Members

Prof. Gregory Dignon

Greg obtained his PhD from Lehigh University in 2019. After a 3-year postdoc at the Laufer Center at Stony Brook University, he joined the faculty at Rutgers CBE in the Fall of 2022. His expertise is in statistical mechanics and molecular simulations, which he has applied to important problems in fields of biophysics and biotechnology. His current research will develop and apply theoretical and computational approaches to biomolecular interactions, and how they underlie macroscopic phenomena.

Val Rodrigues

Val is currently a third-year PhD student in Prof. Dignon’s lab. Her research deals with interactions between proteins and nucleic acids and how they lead to pathogenesis of various diseases including Multiple Sclerosis.

Arjun Singh

Arjun is currently a third-year PhD student in Prof. Dignon’s lab. His research employs coarse-grained modeling to study phase separation of disordered and folded proteins.

QiQi Jorgensen

QiQi is currently a first-year PhD student in Prof. Dignon’s lab. His research focuses on adhesive proteins and their self-interactions.

Ayoung Jeong

Ayoung is currently a first-year PhD student in Prof. Dignon’s lab. Her research focuses on simulations of folded proteins in phase separation using coarse-grained models.

Changhwan Ahn

Changhwan is an undergraduate research assistant in Prof. Dignon’s lab and entering his senior year in Rutgers CBE.

Ali Ukperaj

Ali is an undergraduate research assistant in Prof. Dignon’s lab and entering his senior year in Rutgers CBE.

Malcolm Harrison

Malcolm is an undergraduate research assistant in Prof. Dignon’s lab and entering his junior year in Rutgers CBE.

Ryan Greenen

Ryan is an undergraduate research assistant in Prof. Dignon’s lab and entering his junior year in Rutgers CBE.

Sophie Anderson

Sophie was a visiting undergraduate researcher for Summer 2023, and was part of Rutgers’ Advanced Materials REU program. She conducted research on partitioning of folded proteins into condensates.