Jennifer Chik

Assistant Professor 

Specialties: 

Biochemistry 
Molecular Biology 

Education: 

Postdoc, University of California San Diego, 2019-2024 
Ph.D. Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, 2019 
B.S. Biochemistry, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 2013 

Office: Bldg. 180, Rm. 414 

Phone: (805) 756-0924

Email: jchik@calpoly.edu 

Research Interests 

The majority of proteins are known for a single cellular role. Recent work has highlighted an emerging class of multifunctional proteins known as moonlighters that create new links between cellular pathways and processes. The lab is interested in identifying and characterizing new moonlighters that operate at the intersection of amino acid metabolism and chromatin regulation. Students will be working with a wide variety of biochemical, molecular biological, and genetic techniques in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.