Research Group Members

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Group Photo (Summer 2024)

Ben Hackel

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Archita Mullick

 

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(3rd year, co-advised by Dr. Prodromos Daoutidis)

Education: M.Tech, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay.

Research: Application of Network Science to model protein function, Bayesian Optimization and generation model development for discovery of novel scaffolds

Email: [email protected] 

Anna Steele

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(2nd year, co-advised by Dr. Casim Sarkar)

Education: BS in Chemical Engineering, University of Wyoming

Research: Multivalent protein binding

Email: [email protected]

 
 

Claudia Beaudry

 

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(3rd year)

Education: B.S., Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University

Research: Protein scaffold engineering to discover developable binders to small molecule targets, focusing on stability, target affinity, and manufacturability. 

Email: [email protected] 

Nick Ulen

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(2nd year)

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College; Master of Science, Applied Physics, Johns Hopkins University; Juris Doctor, Illinois Institute of Technology

Research: Novel Scaffold Design

Email: [email protected] 

Melissa Walsh

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(3rd year)

Education: University of Chicago B.S. Biochemistry, B.A. Chemistry

Research: Isoform-specific Insulin Receptor Targeting, Immune Engagers

Email: [email protected]

Hannah Lembke

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(Post-Doc)

Education: B.S. Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Iowa.
PhD, Chemistry, University of Minnesota. 
 
Research: Protein Engineering for Antimicrobial Peptides and Hyperstable Miniproteins for Radioligand Therapy.