Executive Director
Dr. Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede
View ProfileDr. Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede is a professor who returned to Rice University in 2025 after many years leading research in Sweden. Her group uses biophysical and biochemical tools to study the (dys)functional properties of proteins and biological pathways at the molecular level, with the aim of advancing fundamental knowledge to improve human health. The group focuses on copper-binding proteins linked to cancer and on misfolded proteins in neurodegenerative diseases, often with a central theme of cross-reactivity between different biomolecules.
