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About our lab

Our lab uses the tools of protein and peptide engineering to improve the understanding and treatment of human disease. We use both rational design and directed evolution to engineer proteins and peptides, giving us a powerful set of molecular tools. We are currently focused on developing methods for studying, treating, and diagnosing infections caused by Candida albicans (the most common fungal pathogen in humans, see image below) and for studying proteins important in cancer.
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Recent lab news

April 2018  Crazy about Candida! Dr. Karlsson attends the Candida and Candidiasis conference to present our work on engineering histatin 5 for protease resistance.

April 2018  
Former undergraduate Mack Walls awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for his work at Princeton University.

January 2018  Jesse Leissa joins the lab as an MS student. Welcome to the group, Jesse!

 ​​​​​​January 2018  Parisa's review on labeling proteins in live cells was accepted by Bioconjugate Chemistry. You can read the paper here.

​​See details on these items and more on our NEWS page.
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