Principal Investigator
Andreas Matouschek, PhD
Professor, Molecular Biosciences
Postdoctoral Fellows
Amit Kumar Singh Gautam, PhD
Ph.D. in Life science from Homi Bhabha Nation Institute, Mumbai
M.S. in Biotechnology
agautam @ utexas.edu
-What I am currently doing: I am trying to understand what sequence properties proteasome likes when it comes to initiate degradation from the termini as well from an internal region in the protein.
-Why I enjoy doing science: Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge -Carl Sagan. I consider myself lucky to be in a profession that is full of challenges and surprises.
-When not in lab physically and mentally: Spend time with my daughter, watching something on Netflix, enjoying good food or visiting a new place.
Research Scientists & Staff
Jacob Anguiano
Laboratory Research Manager
Hello my name is Jacob Dylan Anguiano. I am in my second year here at the University of Texas at Austin. I as the Lab Manager. I graduated in December of 2020 with a Bachelors of Science in Advertising. I really enjoy the lab because it strays from what I am studying and really allows me to be diverse in my learning. I am glad to be here and look forward to a great semester and advancing year.
Graduate Students
Logan Spaller (Biochem)
B.S. in Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017
lspaller @ utexas.edu
I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with my B.S. in Chemistry and joined the Matouschek Lab in 2018 in pursuit of my PhD in the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. I study the ubiquitin proteasome system, which helps control cellular protein levels by degrading them. There are two primary components that determine if a substrate will be targeted to the proteasome: ubiquitination and a disordered initiation region. My project uses in vivo methods to study the interactions of these two targeting factors to better understand how the proteasome controls substrate specificity. In my free time I like to travel and experience new places and cultures. I also enjoy scuba diving, surfing, swimming, and playing soccer.
John Cooper (Biochem)
B.S. Biochemistry at University of Michigan
jpcoope @ utexas.edu
I'm probing the relationship between proteasome activity and the lifespan and cell cycle of individual S. Cerevisiae cells. Toward this end, I'm working on developing microfluidic devices and image analysis pipelines that can isolate and track large populations of cells throughout their lifetime. I love eating and cooking great food, going to shows, and skating around Austin.