kˈɜːɹənt wˈɜːk ɪn hɪz lˈæb ɪz fˈoʊkəst ɔnðə mˈɛkənˌɪzəmz ʌv ˈaʊɾɚ mˈɛmbɹeɪn bˌaɪoʊdʒˈɛnᵻsˌɪs ænd ðə ɹˈɛɡjʊlətˌoːɹi sˈɪstəmz ðæt sˈɛns ænd ɹᵻspˈɑːnd tʊ ɛnvˈɛləp stɹˈɛs ænd tɹˈɪɡɚ ðə dɪvˈɛləpmˈɛntəl pˈæθweɪ ðæt ɐlˈaʊz sˈɛlz tə sɚvˈaɪv stɑːɹvˈeɪʃən.
Current work in his lab is focused on the mechanisms of outer membrane biogenesis and the regulatory systems that sense and respond to envelope stress and trigger the developmental pathway that allows cells to survive starvation.