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 4, 2022
Four new Ph.D. candidates in the lab!  Angel (delivery team), Hector (C-GEM team), Noah (C-GEM team), and Lauren (HIDE team) all sail through their qualifying exams in April 2022. So many celebratory pizzas and cupcakes! Congratulations to all.
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May 2, 2022
Congratulations to Alanna for being awarded the Mertes Award from The University of Kansas
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April 4, 2022
Congratulations to Lauren Lesiak and Héctor L. Torres Vera on receiving the NSF GRFP and Angel L. Vázquez Maldonado on your NSF GRFP honorable mention!
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March 14, 2022
Congratulations to Carly Schissel on receiving the Miller Research Fellowship!
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