Research Interests
Protein engineering, computational biology, technology development
Selected Grants
Application of Machine Learning to Design of Catalysts with Improved Properties and Development of AI Model to Generate Protein Sequences with Tailored Properties
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2024 - 2028Structure-Guided Protein Recombination to Develop Single Species Elimination Bacteriophage Endolysins for Microbiome Modulation
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2024 - 2027Self-driving laboratories for autonomous exploration of protein sequence space
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2024 - 2027University Training Program in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 1994 - 2027Collaborative Research: MFB: Integrating deep learning and high-throughput experimentation to rapidly navigate protein fitness landscapes for non-native enzyme catalysis
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2025 - 2026Generative AI-Based Design of Novel Silicase Enzymes for Carbon-Sequestering Agriculture
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Homeworld Collective · 2024 - 2025External Relationships
- Generate Biomedicines
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