"Amidines as Amide Surrogates: Unlocking New Opportunities in Peptide Chemistry " Abstract: Amidines are almost entirely unstudied as surrogates for the native amide bond within the peptide backbone. Yet, the growing demand for bioactive peptides to treat disease compels the development…
Physical/Analytical Seminar "Physics-guided Protein Engineering: Platform and Applications" Abstract: My group seeks to redefine protein engineering by anchoring it in molecular-level physical principles. We are developing Mutexa, a physics-informed artificial…
Dissertation title: "The Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Somatosensory Nerve Regeneration" Advisor: Dr. Cody Smith, Department of Biological Sciences