Tania A. Baker

E. C. Whitehead Professor of Biology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Quick answer: Tania A. Baker is E. C. Whitehead Professor of Biology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tania A. Baker shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.

⭐ No longer accepting students.

Research interests

mechanisms and regulation of enzyme-catalyzed protein unfolding, ATP-dependent protein degradation, and remodeling of the proteome during cellular stress responses.

Selected publications (since 2023)

[2026] ClpP2 modulates ClpXP assembly to promote multiple pathogenic phenotypes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [2025] Structural insights into the Pseudomonas aeruginosa ClpP1•ClpP2 heterocomplex and its interactions with the AAA+ ClpX unfoldase. [2025] An asymmetric nautilus-like HflK/C assembly controls FtsH proteolysis of membrane proteins. [2024] How the double-ring ClpAP protease motor grips the substrate to unfold and degrade stable proteins. [2024] The membrane-cytoplasmic linker defines activity of FtsH proteases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa clone C. [2023] A closed translocation channel in the substrate-free AAA+ ClpXP protease diminishes rogue degradation. [2023] Lon degrades stable substrates slowly but with enhanced processivity, redefining the attributes of a successful AAA+ protease

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Is Tania A. Baker hiring PhD students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Tania A. Baker's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: No longer accepting students..

What does Tania A. Baker research?

mechanisms and regulation of enzyme-catalyzed protein unfolding, ATP-dependent protein degradation, and remodeling of the proteome during cellular stress responses.

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