User:Kieran B Pechter

I am a graduate student in the Molecular Microbiology program at Tufts University in Abraham L Sonenshein's laboratory. Our lab explores the intersection between metabolism and gene regulation in Bacillus subtilis. My work focuses on the aconitase protein, which is both a metabolic enzyme and an RNA-binding protein that contributes to the regulation of sporulation.

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Kieran B Pechter Tufts University 136 Harrison Ave Boston, MA 02111
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Education

 * PhD in progress, Molecular Microbiology, Tufts University
 * 2004, BA, Biological Sciences, Wellesley College

Research interests

 * 1) Response of bacteria to environment, mediated by regulatory proteins
 * 2) Post-transcriptional regulation
 * 3) Interaction of bacteria with metals

Publications

 * 1) Paper1 pmid=16923907

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