People
Principal investigator
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William DeGrado, PhD |
De novo protein design; membrane proteins; small molecule drug discovery for antimicrobials, influenza A virus, antifibrotics, and neurodegeneration; chemical biology; peptide design |
| Cycling, Music, Dance |
Senior scientists
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Hyunil Jo, PhD |
Medicinal chemistry to fight against unconquered human diseases; chemical biology to understand the fundamental processes in life |
Postdoctoral scholars
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Matthew Chalkley, PhD |
Design and characterization of de novo metalloproteins for better understanding of structure-function relationships in enzymatic reactions |
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Hyun Jun Yang, PhD |
Molecular fingerprinting of prion strains in vivo and in vitro |
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Golf |
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Lam-Kiu Fong Eiranova, PhD |
Structure and dynamics of membrane protein receptors, molecular dynamics simulations |
| hanging out with my family, riding bikes, riding public transportation to see where it goes, walking in new places, learning how to make new foods | ||
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Samuel Mann, PhD |
Design and characterization of de novo proteins to bind non-biological, inorganic cofactors; development of structure-function relationships for artificial metalloenzyme catalysis |
| I really enjoy baking and, therefore, also enjoy exercising. It's all about balance. | ||
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Kehan Chen, PhD |
De novo design and characterization of membrane proteins, especially transporters and channels |
| Mineralogy and linguistics | ||
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Lee Schnaider, PhD |
Design and characterization of de novo proteins for biomedical applications |
| Redwood and mountain enthusiast. I love hiking, reading and live music. | ||
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Lei Lu, PhD |
Study protein structures, PTMs and interactions using bioengineering, proteomics and design methods |
| Basketball, Soccer, Dota2 | ||
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Ethel Tackie-Yarboi, PhD |
Synthesis and functional characterization of AND-gated cancer therapeutics |
| reading, cooking, and spending time with family | ||
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Katie Hatstat |
Design and characterization of transmembrane proteins and signaling mechanisms |
| running, soccer, making up recipes, and adventuring in the mountains with her dog | ||
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Yuda Chen |
Protein design with chemical biology |
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Henry Pan |
Amyloids, cryo-EM, fluorescence microscopy, and peptide design |
| Long-distance running, hiking, playing the piano, reading, indoor gardening | ||
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Kaipeng Hou |
De novo metalloprotein design |
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Ian Bakanas |
Design and characterization of de novo enzymes to catalyze new-to-nature transformations |
| Baking bread, watching basketball, and playing tennis poorly. |
Graduate students
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Sophia Tan |
Automated de novo design of ligand-binding proteins using structural proteomics |
| board games, rock climbing | ||
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Hailey Wallace |
Design and characterization of de novo proteins for investigating the amyloid fibril formation pathway |
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Rian Kormos |
Development and validation of improved algorithms for de novo design of small molecule impermeable nanostructures |
| In my free time, I enjoy long walks around the city, backpacking, teaching myself the piano, and playing Dungeons & Dragons. | ||
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Leo Chen |
Development of protease-activated tumor imaging agents and cancer therapeutics |
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Rose Yang |
Design and characterization of de novo peptides for targeting tau polymorphs present in Alzheimer's disease |
| Outside of the lab, I enjoy reading, cooking, and going on runs through Golden Gate Park. | ||
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Stephanie Ouchida |
Design of de novo small molecule binding proteins for drug delivery |
| I enjoy rock climbing, playing basketball, going to the gym, playing video games, all things BTS, and drinking boba! | ||
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David Larwood |
Development of new strategies for antifungal therapeutics and drug delivery |
| I like SCUBA diving, gardening, singing, travel |
Current interns, undergraduates and high school students
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Junyi Xu |
Protein design |
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Jiage Song |
Small molecule binding protein design |
| Listen to music and play Mahjong | ||
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Vee Xu |
Histidine kinase engineering |
| Live Action Role Playing (LARP) games Fusion Cooking and Cuisine Biking at Cruising Speed |
Associated adjunct faculty
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Yibing Wu, PhD |
Structure and dynamics of proteins using multidimensional NMR spectroscopy |
Administrative staffs
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Clare Demer |
Support administrative, organizational, and scheduling needs for the lab |
| Singing, film photography |