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Alice Ting is a Professor in the Department of Genetics and a courtesy Professor in the Department of Biology at Stanford University. Her research focuses on developing and disseminating molecular technologies to improve the study of living cells and neurons. She is known for her development of proximity labeling (PL) for spatial mapping of proteomes, interactomes, and transcriptomes in living cells and animals. The engineered PL enzymes APEX2, TurboID, and miniTurbo have become widely used in academic and industrial labs worldwide. Additionally, Dr. Ting has created technologies such as calcium integrators, genetically-encoded probes for electron microscopy, and chemical probes for site-specific protein labeling in living cells. Her lab specializes in protein engineering, directed evolution, enzyme biochemistry, and computational protein design. Professor Ting applies these technologies to biological problems related to mitochondria, neuroscience, and immuno-oncology, collaborating extensively with various research groups.
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