Faculty Labs and Research

Dr. O’Malley studies the computational capabilities of neuronal populations at the core of nervous systems, including everything from sensorimotor transformations to more complex behaviors. Current projects are aimed at understanding symbolic operations in mammalian cortex.

Dr. Monaghan’s lab uses the axolotl salamander to investigate the cellular and molecular basis of complex tissue regeneration. Axolotls have the amazing ability to regenerate large portions of their limbs, tail, heart, and spinal cord. His lab studies the development and regeneration of the nervous system and limb and the interactions that take place between […]

Motor skills such as throwing a ball, eating with knife and fork, or dancing are uniquely human and key to functional behavior. Optimizing the acquisition of skill and preventing or reverting the degradation of motor control requires rigorous quantitative understanding. The Action Lab analyzes how humans control their voluntary movements and how this control is […]

Our laboratory uses the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans as an in vivo system to explore how mechanical forces are sensed and interpreted by cells. We are collaborating with Dr. Hari Parameswaran’s group in Bioengineering to understand how cells in a tissue communicate and coordinate their contractility, and with Dr. Ronen Zaidel-Bar at Tel Aviv University to understand how the […]

The Godoy Lab seeks to understand the the mechanism(s) regulating the DNA damage response in bacteria. This mediates survival, antibiotic resistance, and bacterial development. We use as model systems opportunistic pathogens known to mediate persisten infections in hospitals, and in environmental isolates from the the extreme environments of the Atacama Desert and the Patagonia in […]

The Slavov Lab studies Ribosome-mediated translational regulation, and single-cell proteomics by mass-spectrometry

The Epstein Lab works on microbial discovery in the environment and human microbiome. They uncover novel microbial life forms by inventing novel cultivation strategies that depart from conventional wisdom and provide access to the greatest part of microbial diversity: unexplored species missed in the past.

The Lewis Lab studies persister cells responsible for tolerance to antibiotics, uncultured bacteria of the environment and the microbiome, and works on drug discovery.

Our lab studies how the brain regulates aging and resilience at the cellular, tissue, and whole-organism levels in the nematode C. elegans. We use new enabling technologies, including live imaging of protein oxidation and automated lifespan measurement. Our work is interdisciplinary, combining molecular genetics, quantitative microscopy, mathematical modeling, and engineering. We aim to uncover fundamental […]

The Woods Laboratory is interested in studying the role of mitochondria in normal and disease states, with a major emphasis on female reproductive function and health.

Research in Prof. Zupanc’s laboratory focuses on the exploration of neural mechanisms underlying structural plasticity in the adult central nervous system of vertebrates.

Yunrong Chai’s lab is interested in understanding fundamental mechanisms controlling bacterial biofilm formation and the role of beneficial biofilms in bacteria-host interactions. They are also interested in inhibitory mechanisms targeting key processes during bacterial biofilm development.