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Professors Michael Poirier and Carlos Castro Receive NSF Grant for $700k for Gene Transcription Project

June 6, 2024

Professors Michael Poirier and Carlos Castro Receive NSF Grant for $700k for Gene Transcription Project

Photo of Michael Poirier and Carlos Castro standing side by side in lab and smiling
Michael Poirier and Carlos Castro

Michael Poirier, Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics, and Carlos Castro, Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, have received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for $700k for their project, "DNA Origami-based machines for epigenetic manipulation of gene transcription."

This project is a collaboration with a team in France, funded by the French Science Funding Agency (ANR).

 

Congratulations to Professors Poirier and Castro, and their team!