6/17/2025
We aim to understand how eukaryotic cells control chromatin structure. Knowledge of chromatin-structure at the level of its nucleosome subunits inside cells will give far-reaching mechanistic insight into gene regulation,…
6/17/2025
There are two morphologically distinct forms of the HIV-1 virus, called immature and mature. The immature virion is the form that initially assembles and initiates budding from the plasma membrane.…
6/17/2025
6/17/2025
My lab investigates the molecular mechanisms that control how cells manage protein biogenesis and adapt to stress, with broad implications for human disease. 1. Cell Dormancy – We study the…
6/17/2025
Targeted therapy: by serendipity, we identified a novel oncogene, and found that multiple cancers are addicted to its activity. This oncogene addiction is evidenced in glioblastoma, pediatric sarcoma, and others.…
6/17/2025
1. Wnt and PCP signaling in mechanosensory hair cell polarity. The actin-based hair bundle atop sensory hair cells is the mechanotransduction organelle essential for hearing and balance. A majority of sensorineural…
6/17/2025
Our laboratory studies macromolecular structures with an aim toward an in-depth understanding of structure-function relationships. X-ray diffraction analysis is our primary research tool, but we also employ other physical and…
6/17/2025
Tyrosine phosphorylation is a protein modification that can occur during or after translation of a protein.The phosphate addition to a tyrosine residue, regulated by tyrosine kinases and phosphatases, can result…
11/13/2025
All organisms carefully control the concentration of solutes within their cells, and are able to import required compounds or exclude cytotoxic ones. The protein machines that carry out these tasks…
6/17/2025
Systems analysis has become a requirement for making sense of high-throughput data and for characterizing properties of biological networks. In order to extend these recent developments to medical applications, there…
