Prof. Ankur Jain

Assistant Professor of Biology
Member, Whitehead Institute

Primary DLC

Department of Biology

MIT Room: WI-561C

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Use of a Combination of Innovative Approaches to Investigate the Biology of RNA Aggregation

Research Summary

Professor Jain studies how biomolecules in a cell self-organize. In particular, we are interested in understanding how membrane-free cellular compartments such as RNA granules form and function. The lab develops new biochemical and biophysical techniques to investigate these compartments and to understand their dysfunction in human disease.

Recent Work