Structure and function of RNA binding proteins; biophysical and molecular biology methods for investigating interactions between RNA and proteins

Synthetic mimics of enzyme active sites

Plant hormone physiology; Organismal Physiology and Ecology; Plant and Microbial Biology

Kinetic approach to reaction mechanisms

Developmental genetics; evolutionary developmental biology

Microbiology; host-pathogen interactions

Cell & Molecular Physiology, Endocrinology (Women’s health), and Ocular Inflammation

Synthetic methodology using polyfunctional sulfones; synthesis of furan-containing compounds of biological relevance; development of methods for microwave-assisted organic synthesis (MAOS)

Developmental, cell, and molecular biology