People Joint Appointment Faculty
Joint Appointment Faculty
Andrea Armani
Irani Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Office: MCB 495
Phone: (213) 740-4428
Email: armani@usc.edu
We combine organic material synthesis and optics to study biological systems and to develop integrated quantum devices. Current topics include linear and nonlinear light-responsive molecules for cellular and sub-cellular imaging and nonlinear optical materials for integrated photonics.
Xiaojiang Chen
Professor of Biological Sciences and Chemistry
Office: RRI 119A
Phone: (213) 740-5487
Email: Xiaojiang.Chen@usc.edu
Our lab focuses on 1). Cancer biology, with emphasis on oncogenes, tumor suppressors, and DNA/RNA modifying enzymes (DNA polymerases, helicases, mutases, and repair proteins); 2). Humoral and innate immune response to viral pathogens; 3) Protein nanoparticle assembly.
Peter J. Chung
Assistant Professor of Physics and Chemistry
Office: SSC 211B
Phone: (213) 764-3131
Email: pjchung@usc.edu
Our lab focuses on understanding the biophysical role of polymer-like proteins unequivocally linked to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease. By applying concepts from polymer physics and chemistry, we hope to understand their physiological function and transition to the diseased dysfunction within the neuron.
Stephen B. Cronin
Professor of Electrical Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry
Office: PHE 624
Phone: (213)740-8787
Email: scronin@usc.edu
We are an experimental group working in the areas of solar photochemistry, solar fuel production, solar energy storage, CO2 reduction, pollution remediation, lithium-ion batteries, and sustainability.
Moh El-Naggar
Dean's Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Professor of Physics and Chemistry
Office: MCB 220Q
Phone: (213) 740-2394
Email: mnaggar@usc.edu
We are a group of biophysicists, electrochemists, and microbiologists interested in understanding and harnessing charge transfer at the interface of living cells and synthetic surfaces. We focus on both the implications for microbial physiology and the development of new bioelectronics.
Myron F. Goodman
Professor of Molecular Biology and Chemistry and Gerontology
Office: RRI 119C
Phone: (213) 740-5190
Email: mgoodman@usc.edu
We study the biochemical and genetic basis of hypermutation in bacteria using error-prone DNA polymerases and in humans using B-cell enzymes required for antibody affinity maturation. We are investigating the roles of pathogenic error-prone pols in generating antibiotic tolerance and resistance in bacterial pathogens, and we are making monoclonal antibodies in a test tube using purified B-cell enzymes and human tonsil and Llama immunoglobulin libraries.
Malancha Gupta
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Chemistry
Office: HED 208
Phone: (213) 740-2067
Email: malanchg@usc.edu
Our group is interested in studying the mechanism and kinetics associated with initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) of functional polymers onto structured materials and liquid surfaces. The iCVD process eliminates the need for organic solvents and thereby offers a safer and cleaner alternative to liquid phase polymer processing.
Vsevolod Katritch
Associate Professor of Quantitative and Computational Biology and Chemistry
Office: MCB 317
Phone: (213) 821-1488
Email: katritch@usc.edu
We develop and apply new computational methods to decipher structure-function of membrane proteins, design receptors and ligands with new properties, and explore vast chemical space for drug discovery.
Noah Malmstadt
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Chemistry
Office: RTH 504
Phone: (213) 821-2034
Email: malmstad@usc.edu
We develop micro- and millifluidic tools and techniques to (1) Implement scalable, smart, synthesis of nanomaterials (2) Integrate and automate complex biochemical workflows and (3) Study composition-property relationships in cell membranes.
Fabien Pinaud
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Physics and Astronomy
Office: RRI 204A
Phone: (213) 740-2262
Email: pinaud@usc.edu
We develop optical probes and single molecule microscopy techniques to study nanoscale biomolecular interactions in cells and animals, with a special emphasis on cellular mechanobiology and neurotransmission.
Shaama M. Sharada
WiSE Gabilan Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Chemistry
Office: VHE 516
Phone: (213) 740-7596
Email: ssharada@usc.edu
Our group develops quantum chemistry algorithms and frameworks to design energy- and atom-efficient catalysts for carbon dioxide and natural gas utilization.
Yong Zhang
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry
Office: PSC 606
Phone: (323) 442-1405
Email: yongz@usc.edu
Our group is interested in investigating posttranslational modifications-mediated cell signaling as well as the preclinical development of antibody-based therapeutics and nanomedicine.
| Name | Department/School | Room | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lin Chen | Department of Biological Sciences | linchen@usc.edu | RRI 104 | (213) 821-4277 |
| Remo Rohs | Department of Quantitative and Computational Biology | rohs@usc.edu | RRI 413H | (213) 740-0552 |
| Clay C. Wang | USC School of Pharmacy | clayw@usc.edu | - | (323) 442-1670 |