About Our Lab

The Loveless Lab, led by Dr. Theresa Loveless in the Department of BioSciences at Rice University, develops molecular recording tools that let cells encode the history of their own signaling and gene-expression events into their DNA. Using DNA recording systems such as peCHYRON, our flagship technology, we can reconstruct the sequence of events a cell has experienced, helping to distinguish the molecular events that drive cell-fate decisions from those merely associated with them. Our research spans synthetic biology, developmental biology, and cell engineering, with applications from mapping fate decisions in development to understanding diseases such as cancer. Above all, we care about doing careful, creative science, sharing our tools openly, and creating an environment for our members to grow as scientists. To contact our lab, please use the form below.