Dr Mark Prescott
Research Fellow
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Monash University
mark.prescott@monash.edu
Research Activities
The molecular cell biology of autophagy with a particular focus on organelle turnover in yeast and mammalian cellsMolecular cell biology of autophagy in human stem cells during development
Structural studies on novel genetically encoded all-protein chromophores (APCs) including chromoproteins and fluorescent proteins
The development and application of APCs as biotechnological tools
Techniques/Expertise
Yeast molecular biologyCell biology
Development and use of novel genetically encoded fluorescent probes
Novel imaging applications and techniques
Collaborations
Dr. Sophie Dove (Centre for Marine Studies, UQ).Dr. Andrew Bradbury (Biosciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
Prof. Sean Smith , (Centre for Computational Molecular Science, UQ)
Dr. Ernst Wolvetang (Australian Stem Cell Centre)
Prof Jamie Rossjohn
Other Lab Members
Anne Pettikiriarachchi (PhD)Kristina Turcic (PhD)
Jion Battad (PhD)
Tim Tra (Masters Pt I)
Michael Stanley (Hons Student)
