Tarun Kapoor
Pels Family Professor, Head of Laboratory
kapoor(at)rockefeller.edu
Our main research areas are:
Since its inception in 2001, the Kapoor laboratory has worked at the intersection of chemistry, cell biology and cancer.
Central to our work is the discovery and structure-guided design of chemical inhibitors, which can serve as fast-acting probes for dynamic cellular processes. Our studies with these chemical inhibitors can also catalyze the development of new chemotherapeutics. We focus on mechanoenzymes (e.g. motor proteins, unfoldases and helicases) and key proteins required for essential processes such as cytoskeleton organization during cell division. We use cutting-edge live cell microscopy, X-ray, cryo-EM and chemistry-based approaches to analyze biology at resolutions ranging from atoms to single human cells.
We are an inclusive, creative, and collaborative research group that is mindful of the impact of our work on society. We are leveraging our expertise in a collaborative chemical biology project to develop therapeutics for COVID-19.
PEOPLE
Amol Aher
Postdoctoral Associate
aaher(at)rockefeller.edu
Francesca Anson
Postdoctoral Associate
fanson(at)rockefeller.edu
Adi Berman
Graduate Fellow
aberman(at)rockefeller.edu
Lina Carlini
Postdoctoral Fellow
lcarlini(at)rockefeller.edu
Natalie Jones
Graduate Fellow
njones(at)rockefeller.edu
Megan Elizabeth Kelley
Graduate Fellow
mkelley(at)rockefeller.edu
Keith Mickolajczyk
Postdoctoral Fellow
kmickolajc(at)rockefeller.edu
Yadira Polanco
Laboratory Support Specialist
Eleni Rice
Research Assistant
erice(at)rockefeller.edu
Patrick Shelton
Postdoctoral Associate
pshelton(at)rockefeller.edu
Lauren Vostal
Graduate Student
lvostal(at)rockefeller.edu
Michal Wieczorek
Postdoctoral Fellow
mwieczorek(at)rockefeller.edu
Orlee Zorbaron
Laboratory Administrator
odzorbaron(at)rockefeller.edu
