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Caroline Proulx

Caroline Proulx
Caroline Proulx
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Email

cproulx@ncsu.edu

Education

  • Hon. B.Sc. in Biopharmaceutical Sciences /Medicinal Chemistry (2007), University of Ottawa, Canada
  • Ph.D. in Chemistry (2012), Université de Montréal, Canada
  • NSERC postdoctoral fellow (2012 – 2016), Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 

Area of Research / Academic Expertise

  • Synthetic Chemistry / Bioorganic Chemistry, Peptide Chemistry, Peptide Mimicry, Medicinal Chemistry.

Questions & Answers

Why did you choose Chemistry as a field of study?

I chose to study Chemistry to be able to design and synthesize new molecules with interesting properties/bioactivities. I studied medicinal chemistry as an undergraduate student, taking a combination of both advanced organic chemistry classes and biochemistry/biology classes. The focus of my lab lies primarily in the development of new methods to streamline the synthesis of peptides and peptide mimics, with a focus on unnatural amino acids with backbone modifications as a way to control their reactivity, folding, and function.