TPCB Faculty
Brian Chait, DPhil
Rockefeller University
Education
DPhil, 1976, University of Oxford
BSc Hons, 1970, University of Cape Town
BSc, 1969, University of Cape Town
Research Topics
- Macromolecular Structure and Function
- Mass spectrometry
- Chemical Cell Biology
- Cellular imaging
- Proteomics
- Biotechnology
- Protein engineering
- Nanotechnology
- Computational Chemistry
- Docking
- Protein modeling
Therapeutic Areas
- Cancer
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Neuroscience
- Virology
Mass spectrometry is a powerful analytical technique that can accurately measure the molecular masses of individual biomolecules, including peptides, proteins and large intact protein assemblies. The Chait lab specializes in the development of mass spectrometers and other tools and methods for investigating a variety of biological and biochemical phenomena.
Read more about Prof. Chait’s research on the Rockefeller website