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

Developmental control of gene expression

Self-organization of living and active matter

Single-molecule biochemistry and biophysics. Transcription and RNA processing. Cytoskeletal networks and regulation.

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

Uncovering fundamental molecular mechanisms of virus translocation across biological membranes

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

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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.

Circadian rhythms, behavior and gene expression

Neurogenetics of sensory behaviors

Structural bioinformatics analysis of telomeric complexes, integrating X-ray crystallographic structure determination, molecular evolution, and structure-function studies

Homeostasis and neural circuit plasticity and function
Master's Advising Head

Comparative anatomy, evolution, physiology, biomechanics