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Betsy Smith is a postdoc in the lab working on evolution and promiscuity
of synthetic proteins. She is originally from Gainesville, FL, and
received her PhD in chemistry from Yale after graduating from
Princeton in '03. Betsy is a black belt in taekwondo and trains with
the Princeton taekwondo team. She also competes for the Princeton club
swim team.
Email: betsys at princeton.edu |
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Grant Murphy is a postdoc in the lab and does a mixture of computational and
"wet lab" techniques to evaluate de novo proteins for structure and
function. Grant received his Ph.D. from Brian Kuhlman at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is an active member of
the software development community for the protein folding, docking,
and design software Rosetta. Grant's current research focuses on
producing de novo protein sequence libraries to include β-sandwich
proteins.
Email: g.s.murphy at gmail.com |
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Maria Korolev is a fifth year graduate student in the chemistry department. Her project involves determining the mechanism of rescue for two of the synthetic proteins found through auxotroph screens. She is interested in teaching after graduate school. In lab, she is the local dj. Outside of work, she enjoys bartending and playing tennis. Email: maria.korolev at gmail.com |
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Siyi Wang is a third year grad student studying the synthetic protein rescue mechanism of the cysD auxotroph. She studied chemistry at Cornell University and grew up in NJ, although she was born in Shanghai. In addition to research, Siyi sings in the Princeton Georgian Choir and enjoys brewing hoppy beers. Email: siyiwang at princeton.edu |
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Ann Mularz is a third year graduate student currently investigating the potential of synthetic proteins to rescue bacteria from toxic environments. Originally from Linden, NJ, she attended Drew University (c/o 2009) and studied Chemistry and Archaeology. In her spare time, Ann enjoys playing soccer, skiing, ice skating and making pysanky.
Email: amularz at princeton.edu |
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Katie Digianantonio is a first year in the lab working on the biochemical mechanism of rescue of some of the synthetic proteins. She graduated Miami University with BSs in Chemistry and Mathematics, and is constantly reminded of her Midwestern upbringing in Ohio every time she says "pop". She swims and runs when inspired, and is obsessed with her kitten, Mabelline. Email: kdigiana at princeton.edu |
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Kenric Hoegler is a first year Graduate student in the molecular biology department. His interests lie in studying what synthetic proteins can tell us about our last universal common ancestor (LUCA). Kenric received his B.A. in Anthropology from Fordham University in 2008, then went on to do his post-baccalaureate work at Pace University where he studied neurite development in Dr. John Horne's lab. Outside of lab, Kenric participates on the Princeton club lacrosse team, and enjoys painting and playing guitar.
Email: khoegler at pricneton.edu |
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Nettie Pyne is a first year graduate student in the Molecular Biology department and is studying the rescue of auxotrophs by synthetic proteins. She is originally from Worthington, OH and received her BS in Biology from Notre Dame in 2011. Outside of lab, she enjoys training with Princeton's taekwondo team, softball with the DNAces, and playing clarinet.
Email: npyne at princeton.edu |
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Sarangan Chari is also an alumnus of this department having done his doctoral work on carboranes under the guidance of Prof. Maitland Jones, Jr.. After many forays in industrial and academic labs, he wound up as an investment banker. Having seen the error of his ways, he is back in science trying his hand at Synthetic Biology. His current project involves deciphering the mechanism of auxotroph rescue by synthetic proteins. Outside of the lab, he is mostly concerned with ameliorating the effects of decades of sleep deprivation.
Email: chari at princeton.edu |
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Jack Greisman is a sophomore planning to major in Molecular Biology. Originally from New York, NY, Jack began his research career at the Eichenberger lab at NYU studying protein interactions during sporulation. He is currently investigating the 3G library for new potential function. In his spare time, Jack enjoys tennis, bicycling and camping. He also enjoys photography and is a photographer for the Daily Princetonian.
Email: greisman at princeton.edu |
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Richard Hildreth is a junior in the Chemistry Department currently exploring topics for JP eventually senior thesis research. Originally from Potomac, MD, he is on the Sprint Football team and can be frequently found pretending to be a basketball player on the courts in Dillon. Richard is also a member of Colonial Club.
Email: rhildret at princeton.edu |
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