Thomas U. Schwartz, Ph.D.
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- Title
- Pfizer-Laubach Career Development Professor of Biology
- Department
- Department of Biology
- Institution
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Address
- 77 Massachusetts Avenue Room 68-480
- City, State, ZIP
- Cambridge, MA 2139
- Phone
- (617) 452-3851
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://schwartzlab.mit.edu/site/Welcome.html
- Research field
- Structural Biology; Cell Biology
- Award year
- 2007
Research
Research in our lab aims at understanding protein function on the basis of atomic structure determination using X-ray crystallography as an important tool. Our focal point is the elucidation of the structure and function of the Nuclear Pore Complex (NPC), the gateway into and out of the cell's nucleus and thus of central importance for separating transcription and translation. We employ an integrative approach to this research area combining structure determination with biochemical, biophysical, cell biological and genetic methods.
Scholar Keywords
2007 Search Pew Scholars
- Gro V. Amdam, Ph.D.
- Kristin K. Baldwin, Ph.D.
- Robert H. Blelloch, M.D., Ph.D.
- Hinrich Boeger, Ph.D.
- Edward B. Brown, Ph.D.
- Ananda W. Goldrath, Ph.D.
- Ekaterina Heldwein, Ph.D.
- Deborah T. Hung, M.D., Ph.D.
- Bart Krekelberg, Ph.D.
- Michelle Krogsgaard, Ph.D.
- Joanna Masel, D.Phil.
- Craig A. Micchelli, Ph.D.
- Peter J. Mohler, Ph.D.
- Daniela Nicastro, Ph.D.
- Julie K. Pfeiffer, Ph.D.
- Michael P. Rape, Ph.D.
- Thomas U. Schwartz, Ph.D.
- David R. Sherwood, Ph.D.
- Francis I. Valiyaveetil, Ph.D.
- X.Z. Shawn Xu, Ph.D.