Research
My research group investigates how protein structure regulates cellular function across circadian biology, mitochondrial health, and mechanotransduction, and translates these insights into therapeutics. We combine biophysical/biochemical assays with cell-based readouts to map pathways linking the circadian clock, metabolism, and mechanics.
Current projects:
- Protein targets in brain mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegeneration to restore bioenergetics
- Therapeutics that realign disrupted circadian signaling to improve cognition
- Mechanosensing by focal adhesion assemblies and their crosstalk with mitochondrial and circadian control
- Forensic pipelines that maximize DNA yield from hard tissues for STR, SNP, and mtDNA profiling in missing person kinship analysis.
