Harvard Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

The research interests of the Verdine lab lie in the emerging area of chemical biology.  We study biologic processes underlying growth and proliferation of human cancer cells, control of gene expression, and preservation of genomic integrity.  Our...

Adam Cohen's research focuses on understanding and controlling light - matter interactions in warm, wet, squishy environments. His lab discovered that a gene from a Dead Sea microorganism, when transferred to human neurons, converted the electrical