{"id":12624,"date":"2025-05-05T12:50:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T19:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/?p=12624"},"modified":"2025-05-05T12:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T19:50:31","slug":"introducing-dr-blake-wilson-new-faculty-member-in-the-department-of-chemistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/2025\/05\/05\/introducing-dr-blake-wilson-new-faculty-member-in-the-department-of-chemistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Dr. Blake Wilson, New Faculty Member in the Department of Chemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            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     >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Department of Chemistry is pleased to welcome Dr. Christopher \u201cBlake\u201d Wilson, who will be joining us in January 2026 as a new faculty member specializing in physical chemistry. Dr. Wilson brings with him a wealth of expertise in magnetic resonance and the development of laboratory tools, along with a passion for both scientific discovery and mentoring the next generation of researchers.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from the Washington, DC area, Blake spent much of his childhood abroad due to his parents&#8217; careers. He received his B.S. in Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2013, where he carried out undergraduate research with Prof. Robert Griffin, and his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of California &#8211; Santa Barbara in 2019, where he was supervised by Profs. Mark Sherwin and Songi Han. He is currently finishing his postdoctoral fellowship at National Institutes of Health where he works closely with Dr. Robert Tycko studying protein folding and biomolecular interactions important for human health.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Wilson&#8217;s research aims to probe the structural behavior of biomolecules\u2014especially proteins\u2014using techniques grounded in physical chemistry. He is particularly interested in using magnetic resonance tools to investigate how proteins form complexes or fibrils linked to neurodegenerative diseases, as well as how viruses like HIV undergo complex molecular rearrangements to become infectious. \u201cWe\u2019ve learned some things about the end product of those rearrangements and about the basic building blocks that go into it,\u201d he says, \u201cbut we don\u2019t understand the whole trajectory of how that maturation happens.\u201d Though Dr. Wilson is a physical chemist, his work has similar objectives to that of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprattlab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pratt lab<\/a>, which focuses on human longevity and improving quality of life in elderly patients. <\/p>\n<p>At USC, Dr. Wilson was impressed by the Department\u2019s breadth of research and commitment to rigorous education. He\u2019s excited to build on the university\u2019s strength in magnetic resonance by contributing new approaches to solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and integrating them with techniques like Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR)\u2014areas where principal investigators such as Profs. <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/peter-qin\/\">Peter Qin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/susumu-takahashi\/\">Susumu Takahashi<\/a> are leading the way.<\/p>\n<p>His work at USC will focus on developing new tools to capture fleeting molecular structures on the sub-millisecond timescale\u2014an effort that could open doors to better understanding not only fundamental biological processes but also new avenues for drug development and therapeutic interventions. \u201cWhenever you figure something out,\u201d he says, \u201cthere\u2019s always a new question that arises\u2014or ten new questions, maybe.\u201d This echoes the Department\u2019s mission to explore the many complex mysteries within chemistry that have yet to be solved. <\/p>\n<p>Dr. Wilson is a strong advocate for early engagement in scientific research. His own first research experience came in high school, and it proved to be a turning point. \u201cIt helped me figure out what I wanted to do with my life,\u201d he says. He\u2019s looking forward to mentoring students and preparing future chemists to contribute meaningfully to the field.<\/p>\n<p>Outside the lab, Blake enjoys reading science fiction, hiking, and rock climbing\u2014and he\u2019s hoping to try surfing again once he relocates to Southern California. 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