Professor of Pharmacology and Chemistry/Biochemistry, UC San Diego
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Member of the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director

Roger Tsien’s lab studies signal transduction, especially in neurons and cancer cells, with the help of designed molecules, imaging, and photochemical manipulation. The overall goal of his lab is to gain a better understanding of signaling inside individual living cells, in neuronal networks, and in tumors. We design, synthesize, and use new molecules that detect or manipulate biochemical signals.