Dr Mark Prescott

MIIN Member

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Monash University
+61399053724
mark.prescott@med.monash.edu.au

Research Activities:

The molecular cell biology of autophagy with a particular focus on organelle turnover in yeast and mammalian cells
Molecular 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 biology
Cell biology
Development and use of novel genetically encoded fluorescent probes
Novel imaging applications and techniques

Collaborations:

Prof Jamie Rossjohn (Monash University)
Dr Sophie Dove (Centre for Marine Studies, University of Queensland)
Dr Andrew Bradbury (Biosciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
Prof Sean Smith (Centre for Computational Molecular Science, University of Queensland)
Dr Ernst Wolvetang (Australian Stem Cell Centre)

Existing Websites:

www.med.monash.edu.au/biochem/staff/prescott.html

Lab Group Personnel:

Anne Pettikiriarachchi (PhD student)
Kristina Turcic (PhD student)
Jion Battad (PhD student)
Tim Tra (Masters Pt I)
Michael Stanley (Honours student)