Welcome

to The Debold Lab

Research

We are interested in how molecular motors produce force and transduce energy.

Techniques

Our main experiments include single molecule laser trapping, in vitro motility, and the ATPase assay.

Publications

Over 20+ publications in peer-reviewed journals

Members

The students in our lab come from a variety of backgrounds and academic disciplines which fosters a unique lab environment.

Welcome to our website. We love what we do and are passionate about sharing our research with others. Feel free to contact us with questions or if you are interested in joining our lab.

Ned Debold, PhD

The Boss
I eat 40 lbs of chicken a week and dislike people so this lab is a perfect fit for me. Since joining the lab fast chicken skeletal myosin II has become my life - I love it. It is my preferred myosin for all my assays and meals.

Mike Woodward, MS

The Isolator
I write fake testimonials mocking my labmates when they don’t send me a bio for our lab website.

Brent Scott, MS, CSCS

The Analyzer
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Chris Marang, MS, CSCS

The Trapper
I am an undergrad.

Korey Patwari

The Undergrad
I am an undergrad.

Kaiya Ho

The Undergrad

Recent News

Myosin V Collaboration receives Editors' Pick from JBC

By The Debold Lab on October 16, 2020

In collaboration with the Yengo Lab (Penn State) and Thomas Lab (University of Minnesota) our paper “FRET and optical trapping reveal mechanisms of actin-activation of the power stroke and phosphate-release in myosin V” was accepted to the Journal of Biological Chemistry and was chosen to featured be as an Editors’ Pick for “providing an exceptional contribution to the field”. Read it here

Press Release: UMass Amherst Team Makes Artificial Energy Source for Muscle

By The Debold Lab on July 13, 2020

Mike Woodward published a piece of his dissertation in the Biophysical Journal. You can check out the press release from UMass Amherst or a PDF copy of the paper on the journal website.