Iris Lindberg is a professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore known for her contributions to the field of molecular biology, particularly in peptide biosynthesis and neurodegenerative diseases.
She pursued her graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, earning her Ph.D. in Pharmacology in December 1980.
[1] In 2007, Lindberg transitioned to the University of Maryland School of Medicine as a professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology.
[2] Lindberg is known for her work on prohormone convertases and their role in peptide processing, and the molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders.
Lindberg showed the first crystal structure of the catalytic and P domain of furin, demonstrating its potential function and substrate specificity.