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We primarily focus on bacteria, in which the exquisite patterning of the interior in both space and time is critical for a wide variety of cellular functions. The wide variety of shapes and sizes that bacteria take on can be used as synthetic environment for studying the establishment of intracel...
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We primarily focus on bacteria, in which the exquisite patterning of the interior in both space and time is critical for a wide variety of cellular functions. The wide variety of shapes and sizes that bacteria take on can be used as synthetic environment for studying the establishment of intracellular organization and the cellular response to perturbations in morphology. Ultimately, the manipulation of cell shape may provide a direct tool for engineering complex cellular behaviors.
Currently, we are interested in (i) the role of the cell wall in cell-shape determination, (ii) the regulation and mechanics of the cell cycle and cell division, (iii) the spatial and temporal organization of the membrane, (iv) the role of the membrane in transmembrane-protein interactions and ion channel gating, and (v) collective behavior in bacteria
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Currently, we are interested in (i) the role of the cell wall in cell-shape determination, (ii) the regulation and mechanics of the cell cycle and cell division, (iii) the spatial and temporal organization of the membrane, (iv) the role of the membrane in transmembrane-protein interactions and ion channel gating, and (v) collective behavior in bacteria
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