Dr. Amy Keating

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Biography

Amy E. Keating is the Jay Stein Professor in the Department of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She focuses her research on understanding the specific interactions between proteins and designing new synthetic protein-protein interactions. Her investigations utilize high-throughput assays, structural modeling, bioinformatics, and biochemical and biophysical experiments to explore the properties and interactions of proteins encoded by various sequences and structures. Keating's work emphasizes α-helical coiled-coil proteins and Bcl-2 apoptosis-regulating proteins, along with protein domains that bind short linear motifs.

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Department Head

2018-01-01 — Present

Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA

Leading the Department of Biology, overseeing academic programs, research initiatives and departmental administration.