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Priya R. Banerjee

Associate Professor of Physics
University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Intrinsically disordered proteins, protein droplets, membrane-less organelles, single-molecule biophysics

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Priya R. Banerjee is an expert on intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), an intriguing class of proteins that lack a rigid structure but play decisive roles in cellular physiology and pathology.

Banerjee’s work seeks to elucidate the basic physical properties of such proteins using techniques such as high-resolution optical tweezers, single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy, and microfluidics.

His lab has helped establish that IDPs, which don’t have a distinct shape, can cluster together to form liquid-like droplets with highly tunable material properties. The Banerjee lab actively collaborates with leading biologists in the field to study the function of these droplets as micro-compartments in living systems, and how they are altered in a range of human diseases.

CONTACT:

Priya R. Banerjee, PhD
Associate Professor of Physics
University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences

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