His research focus lies in studies of RNA processing mechanisms and RNA-protein interactions. In particular, his laboratory is interested in understanding the macromolecular 'machine' (the spliceosome) that catalyzes the maturation of human pre-mRNA transcripts. His laboratory employs a diverse range of methods in their studies, including structural approaches (crystallography and electron microscopy) and biochemistry. Professor Pomeranz Krummel received his B.Sc. from New York University, Ph.D. from Yale University, and prior to coming to Brandeis conducted post-doctoral research at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, U.K. In the Spring semester he teaches a course he designed: 'Advanced Biochemistry: Cellular Information Transfer Mechanisms' (BCHM 103b). (dapk@brandeis.edu)