• to conduct nationally and internationally recognized membrane research
• to increase research visibility and funding, to reinforce the educational infrastructure
• by fostering interactions between the IUPUI SoS and IUSM, and to provide new opportunities for IUPUI's urban and underrepresented student bases

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES

• membrane-related research is at the forefront of challenges in modern biology, presenting some of the greatest problems in structural determination and functional characterization
• membranes are at the cutting-edge of current biomedical research because they are a common site of action for molecular functions involved in health and disease
• the presence of a strong, diverse biological membrane focus and specialized facilities are unique to the IUPUI campus