About the Lab
The primary focus of the Palzkill Lab is understanding the molecular basis of antibiotic resistance, development of small molecule inhibitors of antibiotic resistance enzymes, development of Norovirus diagnostic tools and therapeutics, and understanding molecular recognition in protein-protein interactions. To investigate these and other diverse projects currently underway in the lab, various tools such as phage display, next-generation DNA sequencing, molecular libraries, DNA-encoded chemical libraries, chemical synthesis, protein purification, enzyme kinetics, and X-Ray crystallography are used.
Recent Lab News
- Dec. 1, 2023: Dr. Birgy Andre has left the lab. We'll miss you!
- Aug. 31, 2023: Congratulations Dr. Allison Judge for an amazing defense!
- Aug. 18, 2023: Congratulations Dr. Lynn Su for an amazing defense!
- Aug. 15, 2023: Congratulations Dr. Jane Park for an amazing defense!
- March 11, 2023: Welcoming a new member of the lab, Dignite Ngango!
- April 4, 2022 - Our fourth-year students Allie Judge received first and Jane Park second prize for two-minute science talk during the departmental seminar!
- March 17, 2022 - Our 4th-year student Allie Judge made it to the finalist at the three-minute thesis competition!
- Jan. 19, 2022 - Our 4th-year student Jane Park gave a talk at the TMC AMR Stewardship/Conference!
- June 3, 2021 - Congratulations Dr. David Boragine for his amazing thesis defense!
- May 5, 2021 - Congratulations Dr.Ian Furey for his amazing thesis defense!
- April 2021- Welcoming the new member of the lab, Jiayi Fan!
- Sept. 2020 - Thank you to Dr. Wanzhi Huang for her 27-year-long service to Palzkill Lab. We'll miss you!
Research Projects
- Enzyme Structure and Mechanism
- Drug Discovery
- Molecular Libraries