Guy Benian

Guy Benian is a Professor of Cell Biology and Pathology at Emory University School of Medicine, affiliated with the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. His research leverages Caenorhabditis elegans as a genetic model to investigate muscle assembly, maintenance, and regulation, with implications for human muscle diseases like cardiomyopathies and muscular dystrophies.

• Focuses on giant multi-domain proteins (e.g., UNC-89/obscurin) and their kinase activation mechanisms
• Studies integrin adhesion complexes in force transmission at muscle cell membranes
• Collaborates with experts in structural biology, biophysics, and pediatrics
• Investigates UNC-45 chaperone roles in muscle aging and sarcopenia
• Explores microbiome-derived small molecules affecting healthspan