Team
Jim McCann received his PhD from Stony Brook University, where he studied the supramolecular organization of multi-domain scaffold proteins using single-molecule fluorescence techniques. Now he works on designing phase-changing protein sensors for the detection of everything from cancer biomarkers to chemical weapons.
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Paul Molinaro is a PhD student at the CUNY Graduate Center. His work centers around the design of artificial reaction centers and the study of electron transfer proteins via polariton chemistry. Outside of the lab, he is a PC hobbyist and avid golfer.
Dharshika Malwane grew up in Sri Lanka and received her bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, with minors in Physics and Mathematics, from the CUNY College of Staten Island. She is a doctoral student in the Physics program and joined the lab in 2021, through our collaboration with Dr. Karl Sandeman at Brooklyn College. Dharshika’s interests are in magnetocalorics and protein based elastocalorics.
Marlene McKinney is an undergraduate physics major and premedical student at CUNY City College. She is currently working on elastin-derived peptide applications for angiogenesis in the Koder Lab. She plans on becoming a neurovascular surgeon and receiving an MPH and a PhD in physics. In her free time, she designs crochet patterns, drinks all kinds of tea, and reads nonfiction to learn about the world around her.
Giovanni Crump was born in Udine, Italy where he obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology. At the moment he is a biochemistry Ph.D. student at the Graduate Center and a G-RISE fellow at CCNY. His research interests involve the study of the dynamics of Elastin and the properties of artificially designed enzymes. In his spare time, he enjoys outdoor running and weightlifting
Mohammad Khan is a master’s student in Physics at The City College of New York. Mohammad’s project centers on using kinases and phosphatases to actuate ligand induced folding in supercharged designed proteins. Mohammad’s hope is to further develop his knowledge on biophysics so as to apply it to the health sciences in the future. Mohammad also has interests in mechanics and enjoys tutoring high school students in STEM subjects.
