▁article ▁on ▁modifying ▁E . ▁col i ▁b acter ia ▁to ▁perform ▁a ▁computational ▁calculation . ▁At ▁David son ▁College , ▁Hay nes ▁red es igned ▁the ▁under grad uate ▁bio in format ics ▁teaching ▁course . ▁At ▁Harvard ▁Medical ▁School ▁Hay nes ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁labor atory ▁of ▁Pam ela ▁Silver , ▁combining ▁chrom atin ▁dynamics ▁and ▁synth etic ▁bi ology . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Hay nes ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University . ▁Since ▁joining ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University , ▁Hay nes ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁ad visor ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Gen et ically ▁Engine ered ▁Mach ines ▁Compet ition . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁K 0 1 ▁grant ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁mod ular ▁pe pt ide ▁mot ifs ▁to ▁build ▁synth etic ▁chrom atin ▁prote ins ▁that ▁activ ate ▁d orm ant ▁th era pe ut ic ▁gen es . ▁She ▁hopes ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁technology ▁in ▁th era pe ut ics , ▁working ▁on ▁t issue ▁reg ener ation ▁and ▁custom is able ▁protein - based ▁dru gs . ▁By ▁engineering ▁gen es ▁and ▁prote ins , ▁the ▁Hay nes ▁group ▁create ▁ep igen etic ▁mach in ery ▁that ▁can ▁reg ulate ▁DNA . ▁The ▁prote ins ▁themselves ▁are ▁fusion ▁trans cription ▁factors , ▁which ▁can ▁target ▁particular ▁gen es . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Hay nes ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁W . H . ▁C oul ter ▁Bi omed ical