Pletneva Research Group

Bioinorganic and Biophysical Chemistry

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Fascinated by Heme Proteins

Our group examines structural changes during folding and function of signaling proteins, with a particular emphasis on heme proteins and their redox-linked transformations. We employ a wide range of experimental approaches including development and synthesis of new protein dynamics probes, mutational analysis in vitro and in vivo, and time-resolved optical spectroscopy.

People News

Local Outreach and Relay for Life

Posted on May 18, 2011

The group presented our science stories at the Lebanon Middle School Science Cafe and participated in the walk and run to raise money for American Cancer Society this May.

NSF Honorable Mention

Posted on April 5, 2011

AJ has been awarded an Honorable Mention from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

NSF CAREER Award

Posted on August 20, 2010

Kate has been awarded a 2010 NSF CAREER Award. This grant will fund our studies of "switchable" proteins. Read more...

Research News

Papers

Posted on May 16, 2011

Joe's paper on our new heme redox-state reporter has been selected as a Hot Article in Chem. Commun. Read more...

C. elegans Update

Posted on April 14, 2011

A new FLIM system has been successfully installed and we are now growing C. elegans transgens in our own lab.

 

Open Positions

 

We are always on the lookout for great minds and skillful hands. A postdoctoral position is available, please send inquires to Professor Pletneva by e-mail. Prospective graduate students , please apply online through Department of Chemistry or MCB.