Chemical Biology
Fernando
Pires
The Pires lab uses synthetic chemistry as a platform to construct cell wall analogs that metabolically label live bacteria and mimic key aspects of cell wall architecture. Through this work, the interrogation of cell wall remodeling and processing in pathogenic bacteria will guide the design of next-generation antibiotics that circumvent resistance mechanisms. Moreover, we are working to establish the fundamental framework of a non-traditional antibiotic therapy based on the specific recruitment of components of the immune cells to target the destruction of pathogenic bacteria.
Stains
Design and Application of Chemical Biology Tools for Studying Cellular Communication
Ai
Protein Engineering: Advancing Imaging, Therapeutics, and Diagnostics
Venton
Pompano
Our lab develops methods based on microfluidic culture systems, bioanalytical techniques, and spatially resolved simulations to quantify the spatiotemporal dynamics of the inflammatory cascade and develop targeted therapies. This work is part of a broad interest in the dynamics of complex biological systems. Specifically, we study the kinetics of immunity and inflammation, and we develop chemically targeted methods to control these processes in the context of vaccination, autoimmunity, and chronic inflammatory disease.
Macdonald
Bioorganic and Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Lazo
The pharmacological mechanism of action of small molecules and on the fundamental biological role of protein tyrosine phosphatases in disease.
Landers (ON LEAVE)
Polyethylene Terephthalate Microdevices
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