Research Projects
More than 2000 microbial genomes were sequenced to date, each of which containing ~3000 genes on average. But having the genome sequence alone does not mean that we understand the biology of an organism: about 50% of all genes in every newly sequenced species are of unknown function. Among the thousands of sequenced microbial genomes, millions of sequenced genes are so far uncharacterized.Our lab is committed to develop innovative approaches that would allow elucidation of the novel biological functions "hiding" within uncharacterized genes. Current research directions in the lab include:
Computational discovery of novel natural antibiotics |
Whole genome and transcriptome sequencing with Illumina technology |
