TPCB Faculty
Seth Darst, PhD
Rockefeller University
Education
PhD, 1987, Stanford University
MS, 1984, Stanford University
BS, 1982, University of Colorado, Boulder
Awards
Member, National Academy of Science
Research Topics
- Macromolecular Structure and Function
- X-ray crystallography
- Computational Chemistry
- Protein modeling
Therapeutic Areas
- Microbiology
RNA, the blueprint for proteins, is made in all cells by a complex molecular machine , the DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. The Darst lab’s research explores the mechanism and regulation of transcription by determining three-dimensional structures of RNA polymerase and associated proteins.
Read more about Prof. Darst’s research on the Rockefeller website