Many bacteria move using long helical structures called flagella, tiny molecular nanomachines that rotate like propellers and enable cells to swim toward nutrients. Building and controlling such a complex structure requires dozens of specialized proteins working together in coordination.
Read MoreOur research is focused on understanding mechanisms for the construction of bacterial flagella organelles, which are propeller-like nanomachines used for swimming in liquid or crawling on surfaces.
Read MoreGenetic dissection of the dalekin signaling pathway in Arabidopsis Plants use signaling between the shoot and the root to understand their environment and respond to stress. A root to shoot signaling that communicates the perception of rhizosphere stress to the shoot was discovered when analyzing a mutant with growth defects.
Read MoreDNA provides the blueprint for life but the information is constantly eroding due to chemical damage. Evolution provided molecular systems to restore information by repairing chemically damaged DNA.
Read MoreWe study a small organelle on the surface of cells known as the primary cilium. The majority of your cells in your body have a primary cilium, including all of your neurons and stem cells.
Read MoreOur research aims at understanding the immense diversity of modern birds, while using this knowledge in applied and interdisciplinary contexts.
Read MoreHere we leverage our strengths in cardiovascular and metabolic research at the University of Utah (UU) in general/and our particular interest in the lipotoxic sphingolipid ceramide in particular.
Read MoreAll of us have been infected by a virus at some point or another. Rhinoviruses are the main culprit behind the common cold. But what if a pesky virus could help fight cancer?
Read MoreResearch in mosquito control is whimsical and complex, spanning topics in community ecology, population genetics, pathology, epidemiology, and fundamental principles like mosquito behavior.
Read MoreOur research group focuses on understanding fundamental mechanisms of photobodies in controlling chloroplast biogenesis in different plant species in response to various environmental stresses using a combination of molecular biology/cell biology/and genetic techniques.
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