Jana Villemain

Jana Villemain is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry in the Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

Education:

• BS from Southwestern University
• PhD from Texas A&M University
• Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Her research investigates protein structure-function relationships, focusing on intrinsically unstructured proteins and DNA repair mechanisms using fluorescence spectroscopy and confocal microscopy. Current projects examine the Srs2 helicase C-terminal domain and protein trafficking in yeast.

Her publications demonstrate expertise in protein biochemistry and molecular biology, particularly DNA repair proteins and enzyme mechanisms. Recent work emphasizes fluorescence-based techniques while earlier studies established fundamental insights into helicase function.

No scientific awards are mentioned in the materials.

She utilizes the IMIC fluorescence confocal microscope facility acquired through interdisciplinary collaboration at IUP.

Her laboratory employs techniques including molecular biology, cell culture, chromatography, and bioinformatics.