac development, and predicting SUMOylation and glycosylation sites.

Recent articles highlight advancements in understanding actin-palladin complex structures, functional implications of protein domain mutations, and computational tools for glycosylation site prediction. Her research bridges molecular mechanisms with biomedical applications, particularly in cardiovascular and cancer biology.