Dr. Stuart MacNeill

Archaeal research in the MacNeill lab is primarily focused on investigating the molecular biology of DNA replication, DNA repair and genome stability using the genetically-tractable haloarchaeal organisms Haloferax volcanii and Haloarcula hispanica. In addition to this, we also study the function of selected carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) in Haloarcula hispanica, Haloferax volcanii and related haloarchaea. We use a variety of methods to address questions of protein structure and function, including genetics, genome engineering, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, structural biology and bioinformatics.

Expertise
Genetic manipulation
Molecular Biology
Phyla researched
Euryarchaeota
Halobacteria
Haloferax volcanii