The third cohort of ASBMB MOSAIC scholars
Edwin Alfonzo
California Institute of Technology
Project: Unlocking new chemistries in extant enzymes for synthesizing bioactive molecules
Joanna-Lynn C. Borgogna
Montana State University
Project: A multi-omic and integrative longitudinal evaluation of the role of lipid, antioxidant, and osmoprotectant metabolites in the genitourinary syndrome of menopause by race and ethnicity
Timothy J. Hines
The Jackson Laboratory
Project: Understanding the role of the integrated stress response in tRNA synthetase-associated Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Colin L. Hisey
The Ohio State University
Project: Machine learning-enabled classification of extracellular vesicles using nanoplasmonic microfluidics
Emma M. Lessieur Contreras
University of California, Irvine
Project: Retina-derived extracellular vesicles in diabetic retinopathy: Their potential role in pathogenesis and therapy
Renato S. Navarro
Stanford University
Project: Catheter-injectable system for local drug delivery after myocardial infarction
Brian O’Grady
Vanderbilt University
Project: Development of a 3D neurovascular unit for in vitro modeling of subarachnoid hemorrhage and screening therapies
Melissa Ramirez
California Institute of Technology
Project: Methods for enantioselective spirocycle synthesis and radical hydroamination of trisubstituted alkenes
Aleah Roberts
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Project: Investigating molecular mechanisms of endocytosis of the activated B cell receptor in health and disease
Kendrick Smith
University of Michigan
Project: Designing chemoenzymatic approaches to biologically active molecules enabled by enzyme library screening
Tigist Tamir
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Project: Regulation of oxidative stress signaling by tyrosine phosphorylation of antioxidant enzymes