Faculty Focus
![A black female researcher using a microscope in a lab](https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2021/12/arion-kennedy-lab.jpg)
Arion Kennedy: Exploring the Effects of High Fructose Consumption on Liver Function
![A man standing in a lab by himself](https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2021/01/thomasmakris.jpg)
Faculty Focus: Molecular and Structural Biochemistry’s Thomas Makris
![A man kneeling with children in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/09/ruben-and-children.jpg)
Faculty Focus: Rellán-Álvarez Discusses Maize Research
![Melanie Simpson in her lab](https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/02/Melanie-Simpson-for-web.jpg)
Faculty Focus: Cancer Researcher Aims to Alleviate Suffering
![CALS students Vanessa Ly, Yamilex Rosado and Gabriel Autry (in white coats, from left to right) work with biochemist Jose "Trino" Ascencio-Ibanez to learn more about the virus that causes Cassava Mosaic Disease.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/02/CMD1-1.jpg)