Faculty

Ibrahim Moustafa

Assistant Research Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

W231 Millennium Science Complex
University Park, PA

Email ria2@psu.edu
Phone 814-865-5733

Overview

Process and analyze cryo-EM data to generate high-resolution 3D reconstructions using established software packages.

Core Facilities

Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Researchers reconstructed a high-resolution 3D image of a tick-borne Powassan virus. Credit: Courtesy of the Hafenstein lab at the University of Minnesota. All Rights Reserved.

July 09, 2025

Structure of tick-borne virus revealed at atomic resolution for the first time

Researchers have demonstrated proof-of-principle of a protein-based intranasal vaccine platform, called SpyCage, that could eventually help to prevent infection and transmission of respiratory viruses, like SARS-CoV-2. Image shows an illustration of the SpyCage vaccine platform, on right, decorated with a portion of the spike protein from SARS-CoV-2, next to an illustration of the virus. Credit: Dani Zemba / Penn State. Creative Commons

March 12, 2024

New nasal vaccine platform helps clear COVID-19 infections in an animal model

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