We’re delighted to welcome Álvaro Sierra Valverde, Sneha Samui, and Ishita Bhattacharya to the Wittung-Stafshede lab as new rotating graduate students in chemistry.
As part of their graduate programs at Rice University, Álvaro, Sneha, and Ishita will each explore different facets of our research in protein biophysics and metal biology. Through their rotations, they’ll gain hands-on experience in studying how protein folding, aggregation, and metal interactions connect to cellular function and disease mechanisms.
What they’ll explore
- Biophysical characterization of protein misfolding and aggregation pathways
- Experimental and computational tools to probe metal–protein interactions
- Connections between protein structure, metal homeostasis, and disease biology
We’re excited to see their curiosity in action and look forward to supporting their scientific growth during their rotations. Welcome to the team!