Luciano’s laboratory investigates the underlying molecular mechanisms of CRISPR immunity, and seeks to understand this natural pathway to develop new technologies. He is a 2016 Howard Hughes Medical Institute-Simons Faculty Scholar, 2012 Rita Allen Foundation Scholar and 2011 Searle Scholar, as well as the recipient of the 2016 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research, the 2016 Earl and Thressa Stadtman Scholar Award and the 2015 Hans Sigrist Prize. Luciano received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago where he studied bacterial pathogenesis, and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University.