Chemical Biology faculty and research
Faculty involved in the Chemical Biology option of the Integrative Biosciences graduate program, and a summary of their research interests. To see more about a faculty member, click on their name in the list below.
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| Name | Email/phone | Interests include |
|---|---|---|
Amin, Shantu
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sga3@psu.edu 717-531-8285 (Hershey) |
Design and synthesis of agents to study mechanisms of cancer etiology and develop anti-cancer agents. |
Bewley, Maria
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mcb21@psu.edu 717-531-4321 (Hershey) |
Investigation of protein function using structural techniques such as x-ray crystallography. |
Bond, Judith
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jbond@psu.edu 717-531-8586 (Hershey) |
Structure, function, and regulation of proteolytic enzymes. |
Connor, James
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jrc3@psu.edu 717-531-6408 (Hershey) |
Creation of methods to regulate expression of iron-binding proteins in the nervous system. |
El-Bayoumy, Karam
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kee2@psu.edu 717-531-1005 (Hershey) |
Understanding the mechanisms of tobacco carcinogenesis and developing appropriate strategies for cancer chemoprevention. |
Flanagan, John
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jflanagan@psu.edu 717-531-4189 (Hershey) |
Investigation of protein function, using a variety of biochemical, genetic and structural techniques including x-ray crystallography. |
Gowda, Channe
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gowda@psu.edu 717-531-0992 (Hershey) |
Understanding the structures and interactions between Plasmodium falciparum and human glycoconjugates that lead to malaria pathogenesis. |
Jefferson, Leonard (Jim)
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jjefferson@psu.edu 717-531-8567 (Hershey) |
Structure, function and regulation of mRNA translation initiation factors. |
LaNoue, Kathryn
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kfl1@psu.edu 717-531-8155 (Hershey) |
Endocrinology and transmembrane signalling. Diabetes and insulin resistance. |
Lowe, Tao
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tll23@psu.edi 717-531-8602 (Hershey) |
Developing novel biomaterials for targeted and sustained drug delivery, and bio-sensoring for the treatments of human diseases. |
Mulder, Kathleen
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kmm15@psu.edu 717-531-6789 (Hershey) |
TGF-beta signal transduction, anti-cancer therapeutics and diagnostics, motor proteins, and intracellular trafficking. |
Pegg, Anthony
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apegg@psu.edu 717-531-8152 (Hershey) |
Investigation of polyamine metabolism and DNA repair using protein engineering and x-ray crystallography. |
Prokopczyk, Bogdan
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bup10@psu.edu 717-531-5922 (Hershey) |
The etiology of carcinogen- and virus-induced cancers. |
Robertson, Gavin
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gprobertson@psu.edu 717-531-8098 (Hershey) |
Genetic regulation of melanoma development. |
Ropson, Ira
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iropson@psu.edu 717-531-4064 (Hershey) |
Investigating the folding, stability and function of proteins using NMR spectroscopy. |
Schengrund, Cara-Lynne
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cxs8@psu.edu 717-531-8048 (Hershey) |
Biological role of gangliosides. |
Spratt, Thomas (Tom)
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tes13@psu.edu 717-531-4623 (Hershey) |
Design and synthesis of unnatural substrates to examine the mechanisms of DNA repair and mutagenesis. |