Area(s) of Expertise

Elucidating the structure-function paradigm of a new class of bioremediation proteins termed the multifunctional catalytic globins; fast time-scale enzyme kinetics; X-ray and neutron crystallography; design and synthesis of potent, broad spectrum antimicrobial materials based on a photodynamic mode of action.

Publications

• Controlling the surface antimicrobial efficacy of anionic block polymers via film thickness , Applied Surface Science Advances (2026)
• Metabolite-Based Biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Current Research Progress , Current Molecular Medicine (2026)
• NIR‐Responsive Micropumps Enhance Antibiotic Treatment via Biofilm Destruction , Small Methods (2026)
• Seasonal summer stress affects systemic redox homeostasis: a longitudinal marker analysis in healthy adults , Frontiers in Public Health (2026)
• Academic Unit Strategies and Outcomes for Addressing Student Obstacles in PhD Programs , Innovative Higher Education (2025)
• InP-Based Quantum Dots as Photosensitizers in Photodynamic Antimicrobial Materials , ACS Applied Bio Materials (2025)
• Native mass spectrometry enabled by infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization for rapid measurement of protein-ligand biophysical parameters , Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2025)
• Photosensitizer-conjugated lignin nanoparticles for photodynamic antimicrobial inactivation , Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences (2025)
• hmuSTUV operon positively regulates the alginate gene cluster to mediate the pathogenicity of Pseudomonas donghuensis HYS , International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2025)
• Chlorophyllin as a photosensitizer in photodynamic antimicrobial materials , Cellulose (2024)