معرفی
Catherine Majors is an Assistant Professor at Clemson University's College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, where she leads the Majors Lab. Her work focuses on engineering synthetic protein signaling networks for in vitro applications, aiming to develop ultrafast, ultrasensitive diagnostic tests deployable at the point-of-care. She can be reached at majors3@clemson.edu.
- Postdoctoral Researcher – Chemical & Biological Engineering, Northwestern University
- Ph.D. – Bioengineering, Rice University
- B.E. – Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Her research spans three interconnected areas:
- Synthetic in vitro protein signaling network design: Developing biological bistable switches and a toolbox of protein signaling motifs with predictable input/output behaviors to enable robust diagnostic assays.
- Healthcare technology development and deployment: Translating lab-based protein signaling assays into clinical diagnostic devices, including binder engineering, protein stabilization, and reader design for underserved populations.
- In vitro protein network characterization: Studying structural-functional relationships in engineered proteins to improve quantitative biophysical predictions and network control.
Her lab's work is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIBIB) and Clemson University. She emphasizes clinical translation of diagnostic technologies to expand healthcare access.
The Majors Lab (https://www.majorslab.com/) integrates these research pillars to create deployable diagnostic solutions, leveraging interdisciplinary approaches from synthetic biology to biomedical engineering.
