Research Faculty

LaFoya, Bryce

Stem cells, brain development and regeneration, membrane and cytoskeleton dynamics, Danionella fish and Drosophila, super-resolution microscopy

RNA polymerase structure/function; regulation of transcript elongation in bacteria and humans

Biochemical mechanisms of chromatin regulation, genome stability, and cancer

Human telomere replication and maintenance

Replication-Coupled DNA Repair, Mutagenesis, and Genome Maintenance

Discovery, characterization, and evolution of enzymes for biocatalysis and chemical biology

Genetic regulation of metabolism: the stearoyl-CoA desaturase genes

Function and regulation of RNA condensates in development

Understanding and designing biomolecular systems using high-throughput functional assays

Biochemical and computational studies of membrane protein interactions