Elisa Franco
PROFESSOR
MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
BIOENGINEERING
38-137P, Eng IV
Email: efranco@seas.ucla.eduPhone: (310) 206-4317
Websites
RESEARCH AND INTERESTS
Convergence of structural biology, dynamics and controls using specialized biomolecular frameworks.
NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS
IN THE NEWS
- The Dark Horse of Biology: How RNA is Becoming a Nanotool Maker’s Dream | Nature, July 2026
- Simple Mix of Enzymes Shows How Information Arises Out of Chemical Chaos, Science, November 2025
- Synthetic Gene Cascades Timed to Control DNA Nanotube Assembly | Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, November 2024
EDUCATION
University of Trieste, 2007
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- NSF CAREER Award, 2015
- Hellman Family Foundation Fellow, 2013-2014