Ankur Jain

Ankur Jain

Thomas D. and Virginia M. Cabot Career Development Professor; Core Member, Whitehead Institute

Ankur Jain investigates the role of RNA self-assembly in cellular organization and neurodegenerative disease.

617-452-3563

Phone

WI-561C

Office

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Location

Beverly Dobson

Assistant

617-258-5214

Assistant Phone

Education

  • PhD, 2013, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • BTech, 2007,  Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Research Summary

We study how biomolecules in a cell self-organize. In particular, we are interested in understanding how membrane-free cellular compartments such as RNA granules form and function. Our lab develops new biochemical and biophysical techniques to investigate these compartments and to understand their dysfunction in human disease.

Awards

  • Young Alumni Achiever's Award, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 2019
  • NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award, 2017

Key Publications

Recent Publications

Multimedia

Photo courtesy of Ankur Jain