Helix Formation in a Nascent Peptide inside the Ribosome
This project will establish new paradigms for peptide-ribosome interactions that govern folding mechanisms for all proteins to avert disease.
Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism as Biomarkers of Brain Function under Various Conditions
This research primarily utilizes magnetic resonance imaging and transcranial optical methods to study regional brain function noninvasively.
Human Genetic Disorders
Professor Deardorff's research interests include: Cornelia de Lange syndrome, Sister chromatid cohesion, Roberts Syndrome, IMAGe syndrome, Coffin-Siris Syndrome, KBG syndrome, WDR-related disorders, Cohesin, Chromatin organization, Skeletal disorders, and Human genetic disorders.
An Interdisciplinary Project Featuring Python
Long-term project related to compiling data from various academic papers into a massive database.
Clinical and Translational Research in Pediatric Nephrology and Kidney Transplant
Research focused on improving access and outcomes to transplant for children and young adults.
Sociolinguistics in the lab
How do social factors influence speech production and perception?
Solar Development on Farmland
How can solar development on farmland produce both food and electricity?
Genetics and Modern Human Evolution
Examine patterns of genetic variation at the genome level.
Language Development & Processing
My research is about language and thought, and the relation between the two. My students and I take a cognitive science approach to these topics by asking what sorts of mental computations and representations support human understanding of the world and human linguistic communication.