Jacek Wower - profile information
More information about Jacek Wower
- Professor
- Department of Animal Sciences
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Education
Ph.D. in BiochemistryAdam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland1998
M.S. in BiologyAdam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland1974
Professional Experience
- Professor, Department of Animal Science, Auburn University, AL (1997-present)
- Research Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst (1994-1997)
- Research Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst (1989-1994)
- Assistant Professor, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland (1978-1985)
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, Max-Planck Institut fur Molekulare Genetik, Berlin, Germany (1972-1982)
Research
Our main research interests lie within the overlapping fields of RNA structure and function, protein-nucleic acid interactions, and protein synthesis. The work is concentrated on tRNA and tmRNA, two small RNA molecules which play an important role in protein synthesis and trans-translation.
Investigation of the structure and role of tmRNA in regulation of translation and protein turnover in bacteria. The studies focus on the specific features of several critical interactions between tmRNA, its associated proteins, and the ribosome.
Experimental methods: site-directed mutagenesis, site-directed cross-linking and phylogenetic comparisons with the cloned components of the tmRNA system.
