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Daniel Herschlag

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    Email Tel (650) 723-9442

Professional Overview

Administrative Appointments

  • Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs, School of Medicine (2011 - present)

Honors and Awards

  • William Rose Award, ASBMB (2010)
  • Fellow, AAAS (2005)
  • Merit Award, NIH (2002)
  • Cope Scholar Award, ACS (2000)
  • Established Investigator, AHA (1998-2002)
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Scientific Focus

Current Research Interests

Our research is aimed at understanding the chemical and physical behavior underlying biological macromolecules and systems, as these behaviors define the capabilities and limitations of biology. Toward this end we study folding and catalysis by RNA, as well as catalysis by protein enzymes. Comparing and contrasting the behavior of RNA and protein systems highlights the unique features of these biological macromolecules and helps elucidate principles of folding and catalysis that may be fundamental to both class of functional macromolecules. Toward these ends, many biochemical and biophysical techniques are employed, both within the lab and through multiple collaborations. Finally, we are also involved in collaborative work with Pat Brown's lab aimed at unraveling the global logic and organization of RNA processing and organization. More detailed descriptions are available from our lab home page.

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