Ph.D. Students
Robert Spaine
Robert Spaine I am part of a group of students working towards the de novo design of an ATP binding protein. My contribution is the computationally-guided de novo design of proteins to bind adenine and triphosphate, respectively. The data gathered in this project will improve our understanding of the physical principles relevant to ATP binding
Qinyi Zhong
I am working on developing an ATP-binding protein using a combination of de novo and computational design
Grace Finch
I am working on developing a DNA-binding protein that can recognize multiple sites, and seeing how that protein responds to DNA curvature
William Papageorge
I am working on computationally designing a de novo protein that can recognize multiple DNA sequences and characterizing naturally occurring proteins using molecular dynamics simulations
Masters Students
Abigail Rogers
I am working on characterizing peptide materials with the goal of designing biomedical phase change materials
Majed Shabsigh
I am developing peptides that can carry PET-Imaging agents and bind to proteins implicated in cancer and immunotherapy
Blake Campbell
I am characterizing the oxygen binding activity of peptide amphiphile assemblies to develop ischemic wound dressings
Spencer White
I am functionalizing peptide amphiphiles to improve biocompatibility
Undergraduate Students
Xia Parkes
I am developing PET-Imaging agents to target the proteins granzyme B and SGLT2
Nathan Hernandez
I am synthesizing and characterizing two redox-active amino acids and characterizing their function in peptide amphiphile fibers
Amber Middleton
I am characterizing an Adenine binding protein