Of Note

Seven faculty promotions were announced at a recent meeting of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) Board of Trustees.

Floyd Romesberg is now professor in the Department of Chemistry. Romesberg’s research seeks to understand and evolve novel protein function by expanding the genetic code, to use principles of evolution to identify and develop novel antibiotics, and to use femtosecond laser pulses to probe protein dynamics. For more information, see Romesberg’s faculty page and laboratory website.

Ryan Shenvi is now associate professor with tenure in the Department of Chemistry. His lab develops synthesis routes to medically relevant, complex molecules, with an emphasis on the development of new chemical methods and the identification of new biological targets or mechanisms of action. For more information see Shenvi’s faculty page and laboratory website.

Lisa Stowers, a member of the Dorris Neuroscience Center, has been promoted to associate professor with tenure in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. The Stowers lab studies the ligands, neurons and brain nuclei that initiate social behavior using molecular genetics and genomics; her work is determining the rules that generate the information coding of neuronal networks. For more information, see Stowers’s faculty page and laboratory website.

Anton Maximov, a member of the Dorris Neuroscience Center, has been promoted to associate professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. The Maximov lab combines genetic, biochemical, optical and electrophysiological methods to study synapse development and function in the central nervous system. For more information, see Maximov’s faculty page and laboratory website.

Brian Paegel is now associate professor in the Department of Chemistry. The Paegel lab studies the controlled assembly of phospholipid vesicles, emulsions, microfluidic circuit design, protein engineering and evolution, and drug discovery technology development. For more information, see Paegel’s faculty page and laboratory website.

Sathya Puthanveettil is now associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience. The Puthanveettil lab uses an integrated approach that combines high-throughput biology, electrophysiology and behavior, investigating the molecular and cellular basis of long-term memory storage and cognitive disorders. For more information, see Puthanveettil’s faculty page and laboratory website.

Andrew Ward has been promoted to associate professor in the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology. The Ward lab uses structural and biophysical techniques to study viral envelope protein complexes from HIV, Ebola and influenza. For more information, see Ward’s faculty page.

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