Principal investigator
| Photo | Who | Research interests, hobbies |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Photo | Who | Research interests |
|---|---|---|
| Hyunil Jo, PhD | Medicinal chemistry to fight against unconquered human diseases; chemical biology to understand the fundamental processes in life |
Postdoctoral scholars
| Photo | Who | Research interests, hobbies |
|---|---|---|
| Kehan Chen, PhD | De novo design and characterization of membrane proteins, especially transporters and channels |
| Mineralogy and linguistics | ||
| Lee Schnaider, PhD | Design and characterization of de novo proteins for biomedical applications |
| Redwood and mountain enthusiast. I love hiking, reading and live music. | ||
| Katie Hatstat, PhD | Design and characterization of transmembrane proteins and signaling mechanisms |
| Running, soccer, making up recipes, and adventuring in the mountains with her dog | ||
| Sophia Tan, PhD | Automated de novo design of ligand-binding proteins using structural proteomics |
| Board games, rock climbing | ||
| Ian Bakanas, PhD | Design and characterization of de novo enzymes to catalyze new-to-nature transformations |
| Baking bread, watching basketball, and playing tennis poorly | ||
| Sagar Bhattacharya, PhD | De novo protein design for enzyme catalysis and drug delivery in vivo |
| Chess | ||
| Nam Hyeong Kim, PhD | Function-directed protein design for biomedical applications with a parametrized scaffold and protein structure prediction incorporating molecular dynamics |
| Drumming, watching football, and sitting in the park | ||
| Maggie Horst, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar | De novo protein design and characterization |
| Reading groups, bird watching, and vegetarian cooking | ||
| Rachel Rohde, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar | Design of metal-binding proteins for catalysis and separations |
| Running, cycling, skiing, other mountain activities and cooking |
Graduate students
| Photo | Who | Research interests, hobbies |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Scott
| Design and characterization of bio-orthogonal intercellular signaling systems. Co-advised with Weiner Lab |
| Outside of lab I enjoy surfing, reading, playing chess, and searching for frog-themed memes. | ||
| Angelika Arada | Design and characterization of de novo proteins for small molecule binding |
| Outside of lab, I like going to concerts, trying new restaurants, and playing video games. | ||
| Nicholas Freitas
| Development of Physics-based computational methods for de novo enzyme design. Co-advised with Pinney Lab |
| Camping, hiking, photography, and astronomy | ||
| Giovanni Aviles | Design and characterization of artificial metalloenzymes Co-advised with Pinney Lab |
| Outside of lab, I enjoy climbing, traveling, and learning languages | ||
| Haoyu Fan | De novo design of heme-binding enzymes |
| In my free time I like playing ultimate frisbee, badminton and video games like Valorant and Dota2 | ||
| Sungwon Jung
| De novo design of chemically induced dimerization Co-advised with Shokat Lab |
| I enjoy going to the gym, listening to music, and watching various YouTube videos. | ||
| Dylan Boselli Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CCB) program | De novo design of small molecule binding proteins |
| Outside of lab I enjoy skiing, learning about random fun facts, and playing video games. |
Visiting scholars
| Photo | Who | Research interests, hobbies |
|---|---|---|
Associated adjunct faculty
| Photo | Who | Research interests |
|---|---|---|
| Yibing Wu, PhD | Structure and dynamics of proteins using multidimensional NMR spectroscopy protein modelling and drug docking deep learning-based protein design and drug discovery |
Administrative staff
| Photo | Who |
|---|---|
| Kazuko Olson |