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Members
We welcome new collaborative and enthusiastic members!
Please contact ParisaH if you are interested.
Parisa Hosseinzadeh (She/Her/Hers)
Assistant Professor
parisah 'at' uoregon.edu
Research interests:
Protein and peptide design, Computational methods in biochemistry, Biosensors and enzymes, Machine learning
Background:
B.Sc University of Tehran, Iran
PhD University of Illinois at Uraban-Champaign
Advisor Yi Lu
Postdoc Univeristy of Washington, Seattle
Advisor David Baker
Other interests:
science outreach, justice in STEM, reading, sports, crafting
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Benjamin Gonzalez (He/Him/His)
Lab Manager
bengonza 'at' uoregon.edu
Research interests:
Protein design, regenerative medicine, advanced light microscopy and its applications
Background:
B.Sc Arizona State University
PhD Arizona State University
Advisor Page Baluch
Other interests:
Fermentation, brewing, baking, growing mushrooms, gardening, hiking
Kevin Harnden (He/Him/His)
Postdoctoral Scholar
kharnden 'at' uoregon.edu
Research interests:
Protein design, bionorganic chemistry, machine learning, alternative energy, bioremediation, green catalysis
Background:
B.Sc Sonoma State University
PhD University of Illinois at Uraban-Champaign
Advisor Yi Lu
Other interests:
Volunteering, outreach, traveling, film, music, video games, books, Brazilian jiu jitsu, yoga, art
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Suchetana Gupta (She/Her/Hers)
Postdoctoral Scholar
sugupta 'at' uoregon.edu
Research interests:
Simulation of biomolecules, Protein and peptide design
Background:
B.Sc University of Calcutta, India
M.Sc Jadavpur Univeresity, India
PhD Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
Advisor Sanjib Senapati
Postdoc Indian association for the cultivation of science
Advisor Partha Basuchodwdhuri
Other interests:
Music, Reading, Traveling
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Noora Azadvari (She/Her/Hers)
Graduate Student
eazadvar 'at' uoregon.edu
Research interests:
Solving biological problems by any tools in design and computation, structural biology
Background:
B.S. University of Tehran, Iran
Other interests:
Photography and film making, Reading, Running, Birding, Sustainability and zero waste, Minimalism, Science communication, Poetry, Cooking
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Beatrice Pavesi (She/Her/Hers)
Graduate Courtesy Research Assistant
bpavesi 'at' uoregon.edu
Research interests:
Structural biology, peptide and protein design, drug design and docking, computational design and bioinformatics
Background:
B.S. University of Pavia, Italy
M.Sc. University of Pavia, Italy
Other interests:
Science outreach, equal opportunities in education, indie rock music, playing the guitar, fashion
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Karly Fear (She/Her/Hers)
Undergraduate Research Assistant
kfear 'at' uoregon.edu
Research interests:
Protein design for precision medicine application, computational biology and bioinformatics
Background:
B.S. Biology, Chemistry minor
Class of 2022
Other interests:
Supporting women and minorities in STEM, Fostering science engagement in younger generations, Traveling, Yoga
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Burke Wilebski
Undergraduate Research Assistant
burkew 'at' uoregon.edu
Research interests:
Applied math, Graph neural nets
Background:
B.S. Math
Class of 2022
Other interests:
Alonso Cruz (He/Him/His)
Undergraduate Research Assistant
alonsoc 'at' uoregon.edu
Research interests:
Using protein design and gene-editing methods to discover new disease treatment options that will improve the prognosis and quality of life
Background:
B.S. Human physiology, Chemistry minor
Class of 2023
Other interests:
Public health, drumming/music, diversity in the STEM workforce, playing sports, cooking, outdoor related endeavors
Ben Burress-Irving (He/Him/His)
Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholar
bburress 'at' uoregon.edu
Research interests:
Biochemistry, Protein design for biomedical applications
Background:
B.S. Biochemistry
Class of 2024
Other interests:
Playing electric and upright bass in various ensembles, traveling, playing video games
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Lab Alumni
Name Position Current Position
Christian Topete Research Assistant Scientist, BMS Seattle
Anh Nguyen Rosetta Summer Intern Undergraduate, Saint Luis University
High School Interns
Name School Year
Melodie Chiu Camas high school Summer 2021
Maxwell Soh Tesla STEM high school Winter 2021
Rotation Students
Name Program Year
Matt Nardoci Biology Winter 2022
Justin Svendsen Chemistry and Biochemistry Fall 2021