Samuel Gellman

Research Website

Bioorganic, Synthesis, Biomolecular Structure/Dynamics, Chemical Biology

• Protein-inspired oligomers with well-defined folding patterns (“foldamers”)

• Inhibition of specific protein-protein interactions with foldamers

• Selective agonists for polypeptide-activated receptors, and the origins of receptor signaling mechanisms

• Foldamer-based catalysts

• Structural characterization of membrane-embedded peptides and proteins