Kevin D. Raney

Professor Kevin D. Raney is a distinguished academic at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, serving as Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a Member of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. His research focuses on the enzymology of nucleic acid metabolism, particularly helicases such as Dda (T4 phage), Pif1, and Hepatitis C virus NS3. These enzymes are critical for DNA/RNA unwinding, stress granule assembly, and viral replication mechanisms.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University
  • B.A. in Chemistry, Hendrix College
• Research Interests:
  • Helicase mechanisms (DNA/RNA unwinding, G-quadruplex resolution)
  • Stress granule formation via oxidized DNA fragments
  • CRISPR-based proteomic analysis of genomic loci
  • Protein-protein interactions in DNA repair
• Recent Research Trends:
  • 2025 studies on biomolecular condensates in viral replication
  • 2024 work on Pif1 helicase structure and G4 DNA unwinding
  • 2023-2021 projects on NS3 helicase, PARP-1, and DNA damage response
• Contact:
  • Email: RaneyKevinD@uams.edu
  • Office: 501-686-5244
  • Labs: Biomedical Research Center B405B and satellite labs