Department of Chemistry

Welcome to the Nolan Lab!

We are members of the Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our research interests lie at the interface of chemistry and biology, and our  projects focus on aspects of the human innate immune response and host/pathogen interaction. We place emphasis on how metal ions and metal-binding proteins contribute to these phenomena. Our experimental approach is problem-based and blends the techniques of inorganic and organic chemistries, biochemistry, microbiology, and cell biology.