March 29th - April 1st, 2026 · Asilomar for the Brain and Mind
Dr. Lisa Eshun-Wilson
Protein biochemist & structural biologist passionate about health and longevity.
I received my B.S. in Biological Chemistry magna cum laude from Grinnell College and my Ph.D. with Honors from UC Berkeley in the Department of Molecular Cell Biology and the Division of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology. Now, as the founder of Genoma, I am dedicated to advancing gene therapies to cure disease.
Upcoming Speaking Engagements & Events
News
- Invited Speaker for the Fall 2025 ARC Centre for Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Membrane Proteins (CCeMMP) Seminar Series. A huge thanks to Dr.Sepideh Valimehr for inviting me.
- Invited Speaker for the Fall 2025 Chemistry Department Seminar Series at San Jose State University (SJSU). A huge thanks to Dr. Emma Carroll for inviting me.
- Attended the 2025 Structural Biology Symposium at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. A huge thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Kellogg for inviting me.
- Attended the 2024 IAS Frontiers Conference on Genome Engineering in Singapore, A huge thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Kellogg for inviting me.
Research
Structural basis of epitope selectivity and potent protection from malaria by PfCSP antibody L9
Nature Communications 14(1), 2815 · 2023
Structure of the hepatitis C virus E1E2 glycoprotein complex
Science 378 (6617), 263–269 · 2022
Structural and functional insight into regulation of kinesin-1 by microtubule-associated protein MAP7
Science 375 (6578), 326–331 · 2022
Effects of α-tubulin acetylation on microtubule structure and stability
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116(21), 10366–10371 · 2019
Structural studies of the microtubule and its regulation
University of California, Berkeley · 2019
Tissue Expansion for Organ Construction and Tissue Regeneration
Caltech Undergraduate Research Journal 15(1) · 2014