Biography

Dr. Drummond is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Dept. of Medicine, Section of Genetic Medicine.
His group studies how cells respond to sudden environmental changes at the molecular level, focusing on formation and dissolution of large assemblies of proteins and RNA, phenomena now known as biomolecular condensation. The group has a deep interest in how cells sense and respond to increases in temperature—heat shock—and induce a series of dramatic and stereotyped transcriptional, translational, and organizational changes.