Professor, Bioengineering
Mailcode 1762
marriott1@berkeley.edu
For more information, see: https://www.marriottlab.com/
Research Interests
The Marriott Lab operates at the interface of chemistry, biology, medicine and engineering, is focused on understanding the molecular regulation of cellular processes and function, and improving human health. Active research projects underway in my group include establishing new principles and techniques for high-contrast imaging and optical manipulation of specific proteins in living cells and tissue, developing new smart biomaterials that mimic the extracellular organisms. The ultimate goal of these studies is to understand the molecular regulation of specific processes within living systems over multiple scales of biological organization, space and time, and to use this knowledge to develop drugs and therapies to improve human health.
Education
- 1987 Ph.D., University of Illinois, Biochemistry, Advisor Prof. Gregorio Weber
- 1980 B.Sc. (Hons)., Birmingham University, UK, Biochemistry
Major Awards
- Fluorescence Investigator Award. American Biophysics Society
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow
- 2008 Top-ten Innovations for OLID-FRET – The Scientist magazine
- Alexander von Humboldt Society Fellow
Professional Experience
- 1981-1987 PhD. University of Illinois, Urbana, Il.
- 1987-1990 Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Goettingen, Germany
- 1990-1991 Post-doctoral Associate. Department of Physics, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
- 1992-1999 C3 Professor, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry,
Martinsried, Germany - 1999-2005 Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Wisconsin
- 2005-2009 Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- 2009- Professor, Department of Bioengineering,
University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA