Real-time systems analysis of signal transduction and genetic networks at the single cell level
Mechanisms of parasitic behavior manipulation across molecules, cells and circuits.
Synaptic plasticity: cellular mechanisms, development of functional networks and links to behaviour
Evolution of molecular and developmental mechanisms controlling cell fate decisions
High resolution dynamic and spatial studies of prokaryotic cellular organization
Structural biology of signaling and transport through biological membranes
Study of the mechanics of biomolecules, and more generally the role of physical and evolutionary forces in shaping biological systems
Immunology, microbiome, and diet.
Quantitative studies of biological self-organization, and the architecture and dynamics of subcellular structures
Force-induced denaturation of DNA, sequence heterogeneity and the dynamics of motor proteins, population growth and mutation in disordered media
Multicolor and time-resolved electron microscopy of cell signaling
Human development, Stem cell biology, Neuroscience, Computational Biology
Computational methods to identify functional genomic sequences and structures. Quest for conserved RNA structures
Assembly and function of neural circuits in the visual system (currently not taking students)
Theoretical and computational studies of the structure, dynamics and function of neuronal circuits.