Connie Phong

Mechanistic origins of temperature scaling in the early embryonic cell cycle

The paper examines temperature scaling in the early embryonic cell cycle across multiple species, finding similar activation energies and explaining deviations using computational models and experimental data.

Protein homeostasis from diffusion-dependent control of protein synthesis and degradation

The paper tests how cytoplasmic protein concentration affects mRNA translation and degradation in Xenopus extracts, finding different optimal concentrations for synthesis and degradation.