The Corn Lab

How do good cells cope when bad things happen to them? The Corn Lab studies how human cells maintain healthy genomes, proteomes, and organelles in the face of constant stresses. We focus on fundamental biological discovery but are always on the lookout to translate these insights into potential therapies for human diseases. Our work often involves developing and using next-generation genome editing and regulation technologies, ranging from individual perturbation to functional genomics screening. Through technology development, mechanistic cellular biochemistry, and translational projects, we work to unravel complex cellular phenotypes to further biological understanding and improve human health.

Our work is supported by the NOMIS Foundation, the Lotte and Adolf Hotz-Sprenger Foundation, the Swiss National Science Foundation, the European Research Council, the NCCR Children & Cancer, and the Fanconi Cancer Foundation.