William Weis PhD

William Weis, PhD, the William M. Hume Professor in the School of Medicine, has been appointed chair of the Department of Structural Biology. He replaces Joseph “Jody” Puglisi, PhD, professor of structural biology, who stepped down Sept. 1 after leading the department for 10 years.

“With two Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, four National Academy of Sciences members and three Royal Society members, the Department of Structural Biology is a globally acknowledged powerhouse. That’s in no small part due to Jody’s efforts,” said Lloyd Minor, MD, dean of the School of Medicine. “Bill’s record of impressive accomplishments and connectedness to multiple areas of research makes him ideally suited to moving the department even further forward.”