Interested in joining the group?

Postdoctoral Fellows: I am interested in recruiting postdocs with a range of backgrounds. To inquire about a postdoc position, please email with your CV, a statement of your interest in the lab, and the names of 3 references.

Graduate Students: I welcome Rice University graduate students into our group from the following programs: Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology (SSPB), Biochemistry and Cell Biology (BCB), Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE), and Bioengineering. I also welcome visiting graduate students, e.g. CSC students, into my laboratory. Please email me to express your interest and include your CV.

Undergraduates: In general, I welcome both Rice undergraduates and undergraduates from other colleges and universities into my laboratory. Undergraduates in my lab have been co-authors on several of our papers. Rice undergraduate students can receive credit for undergraduate research in my laboratory and can get a modest stipend for summer research. Undergraduates from schools besides Rice are encouraged to apply to the Rice REU.

Interesting in our strains?

We are happy to share plasmids and strains with other academic and government research groups. Please email Dr. C.M. Ajo-Franklin with your request and she will guide you through the process.

Contact information

Email: cajo-franklin at rice dot edu
Office phone: (713) 348.3497
Lab phone: (713) 348.2565

Physical Address:
Prof. Caroline M. Ajo-Franklin
Keck Hall, Room 319
6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005

Lab Address:
Keck Hall, Room 309
6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005

Mailing Address:
Caroline Ajo-Franklin Research Group, MS-140
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892

Shipping Address:                                        
Caroline Ajo-Franklin Research Group
W100i George R. Brown Hall, Rice University
6100 Main Street                       
Houston, TX 77005