Professor Sam Gellman - Designing Beta Peptides
Professor Sam Gellman and his research group of graduate and undergraduate students are interested in designing beta peptides that have specific shapes associated with the molecule. The shape of a molecule has much to do with its interaction with other molecules. Small molecules of the correct shape have the potential to be used as drugs that have abilities ranging from fighting cancer to slowing or preventing HIV infection of healthy cells. Other members of Professor Gellman's group are working on designing molecules that come together to from assemblies with interesting properties on their own, without any help from an outside source. This process is called self assembly.
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Front Row: Tim Peelen, Robin Chi, Will Pomerantz, Kim Peterson, Ryan Baxter
Middle Row: Soo Hyuk Choi, Emily English, Terra Potocky, Meg Schmitt, Jack Sadowsky
Back Row: Sam Gellman, Firat Ilker, Justin Murray, Justin Hoerter, Aaron Peoples, Erik Hadley, Josh Price.
Not Pictured: Sarah Eldred, Denis Kissounko, Christen Bell