Welcome to the Rock lab
Research on molecular motors and the cytoskeleton
This is the home page for the lab of Ron Rock, Ph.D. in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at The University of Chicago. Follow the links for information on biological motility, our research areas, publications, and people in the lab.
Graduate students in my lab enter through the new Biophysical Sciences Graduate Program, in addition to the programs in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Postdoctoral applicants should contact me directly.
Lab News:
Congratulations to Melanie for winning the best talk award at the 2008 Molecular Biosciences Retreat
Our recent paper on myosin X motility was highlighted in the Editor's Choice column of Science (July 25, 2008)
Congratulations to Stas for winning the Biophysical Society Student Research Achievement Award at the 2008 annual meeting in Long Beach, CA
Our location:
Gordon Center for Integrative Science W229R
The University of Chicago
929 E. 57th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Office: CIS W240
Main Lab: (773) 702-1332
Optics Lab: (773) 834-4382
Office: (773) 702-0716
Fax: (773) 702-0439