Nathan D Lord

Nathan D Lord is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computational and Systems Biology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His lab develops optogenetic and genetic tools to study spatial signaling patterns in embryonic development, with applications in synthetic tissue engineering and space biology through the PittSpace initiative.

• Current faculty: Yes
• Department: Computational and Systems Biology
• University: University of Pittsburgh

Research Focus: Embryonic developmental robustness, synthetic biology, quantitative signaling, and programmable cellular perturbations using CRISPR/TALENs. Collaborations with PittSpace explore cellular behavior in low Earth orbit.

Awards:

• NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
• Charles E. Kaufmann Foundation New Initiative Grant

Contact: NDLORD@pitt.edu | ndlord@pitt.edu