Krahn, Natalie
Natalie Krahn
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Department
Engineering tRNA technology to build novel proteins with selenocysteine.
Engineering tRNA technology to build novel proteins with selenocysteine.
Our work focuses on understanding the regulation of cell envelope biosynthesis in bacteria using genetic, biochemical, and cell biological approaches.
Course-based undergraduate research experiences, virtual reality in learning physiology and anatomy, culturally responsive teaching.
Marine microbiology; carbon cycling and biogeochemistry; AI/machine learning for biology; bioinformatics; astrobiology; space biology; marine biotech.
Our lab seeks to uncover novel regulatory mechanisms of biofilm formation to undermine bacterial survival in chronic infections.
High throughput genetics to better understand evolution of fungal pathogens and drive antifungal drug discovery.
Meiotic chromosome biology using Drosophila as a model system.
Research focuses on cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, identifying novel immunomodulatory drugs, discovering biomarkers for diabetes, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases related dementia.
Research focuses on cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, identifying novel druggable targets, discovering prodromal biomarkers and novel reengineered gut microbiome based therapeutics for treatment of neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases and related dementia.