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