Molecular biology
What kind of research are we doing?
We use molecular biology, structural biology and systems biology to answer questions in basic and applied research. We study biochemical processes ranging from protein synthesis and folding to ribozyme catalysis. Most of the reserach groups in this program focus on RNA biology. Medical problems under investigation include amyloid formation, antibiotic resistance, tuberculosis, giardiasis and malaria. We are also developing biotechnology and synthetic biology platforms and courses.
The molecular biology program is lead by Professor Anthony Forster and consists of four research groups. For more information on research projects, click on the websites of these groups.
Research groups
- Brandis, Gerrit: Protein synthesis and evolutionary dynamics
- Chattopadhyaya, Jyoti (professor emeritus): RNA-directed therapeutics and diagnostics
- Ehrenberg, Måns (professor emeritus): Protein synthesis – mechanisms to systems biology
- Forster, Anthony (program leader): Synthetic biology and protein synthesis
- Kirsebom, Leif (senior professor): RNA catalysis and mycobacteria
- Sanyal, Suparna: Protein synthesis and protein folding - mechanisms, disease and biotechnology
About us
Head of the programme: Anthony Forster
Visiting address: Husargatan 3, 752 37 Uppsala
Postal address: Box 596, 751 24 Uppsala, Sweden