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Dr. Andy Nieuwkoop

Principle Investigator

Research Synopsis: Magic angle spinning solid-state NMR of proteins, membranes, and materials.


Dr. Gobin Raj Acharya

Postdoctoral Associate

Interests: I am interested in exploring the structure and dynamics of materials for their real-life application, especially of the nano-confined fluids, Ionic liquids, and bio-molecules using methods such as atomic


Dr. Yanxing Yang

Postdoctoral Fellow

Interests: I am interested in computational studies involving protein-membrane interaction. Focusing on membrane perturbation and signaling.


Zainab Mustapha

Graduate Student

Interests: I am interested in the application of solid-state NMR techniques towards studying and understanding the complexities of proteins and their binding patners. My research revolves around studying the structure


Diana Grajeda

Graduate Student

Interests: NMR Spectroscopy to elucidate the structure and dynamics of ionic liquids. Ab initio and classical molecular dynamics, of high temperature molten salts to investigate transport properties


Gertrude Asante Ampadu

Graduate Student

My research involves the use of solid state NMR to study the structure and dynamics of phospholipids in lipid bilayers. Presently, I am analyzing how Phosphatidylinositol phosphates (PIPs) and cholesterol


Joselyn Dzieminski

Graduate Student

Interests: I am interested in exploring the mechanisms of protein structure and lipid interactions through the use of solid state NMR methods.


Insha Chhabra

Undergraduate Student

Interests: Optimization of expression of isotopically labeled proteins