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Skip to main content tRNA Determinants of Co-Translational mRNA Decay Our lab is exploring how translation itself can shape the stability and lifetime of mRNAs, a process that directly links codon usage to gene expression. In collaboration with the Mendell lab, we discovered a new co-translational de…

The Zechner Lab applies molecular and cell biology techniques to investigate how mammalian cells regulate their phosphate homeostasis and sensing using the ubiquitous phosphate transporter PiT1/SLC20A1 as a model.

Skip to main content News May 2026 Co-authored a Comment Article Ying Lab recently collaborated with scientists at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago and Northwestern University on a commentary published in Nature Reviews Materials proposing that “cell state” should be treated as a key design variable in…

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Skip to main content Research Soft devices interface more naturally with the body and promise gentler interventions, continuous monitoring, and safe degradation after recovery, but realizing their full clinical impact still requires navigating complex anatomy, integrating more functions into small de…

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Skip to main content Mechanism and Regulation of Ribosome Biogenesis Ribosome biogenesis is one of the most intricate and energy-intensive processes in the cell. In our lab, we investigate how the large ribosomal subunit (60S) is assembled from RNA and proteins through a finely tuned series of enzyma…