Faculty & Research
Research Faculty
Developmental Neurobiology
Cellular organization and behavior in the Archaea domain of life
Regulation of protein phosphatases and the evolution of cellular signaling
Self-organization of living and active matter
Single-molecule biochemistry and biophysics. Transcription and RNA processing. Cytoskeletal networks and regulation.
Expertise: Cytoskeletal mechanisms controlling cell morphogenesis.
Biochemistry of behavior
Repair of broken chromosomes and triggering of the DNA damage response.
Antimicrobial design; targeted protein degradation; TSC2 activators; enzyme structure-function studies
Mechanisms for control of mitochondrial protein activity, quality and lifespan
Physical biology of the cell
Genetics and molecular biology of bacteria and yeast
Physiological genomics of the mammalian neocortex
Expertise: Molecular mechanisms of epigenetic inheritance; single molecule approaches to study chromatin associated factors in vitro and in cells.
Complex fluids and biological physics; programmable self-assembly of soft materials; colloidal interactions and phase transitions; DNA nanotechnology; self-organization of active matter; optical trapping and single-molecule science.
Expertise: Circadian rhythms, behavior and gene expression.
Neurogenetics of sensory behaviors
Expertise: Evolution, structure, and function of macromolecular complexes
Homeostasis and neural circuit plasticity and function
Master's Advising Head
Comparative anatomy, evolution, physiology, biomechanics