Research Program and Theme
Cancer Engineering and Biological Systems | Mechanistic and Quantitative Biology
Research Focus
Satish Nair’s lab focuses on understanding the basis for the regulation of bacteria by small-molecule natural products. His laboratory uses classical biochemical and microbiological techniques, in combination with biophysical methods (in particular X-ray crystallography) to decipher how microbes utilize small molecules to establish ecological niches, and combat against the colonization of antagonistic species that may compete for limited resources. This research focus is predicated upon the notion that knowledge of such interactions drives the discovery and development of natural products that can be used to combat the growth of pathogenic bacteria.
Education
- Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1994
Campus Affiliations
- Head, Biochemistry
- Gregorio Weber Professor, Biochemistry
- Professor, Biochemistry
- Affiliate, Chemistry
- Director, Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Professor, Materials Research Lab
- Professor, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology