EMBO Member
Jason W. Chin
EMBO 2010
Former EMBO Young Investigator (2006)
MRC LMB, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Reprogramming the genetic code
Our lab has pioneered the reprogramming of cellular protein translation to introduce unnatural amino acids into proteins, & provided foundational technologies for encoded, evolvable polymer synthesis. We have also invented methods for introducing, homogeneous, site-specific post-translational modifications into proteins as well as methods for controlling and dissecting processes in cells and organisms with unprecedented spatial and temporal precision.
Keywords
Protein translation / post-translational modification / directed evolution / chemical biology / synthetic biology