Research in the Cyert lab has three major goals: elaborate calcineurin signaling networks; elucidate calcineurin function; and define how calcineurin recognizes and dephosphorylates substrates.

To elucidate the function of CD72, a B lymphocyte surface protein expressed from early stages of B cell development through to the mature B cell stage, Dr. Parnes's group has used gene targeting to generate homozygous mutant mice that totally lack CD72 expression.

Home Department: Bioengineering
Mentor: Stanley Qi (Bioengineering and Chemical & Systems Biology)

Awarded in 2018
Home Department: Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisors: Marc Levenston (Mechanical Engineering) and Garry Gold (Radiology)