Carol Dieckmann^
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Life Sciences South, Room 454
Life Sciences South, Room 427
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Degrees and Appointments
- Ph.D. Biology
- University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
- Circadian rhythms in Neurospora crassa: A biochemical and genetic study of the involvement of mitochondrial metabolism in periodicity
- B.S. Biological Science
- University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California
Specialities: Molecular and cellular biology
Research and Education Activities
Research Description
The general focus in this lab is on understanding the coordination of organelle/host cell interactions. Two different systems under study arenuclear control of mitochondrial mRNA expression in yeast mitochondria, and eyespot assembly in Chlamydomonas. Mitochondrial tRNA processing is inhibited in yeast strains defective in fatty acid biosynthesis in the organelle. We are trying to understand why gene expression and fatty acid metabolism intersect.