Brooke Gardner

Dr. Gardner earned her BA in Biochemistry from Middlebury College and her PhD in Biochemistry from UC San Francisco, where she conducted research in Dr. Peter Walter's lab. As a Miller Fellow at UC Berkeley, she investigated AAA-ATPase motor proteins involved in peroxisome biogenesis under Dr. Andreas Martin. She joined the MCDB faculty at UC Santa Barbara in 2019. Dr. Gardner’s research explores the challenges eukaryotic cells face in managing membrane-bound organelles, specifically focusing on the peroxisome. Her work utilizes biochemistry, cell biology, and genetics to elucidate how about 30 Pex proteins are involved in the de novo formation of peroxisomes.