About the Lab

We study cellular metabolism and its role in directing biological function. Our research goals are to gain fundamental insights into the biochemical and biophysical cues contributing to the regulation of metabolic pathways, and to develop technologies for assembling, characterizing and manipulating these systems. Our vision is to translate these basic insights and technologies into applications leading to engineering practice and meaningful health outcomes. We are especially interested in discovering therapeutic and diagnostic targets for metabolic diseases such as obesity. Current research activities fall into four thrust areas:

1. model systems for pathway-oriented studies on adipose tissue metabolism
2. computational tools for bimolecular network deconstruction and synthetic pathway construction
3. analytical technologies for targeted metabolomics
4. metabolic engineering of complex biomolecules

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