Dr Gregory Jedd, Principal Investigator

Gregory Jedd was educated at Foothill Community College in California and later earned his bachelors degree in biology at Stanford University. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago and did his postdoctoral work in Nam-Hai Chua’s lab at the Rockefeller University where he developed an interest in the cell and evolutionary biology of filamentous fungi.  In September of 2004 he moved to Singapore to establish the Comparative Cell Biology Group.

You may wish to contact Dr Gregory JEDD at:
Tel: (65) 6872 7000, 6872 7708 or 6872 7709(DID) Email: gregory@tll.org.sg

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• Peroxisome and Woronin body formation and function
• Cell polarity and development of filamentous fungi
• Fungal evolution
• Novel matrix-forming structural proteins

Research Projects

We use the genetically amenable filamentous fungus /Neurospora crassa/ as a model organism and through a multidusciplinary approach we investigate basic questions concerning how the molecular components of the cell are assembled and integrated to produce a living organism. We are especially interested in the mechanisms that control the composition and biogenesis of cellular organelles and understanding how these are coordinated with multicellular development.
One long term goal of the lab is to use the knowledge derived from these studies to build customized cellular organelles that encapsulate useful structural and enzymatic assemlies. In addition, by focusing on unique aspects of the fungal cell, our work can help foster new strategies for combating fungal pathogens.