dduzdevich AT uchicago

Assistant Research Professor

Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University

2023-4 Academic Year: Marie Curie Fellow of the EU, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies

Research: RNA as a model of proto-genetic information, and experimental astrobiology

colville AT uchicago

Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, University College London

Research: The origins of protocellular systems, alternate genetic polymers and prebiotic chemistry

cnisler AT uchicago

Ph.D., Biophysics, The Ohio State University

Research: Model protocell membrane dynamics, stability, and permeability; ribozyme structure, dynamics, and evolution

amanagrawal AT uchicago

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Houston

Research: Role of interacting and non-interacting polymers in non-enzymatic RNA replication, polymer protocells, and RNA phase-separation

ayzli AT uchicago

Ph.D., Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge

Research: Gaining mechanistic insights into the replication dynamics of model protocells through advanced microscopy and chemical manipulations

Fang2 AT uchicago

Ph.D., Chemistry, Georgia State University

Research: Non-enzymatic RNA replication mechanism

xiwenjia AT uchicago

Chemistry and Chemical Biology Program, Harvard University

B.S., Chemistry, Haverford College

Research: Non-enzymatic RNA replication and model protocell

Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Program, University of Chicago

B.S., Biology, Tsinghua University

Research: Non-enzymatic RNA replication and non canonical alphabet

khan789 AT uchicago

Chemistry Program, University of Chicago

B.S., Biochemistry-Molecular Biology, University of California,  Santa Barbara

Research: Origin of Life, Non-enzymatic RNA replication, Protocells

diprupasaha AT uchicago

Chemistry Program, University of Chicago

Integrated M.Sc., Chemistry and Computer Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research

Research: Origin of cellular life

rlondo AT uchicago

Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

B.S. Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara 

Research: Prebiotic Proofreading

Co-advised with Arvind Murugan

alexakhundov AT uchicago

Chemistry Program, University of Chicago

H.B.Sc. Chemistry, York University

Research: Systems of genetic information encoding; alternative genetic polymers; role of ribozymes and amino acids in the prebiotic world

rkawanami AT uchicago

Visiting Graduate Student

NDVS graduate student from Doctoral Program of Materials Chemistry, Kyoto Institute of Technology

Research: Molecular dynamics simulation on stability and permeability of model protocell membrane

dljumovic AT uchicago

Business Administrator

B.A. Economics

M.B.A. Human Resources Management