Assen Martintchev
Assistant Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
- Title Assistant Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
- Office 700 Albany Street, W336 Boston MA 02118
- Email amarint@bu.edu
- Phone 617.358.8486
- Education PhD, University of Connecticut
MS, Sofia University
Assen Martintchev studies the architecture of translation initiation complexes and the molecular mechanisms involved in their regulation.
Research Areas
- Translation initiation and regulation with particular interests in start codon selection and ribosomal subunit joining.
- Mechanistic and quantitative models of translation initiation and their use in rationally manipulating the system for treatment of metabolic disorders and diseases.
- Anti-cancer therapy by targeting mechanisms for translation initiation.
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