People

Name Curtis Edward
Position Head of the Junior Research Group
Ed Curtis

Edward A. Curtis, Ph.D.

Head of the Junior Research Group



Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR, v.v.i.
Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic

☎: (+420) 733 169 654
✉: curtis@uochb.cas.cz

 
Education
1998-2006 Ph.D., Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Thesis: Searching for ribozymes with new and improved properties. Advisor: David Bartel
1993-1997 A.B., Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Thesis: Characterization of the macronuclear and micronuclear alpha tubulin genes in the nuclear dimorphic ciliate species Chilodonella unicata and Euplotes crassus. Advisor: Laura Landweber.
 
Experience
2007-2013 HHMI Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. Advisor: David Liu.
 
Appointments
since 2014 Junior Team Leader, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic.