Understanding and exploiting molecular machines for chemistry, biology, and medicine
A chemical and synthetic biology group at UC Berkeley

Our Research

Repurposing the ribosome to synthesize novel natural products, stabilized proteins, and new materials
Repurposing the ribosome to synthesize novel natural products, stabilized proteins, and new materials
Delivering therapeutic proteins to the cytosol and nucleus - for real
Delivering therapeutic proteins to the cytosol and nucleus - for real
Understanding and exploiting information transfer across cellular membranes
Understanding and exploiting information transfer across cellular membranes
Visualizing organelles at super-resolution for almost forever and in multiple colors
Visualizing organelles at super-resolution for almost forever and in multiple colors

Latest News

May 15, 2025
Breakthrough Article: Monitoring monomer-specific acyl–tRNA levels in cells with PARTI (Nucleic Acids Res, 2025)
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May 1, 2025
Dr. Carly Schissel accepts faculty position at Penn State
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April 10, 2025
Arjun Garapaty awarded NSF GRFP! Isaac Garcia, Alex Solivan, & Justin Kwon received Honorable Mentions!
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March 27, 2025
Schepartz Lab in the spotlight as American Peptide Society’s Lab of the Month!
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