MCO Faculty

Elucidation and study of biosynthetic pathways and enzymes as well as the development of synthetic methods that are compatible with microbial chemistry.

Cellular fat metabolism and inter-organelle communication

Molecular mechanisms underlying viral genomic RNA – host interactions

Mechanisms of membrane-associated cell biological processes.

High resolution dynamic and spatial studies of prokaryotic cellular organization

Structural biology of signaling and transport through biological membranes

Microbial eco-systems biology; Microbial physiology; Marine biogeochemistry (On sabbatical 2023-24)

Mechanisms of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance

Chromosomes: motion, mechanics, DNA dynamics and spatial patterning

Development of chemical and molecular biology tools to allow new measurements and perturbations in biological systems; study mechanisms of gene regulation and dysregulation in cancer.

Chemical and synthetic biology, molecular evolution

Understanding and harnessing the complexity of plant chemistry and metabolism

Multicolor and time-resolved electron microscopy of cell signaling

Small molecule probes and therapeutics controlling gene expression, epigenetics, and cell states

Development and application of chemical proteomic methods to study the interactions of therapeutics, natural products, and metabolites within the cellular proteome

Single-molecule and super-resolution studies of cellular processes