Marija Zanic
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB)
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE)
Department of Biochemistry
Molecular Biophysics Training Program
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC)
Microtubules are dynamic intracellular polymers vital for cell shape, motility and cell division. Our lab uses an interdisciplinary approach, combining molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, engineering and physics, to elucidate the molecular mechanisms driving the dynamic architecture of the microtubule cytoskeleton. Our ultimate goal is to provide a fundamental understanding of how cells engineer large-scale, dynamic structures essential for life.
Microtubules are dynamic intracellular polymers vital for cell shape, motility and cell division. Our lab uses an interdisciplinary approach, combining molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, engineering and physics, to elucidate the molecular mechanisms driving the dynamic architecture of the microtubule cytoskeleton. Our ultimate goal is to provide a fundamental understanding of how cells engineer large-scale, dynamic structures essential for life.
Keywords: physical biology , biophysics , cytoskeleton , microtubule , dynamics , reconstitution
Research Area: Biophysics , Cell Structure ,