Jane Dyson

Professor Jane Dyson is a distinguished academic at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), holding the position of Professor in the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology since 2013. Her research focuses on structural biology, protein dynamics, and the role of intrinsic disorder in protein function, utilizing NMR spectroscopy as a primary tool. She has contributed extensively to understanding unfolded proteins, molecular chaperones, and transcription factor interactions, particularly in NF-κB signaling pathways and HPV oncogenesis.

Education: B.S. (Biochemistry) and Ph.D. (Inorganic Chemistry) from the University of Sydney (1973, 1977), followed by a D.S. (Faculty of Science) in 2009. Professional experience includes postdoctoral roles at MIT and TSRI, progressing through academic ranks to full professorship.

Research interests span NMR studies of disordered proteins, molecular machines, and chaperone-client interactions. Key contributions include elucidating NF-κB signaling mechanisms and defining structural principles of intrinsically disordered proteins. Over 200 publications highlight her work in structural biology, protein dynamics, and molecular recognition.

Awards include the ISMAR Prize (2019), National Academy of Sciences membership (2022), and the D.Sc. Distinguished Scientist Award (2010). Her lab’s research bridges biochemistry, physics, and medicine, with ongoing studies on protein folding landscapes and functional disorder.