Michael Lawson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Languages
English
Education
Fellowship
Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 2023
Degrees
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2016
BA, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, 2009
Contact Information
Scientific Interests
Dr. Lawson uses biophysical and biochemical methods to study the regulation of eukaryotic protein synthesis and its associated quality control. He is particuarly interested in understanding the roles of translation reinitiation factors MCT-1 and DENR in both health and disease. A detailed understanding of how these reinitiation factors mediate protein synthesis would help to explain why their overexpression drives oncogenesis, potentially setting the stage for novel therapeutics.
Highlighted Publications
Lawson MR*, Lessen LN*, Wang J, Prabhakar A, Corsepius NC, Green R, Puglisi JD. Mechanisms that ensure speed and fidelity in eukaryotic translation termination. Science. 2021 Aug 20;373(6557):876-882. * Denotes equal contribution.