Priya Crosby
Chancellor's Fellow
Background
Hailing from Norwich originally, Priya carried out her undergraduate degree in Pharmacology at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. She then moved to the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology where, under the supervision of John O'Neill, she undertook her PhD investigating the role of cellular metabolism in regulating circadian timekeeping. Priya then moved to at the University of California, Santa Cruz to work a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Carrie Partch, where she worked on the structure and function of proteins that regulate cellular circadian rhythms. Priya started as a Chancellor’s Fellow in 2024.
Qualifications
PhD (Molecular Biology) - MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
BA (Hons) Natural Sciences - St. Catharine's College, University of Cambridge
Research summary
The primary focus of my work is to understand the molecular basis that underpins circadian rhythmicity, and how these rhythms align to our external environment. For this, we use a combination of cell biology, protein biochemistry and structural biology to link bridge the gap between the detailed insight that can be gained from quantitative techniques and what happens in the living rhythmic cell.
To find out more, visit our lab website at www.crosby-lab.com