Peter Walter

The laboratory seeks a molecular understanding of how cells control the quality of their proteins and organelles during homeostasis and stress. He is identifying the machinery and mechanisms that ensure proper protein synthesis, folding, and targeting, as well as the pathways that allow organelles to communicate and regulate their abundance. Additionally, and aim to understand how the rewiring of these processes leads to, or prevents the progression of disease. The laboratory uses a diverse array of techniques, ranging from biochemical reconstitution to genetics, to fuel the search for fundamental discoveries in cell biology.