Kacar, Betul
Investigating molecular mechanisms of evolution and the origins of life
Interdisciplinary PhD in Structural and Computational Biology and Quantitative Biosciences
Investigating molecular mechanisms of evolution and the origins of life
Lab Website Lab Website Project Title Cardiovascular Systems Biology Biography Our research aims to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying cardiovascular diseases via systems biology approaches featuring cutting-edge high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS)-based comparative proteomics and metabolomics in conjunction with functional studies. Our research is highly interdisciplinary within the interface of chemistry, biology, and medicine. …
Systems biology, synthetic biology, cellular engineering, signal processing
Stem cell biology, genome engineering and biomaterials expertise to ask unique questions about human biology and disease
Theoretical and experimental approaches to understand how viruses grow and evolve
RNA polymerase structure/function; regulation of transcript elongation in bacteria and humans
Protein allostery, orthogonal transcriptional systems, programmable synthetic bacteriophages
Lab Website Lab website Project Title Protein engineering, computational biology, high-throughput technology Biography Proteins are amazingly diverse molecules that are capable of performing complex chemical and biological functions. Such versatility presents tremendous opportunities for solving challenging human problems that range from medicine and agriculture to environmental protection and industrial chemistry. However, despite this great potential, …
Lab Website Lab website Project Title Understanding and engineering microbial communities across space and time Biography The Venturelli Lab aims to understand and engineer the spatiotemporal behaviors of microbial communities. We seek to elucidate the molecular and ecological design principles of microbial communities using tools from systems & synthetic biology. Our lab uses microfabrication methods …
Spatially-resolved mapping of post-translational modifications; protein engineering; chemoproteomics