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The Tor Group is focused on three main areas of research: a) understanding the structure of nucleic acids and developing novel binders targeting specific structures found in bacteria and viruses; b) discovering new fluorescent nucleotides to be used as a probe for understanding nucleic acid structure and function; and c) examining the delivery properties and cellular uptake of guanidinoglycosides. Click here to find out more.


Latest Lab News & Headlines:

- Congrats Tyler on receiving the Undergraduate Summer Perrin Research Fellowship!

- Congrats Deyuan and Marcela for passing their department exams!

- Congrats to Ben and Darlene on presenting research posters at the ACSSA Undergraduate Poster Session!

- Congrats to Dr. Kaivin Hadidi on his thesis defense!

- Kaivin & Prof. Tor have just published a new article in Chem. Eur. J. on Azetidines-Containing Fluorescent Purine Analogs: Synthesis and Photophysical Properties! [LINK]

- Deyuan, Yao, Paul, & Prof. Tor have just published a new article in Chem. Eur. J. on Isomorphic Fluorescent Nucleosides Facilitate Real-Time Monitoring of RNA Depurination by Ribozome Inactivating Proteins! [LINK]

- Welcome to new graduate student: Jamie Lam!

- Paul, Shenghua, Marcela, & Prof. Tor have just published a new article in Chem. Eur. J. on A New Variant of Emissive RNA Alphabets! [LINK]

- Congrats to Dr. Paul Ludford on his thesis defense!

- Marcela, Yuyu, Paul, Yao, Andrea & Prof. Tor have just published a new article in ACS Chem. Biol. on Real-Time monitoring of Human Guanine Deaminase Activity by an Emissive Guanine Analog! [LINK]

- Paul, Yao, Shenghua & Prof. Tor have just published a new acticle in Org. Biol. Chem. on how Cytidine Deaminase can deaminate fused pyrimidine ribonucleosides! [LINK]

Contact Professor Tor

  • Email:
    ytor@ucsd.edu
  • How to find us:
    UC San Diego Campus
    Pacific Hall 6225A (Tor Office)
    Pacific Hall 6227 - 6228 - 6127