Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

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Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
We develop various light-wave based technologies, such as novel sensors, spectroscopy and imaging systems, for biological and medical applications.

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nanotechnology, photonics, material physics, biosensing, spectroscopy, imaging

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Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

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Understanding the mechanisms of nervous system construction and dysfunction.

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Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Cell Biology

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Mechanism of translational fidelity and its impact on cellular fitness and codon evolution

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Translation, Ribosome, RNA, Fidelity, peptide-bond formation, pre-steady state kinetics, translational regulation

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Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

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The mechanisms that influence arterial collateral formation and peripheral arterial atheroprogression in the setting of diabetes

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Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Computational and Systems Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

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Synthetic biology for advanced biofuels, biomaterials, and chemicals.

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Synthetic biology, Metabolic engineering, regulatory systems, biomaterials

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Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology

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Cryo-EM study of native macromolecular complexes related to microtubule and cilia

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Neurosciences
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Modulation of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission

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synapse biology, ion channel, glutamate, GABA