Mark Manuel Somoza

Mark Manuel Somoza is an Associate Professor at the University of Vienna's Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic Chemistry. His research focuses on nucleic acid microarrays, DNA synthesis, and molecular interactions in physiological systems.

• Research Interests: DNA encoding for data storage, bitter taste receptor mechanisms, zinc homeostasis, and nucleic acid photolithography.
• Recent Trends: Integrates biochemical engineering with computational approaches to optimize DNA-based information storage systems, while exploring how dietary peptides modulate gastric function via taste receptors.
• Projects: Leads studies on ribosomal synthesis of peptide microarrays and enzymatic DNA synthesis for combinatorial encoding.