LAB Members

Department of Chemistry

Smith Group

Deepak Dibya,

ddibya@iastate.edu

294-8586, Office Gilman 0712

My graduate pursuit is developing a detailed understanding of nano-scale dynamics of integrin receptors. I am particularly interested in probing the role of a class of membrane proteins called tetraspanins in the integrin clustering.

 

Kristopher McKee

kjmckee@iastate.edu

294-8586

Office Gilman 0712

I am developing spectroscopy methods to study mesoporous silica catalytic reactions.

 

 

Suzanne Sander

smsander@iastate.edu

294-8586

Office Gilman 0712

I am studying integrin dynamics including the cytosolic proteins involved in integrin clustering using fluorescence resonance energy transfer.

 

Chien-Ju (Cherry) Shih

cherry@iastate.edu

294-8586

Office Gilman 0712

I am developing novel analysis methods to measure ethanol production efficiency for the biofuel industry.

 

 

 

Jason Lupoi

jslupoi@iastate.edu

294-8586

Office Gilman 0712

I am developing novel spectroscopy methods to study the structure of membrane proteins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Students

PostDoctoral Associates

Nuha Salem, Ph.D. Clarkson University, May 2007

salemn@iastate.edu

294-8586

Office Gilman 0712

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate Students

Current:

Anthony Young, young85@iastate.edu

                                                 

Previous:

Erin Bilsten, erin@iastate.edu, current position: graduate school at Iowa State university

Lydia Mexas, lydia-mexas@uiowa.edu, current position: graduate school at University of Iowa

Emily McDanel, mcdanele@iastate.edu

Soo-Khee Chia, current position: Masters of Biotechnology program at San Jose State University