TEAM

Rosalie Lawrence

Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry (incoming Jan 2025)

Dr. Lawrence (she/her) received her B.A. from Swarthmore College, and completed her PhD in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley, identifying cellular mechanisms of nutrient signaling by the mTORC1 pathway. During her postdoc in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UCSF, she identified the allosteric mechanism that activates the Integrated Stress Response. Dr. Lawrence enjoys interdisciplinary research combining tools from cell biology, structural biology, and neuroscience, and is motivated by mentoring and training the next generation—she has taught in diverse contexts from UC Berkeley to San Quentin State Prison. When not in the lab, you’ll find Dr. Lawrence swimming in one of the beautiful pools on UCLA’s campus, or cooking delicious food to refuel her metabolism.