Protein Design
Qian Cong
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
Harmit Malik, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Education
PhD, Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2017
BSc, Biological Science, Peking University, Beijing, China, 2009
Alexis Courbet
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Joshua Smith, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Luis Ceze, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Education
PhD, University of Montpellier, 2015
PharmD, University of Montpellier and University of Paris Sud, 2015
MS, University of Montpellier, 2012
MS, University of Paris Sud, 2011
Timothy Craven
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Jay Shendure, Department of Genome Sciences
Education
PhD, Biology and Molecular Design, New York University, 2016
MSc, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Georgetown University, 2010
BSc, Chemistry and Physics, The College of New Jersey, 2008
Kristine Deibler
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Philip Greenberg, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Education
PhD, Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2017
BS, Biochemistry, Duquesne University, 2012
Hugh Haddox
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentor
Doug Fowler, Department of Genome Sciences
Education
PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Washington, 2017
BA, Biochemistry / Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, 2012
Karla Herpoldt
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
UW Mentors
Patrick Stayton, Department of Bioengineering
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry
Education
PhD, Imperial College London
MPhys, University of Oxford
Parisa Hosseinzadeh
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Michael Gelb, Department of Chemistry
Education
PhD, Biochemsisry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015
BS, Biotechnology, University of Tehran, Iran, 2010
Thaddaus Huber
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
Neil King, UW Biochemistry
Jesse Bloom, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Education
PhD, Chemical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2017
BS, Chemical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2011
Nihal Korkmaz
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
C. Dirk Keene, Department of Pathology
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Education
PhD, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2016
MS, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2010
BS, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2008
Marc Lajoie
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Dr. Lajoie's salary is funded by a Cancer Research Institute Fellowship;* Protein production and other research expenses are supported by the WRF Innovation Fellows Program at the Institute for Protein Design.
Mentors
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Nora Disis, Department of Medicine
Education
Ph.D., Chemical Biology, Harvard University
B.A., Biophysical Chemistry, Dartmouth College
Gyu Rie Lee
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentor
Dustin Maly, UW Chemistry
Education
PhD, Physical Chemistry, Seoul National University, 2017
BS, Chemistry Education, Seoul National University, 2011
Shiri Levy
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentor
Hannele Ruohola-Baker, Department of Biochemistry
Education
PhD, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, 2015
MS, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, 2010
BS, University of Washington, 2007
Rubul Mout
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
Jim De Yoreo, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Education
PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2017
MSc, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India, 2005
BSc, Tinsukia College, Tinsukia, Assam, India, 2003
Jooyoung Park
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
Andrew Oberst, Department of Immunology
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Education
PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
BA, DePauw University
Gretchen Pritchard
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentor
Marion Pepper, Department of Immunology
Education
PhD, Immunology, University of Pennsylvania, 2016
BA, Biology, Oberlin College, 2006
Danny Sahtoe
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Dr. Sahtoe's salary is funded by a European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Long Term Fellowship;* Protein production and other non-salary research expenses are supported by the WRF Innovation Fellows Program at the Institute for Protein Design.
Mentors
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Andrew Scharenberg, Seattle Children's Research Institute
Education
PhD, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Netherlands Cancer Institute
MS, Vrije Unversiteit Amsterdam
BS, Leiden University
Franziska Seeger
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
Mohamed Oukka, Seattle Children’s Hospital
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Education
Ph.D., Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2014
B.Sc., Biochemistry, Technical University of Munich, Germany, 2009
Elizabeth Speltz
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentor
Jesse Zalatan, Department of Chemistry
Education
PhD, Yale University, 2016
MPhil, Yale University, 2012
BA, St. Olaf College, 2009
Tyler Starr
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
Jesse Bloom, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Erick Matsen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Phil Bradely, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Education
PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Chicago, 2018
BA summa cum laude, Biology and Biochemistry, Willamette University, 2012
Brian Weitzner
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentor
Forrest Michael, Department of Chemistry
Education
PhD, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2015
BS, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Minor Biomedical Engineering), Cornell University, 2009
*Several of the WRF Innovation Fellows in Protein Design have been awarded highly competitive external fellowship awards. These individuals continue to receive the mentorship, training, and other non-monetary benefits of their position in the WRF Innovation Fellows program, and the program continues to provide support for their non-salary research expenses such as supplies and protein production services, as allowed by their respective fellowships.