Aseem Ansari
Expert on gene regulation and genome targeting with natural and synthetic molecules
Professor, biochemistry; member, Genome Center of Wisconsin College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Work: 608-265-4690 ansari@biochem.wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Control of gene expression and gene regulatory networks
- Synthetic biology and chemical genomics
- Dissecting the fundamental mechanism of transcription and molecular machinery that decodes genes; Targeting gene regulators to control cell fate and function (focus on stem cells)
- Friedreich’s ataxia
- DNA origami and development of nano-devices using biopolymers
Achievements
- Co-director, Khorana Program
- Shaw Scholar, The Greater Milwaukee Foundation
- NSF career award