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Officers

Diana Łomowska-Keehner

President

Diana researches bacterial terpenoid biosynthesis in Streptomyces with a focus on terpene synthases and cytochromes P450. Outside of lab, she enjoys walks in nature and reading.

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Nessa Pesaran Afsharian

Secretary

Nessa is a structural biologist. She is interested in application of NMR and Single molecule fluorescence to study structure, function, and dynamics of GPCR and non-GPCR membrane proteins. In her free time, she enjoys discovering nature and dancing.

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Advisor

Dr. Matthew Eddy

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Eddy's knowledge and guidance have helped us to create Fellows of Chemical Biology. His research focuses on structural biology of human membrane receptor proteins, known as GPCRs, to understand their drug-binding mechanisms and their functions in cell signaling.

https://www.mattheweddylab.com/

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Nidhi Kalia

Vice President

Nidhi works on the chemical and  kinetic characterization of Nsp15 endoribonuclease from SARS-CoV-2. She uses mechanistic enzymology to understand the functional properties and define the catalytic mechanism of Nsp15. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, travelling, and photography.

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Swapnil Joshi

Treasurer

Swapnil's research focuses on ribonucleotide reductase inhibition in the Harris lab at UF.

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