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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.

Name	Email/phone	Interests include
Amin, Shantu Professor of Pharmacology	sga3@psu.edu 717-531-8285 (Hershey)	Design and synthesis of agents to study mechanisms of cancer etiology and develop anti-cancer agents.
Bevilacqua, Philip Professor of Chemistry	pcb@chem.psu.edu 814-863-3812 (University Park)	Roles of RNA-binding proteins in plant physiology. Plant ribonomics. Identification and characterization of functional RNAs in plants.
Bewley, Maria Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	mcb21@psu.edu 717-531-4321 (Hershey)	Investigation of protein function using structural techniques such as x-ray crystallography.
Bond, Judith Professor and Chair Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	jbond@psu.edu 717-531-8586 (Hershey)	Structure, function, and regulation of proteolytic enzymes.
Chen, Gong Assistant Professor of Chemistry	guc11@psu.edu (University Park)	To apply synthetic chemistry to create novel carbohydrate and peptide-based molecules and explore their biological and therapeutic functions.
Connor, James Distinguished Professor and Vice-Chair Department of Neurosurgery	jrc3@psu.edu 717-531-6408 (Hershey)	Creation of methods to regulate expression of iron-binding proteins in the nervous system.
El-Bayoumy, Karam Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Associate Director of Basic Research, Penn State Cancer Institute	kee2@psu.edu 717-531-1005 (Hershey)	Understanding the mechanisms of tobacco carcinogenesis and developing appropriate strategies for cancer chemoprevention.
Flanagan, John Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	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 Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	gowda@psu.edu 717-531-0992 (Hershey)	Understanding the structures and interactions between Plasmodium falciparum and human glycoconjugates that lead to malaria pathogenesis.
Hammes-Schiffer, Sharon Eberly Professor of Biotechnology and Professor of Chemistry	soh3@psu.edu 814-865-6442 (University Park)	Theoretical and computational investigation of chemically and biologically important processes; proton, hydride, and proton-coupled electron transfer reactions; mixed quantum/classical molecular dynamics simulations; development of theoretical and computational methods; applications to reactions in solution and proteins.
Irby, Rosalyn Assistant Professor of Medicine	rirby@psu.edu 717-531-5035 (Hershey)	Etiology of large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia. Identification of the molecular basis for metastatic disease in colorectal cancer.
Jefferson, Leonard (Jim) Evan Pugh Professor and Chair of Cellular and Molecular Physiology	jjefferson@psu.edu 717-531-8567 (Hershey)	Structure, function and regulation of mRNA translation initiation factors.
LaNoue, Kathryn Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology	kfl1@psu.edu 717-531-8155 (Hershey)	Endocrinology and transmembrane signalling. Diabetes and insulin resistance.
Mulder, Kathleen Professor of Pharmacology	kmm15@psu.edu 717-531-6789 (Hershey)	TGF-beta signal transduction, anti-cancer therapeutics and diagnostics, motor proteins, and intracellular trafficking.
Pegg, Anthony Evan Pugh Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, and Pharmacology	apegg@psu.edu 717-531-8152 (Hershey)	Investigation of polyamine metabolism and DNA repair using protein engineering and x-ray crystallography.
Prokopczyk, Bogdan Associate Professor of Pharmacology	bup10@psu.edu 717-531-5922 (Hershey)	The etiology of carcinogen- and virus-induced cancers.
Robertson, Gavin Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Pathology, and Dermatology Co-Chair Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Genetics	gprobertson@psu.edu 717-531-8098 (Hershey)	Genetic regulation of melanoma development.
Ropson, Ira Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	iropson@psu.edu 717-531-4064 (Hershey)	Investigating the folding, stability and function of proteins using NMR spectroscopy.
Schengrund, Cara-Lynne Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	cxs8@psu.edu 717-531-8048 (Hershey)	Biological role of gangliosides.
Spratt, Thomas (Tom) Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Chair, Chemical Biology option of Integrative Biosciences Graduate Program	tes13@psu.edu 717-531-4623 (Hershey)	Design and synthesis of unnatural substrates to examine the mechanisms of DNA repair and mutagenesis.

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