Meet the CBTP Trainees

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2026 - present

Research Title: Ribosomal Speed and Chaperone Engagement: Mechanistic Insights into Co-translational Protein Folding in Aging

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2026 - present

Research Title: Engineering a Next-Generation Optogenetic Protein Kinase R for Precise Spatiotemporal Control of Protein Synthesis

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: Mechanistic Insight into Polymer Induced Changes in Bio-membrane Properties

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: Identifying Modulators of the Post-Antibiotic Effect in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: Investigation of transient heme coordination of Nitric Oxide Sensing Protein (NosP) of Legionella pneumophila

Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: Allosteric Mechanisms of Resistence in Abl Kinase

Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2026 - present

Research Title: Improving a protein therapeutic for leukemia via AI/ML-enabled peptide coating and disulfide scanning experiments

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2026 - present

Research Title: Deciphering the Role of Metabolically-Active Extracellular Vesicles in Intercellular Signaling

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: Spatiotemporal cysteine labeling using modular caged cyclopropene

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: From Resistance to Innovation: Towards Countering Asciminib Resistance and Designing Next-Generation Allosteric Inhibitors against CML

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: Chemical and Structural Determinants of Mycomembrane Fluidity and Their Correlation with Antibiotic Susceptibility in Mycobacteria

Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: Structural characterization of inactive and transitional pancreatic triglyceride lipase

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: Diketopiperazine Cleavable Linkers: A Novel Approach to PET Imaging

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: Development of Novel Atropostable Kinase Inhibitors

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: The Role of the Histidine Kinase NahK in PqsE-RhlR Interaction in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Micobiology and Immunology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2026 - present

Research Title: Characterizing the CD4+ T cell responses to rickettsial infection

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2026 - present

Research Title: HptB’s function in regulating RsmA activity through mediated kinase signaling in P. aeruginosa

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2026 - present

Research Title: Kinetic Evaluation of Atropisomeric Inhibitors

Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: Determining if kinetic drug resistance is conserved across tyrosine kinases

Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: Novel Anionic Sphingolipids in Caulobacter crescentus

Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2026 - present

Research Title: Combining X-Ray Crystallography and DNA Encoded Libraries for Kinase Inhibitor Discovery

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: Mechanistic Insights and Advances in Pyridoxal-Inspired Charge Transfer Photocatalysis

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2026 - present

Research Title: Oxygen-transporting polymers to combat biofilms

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2025-present

Research Title: Nitric oxide Driven Dual Regulation of NosP through S-Nitrosylation and Heme binding in B.thailandensis

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2024-2026

Research Title: Extension of LpxC Inhibitor into the UDP-Binding Pocket

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2023-2025

Research Title: Targeted Degradation of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) and Tryptophan 2,3-Dioxygenase (TDO) as a Novel Anti-Cancer Strategy

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2022-2024

Research Title: Rapid rescoring and refinement of ligand-receptor complexes using mixed MD/MC with a pose reservoir

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: August 2024-present

Research Title: Timing the Kinome: Kinetic Selectivity of Kinase Inhibitors

Micobiology and Immunology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2023

Research Title: Pilus biogenesis in uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC)

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2022-2024

Research Title: Synthesis of Fluorophores for APEX2 Proximity Labeling in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2024-2026

Research Title: Exploring the Structural Dynamics of the Vacuolar-ATPase

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2023-2025

Research Title: Characterization of the heme sensing properties and the effect of heme assimilation on NosP in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2021-2023

Research Title: Dynamic scoring for de novo design of molecules

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2024-2026

Research Title: Structure-Guided Design of Isoform-Specific Cyclophilin Inhibitors

Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2024-2026

Research Title: Role of Vacuolar-ATPase in Early and Late Endosomal Trafficking

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2023

Research Title: Pyridoxal and Nicotinamide-Inspired Reactions for the Development of Synthetic Organic and Chemical Biological Tools

Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2020-2022

Research Title: Virtual screening of small molecule inhibitors for mutated fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Micobiology and Immunology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2020-2021

Research Title: Towards understanding the lipid transport pathway LprG-Rv1410c in mycobacteria, and its contribution to outer membrane biogenesis, membrane permeability, and antibiotic susceptibility

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2022-2024

Research Title: Characterizing the role of the NosP associated histidine kinase NahK in carbon and nitrogen utilization in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2023-2025

Research Title: Synthesis of PROTACs for BTK

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2024-2026

Research Title: Pseudomonas aeruginosa maintains RsmA homeostasis through cyclic di-GMP signaling

Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2022-2024

Research Title: Evaluating the Structure and Activity of Diacylglycerol-O-Acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) in Various Lipid Membrane Environments

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2023-2025

Research Title: Exposing the mechanistic nature of Alzheimer’s disease: Development of a self-consistent coarse-grained model for tau protein simulation

Micobiology and Immunology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2020-2022

Research Title: The Role of Host Protein TFII-I in Adenovirus Infection

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: July 2021-2023

Research Title: Functional characterization of the NosP associated histidine kinase, NahK, and its role in biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2023-2025

Research Title: Development of Next-Generation BTK PROTACs

Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2012-2013

Position after Graduation: Psychiatry Resident, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2015-2016

Position after Graduation: PRISM Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University School of Medicine

Applied Mathematics Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2020-2021

Position after Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, Universty of Michigan

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2019-2021

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2014-2016

Position after Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow

Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2012-2013

Position after Graduation: Product Manager, Enzo Life Sciences, Inc., Farmingdale, NY

Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2012-2014

Position after Graduation: Process Development Scientist (Downstream), Mass Biologics, Boston, MA

Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2010-2011

Position after Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2018-2021

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2011-2013

Position after Graduation: Resident Physician, Duke University Medical Center, Raleigh-Durham, NC

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2016-2018

Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2016-2017

Position after Graduation: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2019-2021

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2020-2022

Position after Graduation: Director of Laboratories, Department of Geosciences at Stony Brook University

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2020-2021

Position after Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, Stony Brook University

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2010-2011

Position after Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Bethesda, MD

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2022-2024

Position after Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2016-2018

Position after Graduation: Science/Medical Communication

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2015-2017

Position after Graduation: Senior Research Scientist, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Melville, NY

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2015-2017

Position after Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, Stony Brook University, Department of Chemistry

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2010-2011

Position after Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, New York University

Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2018-2019

Position after Graduation: Medical Student, Stony Brook University

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2019-2021

Micobiology and Immunology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2022-2023

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2019-2021

Position after Graduation: Scientific Engineering Associate, Berkley Lab

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2018-2021

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2010-2011

Position after Graduation: Scientist, Cyteir Therapeutics, Lexington, MA

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2013-2018

Position after Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, Stony Brook School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacological Sciences

Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2022-2024

Position after Graduation: Medical Student (MD/PhD), Stony Brook University

Micobiology and Immunology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2013-2014

Position after Graduation: Resident Physician, Division of Urology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2016-2018

Position after Graduation: Senior Investigator, Roivant Discovery

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2014-2016

Position after Graduation: Medical Writer, Flywheel Partners, New York, NY

Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2011-2013

Position after Graduation: Senior Medical Writer, Fishawack Group of Companies

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2014-2016

Position after Graduation: Associate Editor, American Institute of Physics (AIP) Publishing, Melville, NY

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2016-2018

Position after Graduation: Medical Student (MD/PhD), Stony Brook University

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2012-2013

Position after Graduation: Postdoc / Part-Time Instructor, Chemistry Department, Stony Brook University

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2014-2015

Position after Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY

Chemistry Program

Dates Supported by CBTP: 2011-2013

Position after Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec