B.S. Chemistry, Case Western Reserve 2000 Ph.D. Biophysics, Case Western Reserve 2006

Biophysical chemistry of proteins and peptides: Amyloid proteins and peptides Development of "instrument-free" nanoparticle-based diagnostic assays for amyloids, involving amyloid-templated nucleation of metal nanoparticles Structural characterization of polymorphic amyloids (serum amyloid A, sup35 and others) using spectroscopy, microscopy, and light scattering Applications of vibrational spectroscopy in biochemistry and food science Denaturation of proteins monitored by FTIR spectroscopy Raman spectroscopy with multivariate analysis for identifying strains and polymorphisms in amyloids Describing changes in lipid and protein composition in food samples subject to supercritical fluid extraction using Raman spectroscopy Raman characterization of fungal peptide toxins Methionine oxidation in proteins: effects on α-helix folding and stability