Faculty

David Baker, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
David is the Director of the Institute for Protein Design, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, professor in biochemistry, and an adjunct professor of genome sciences, bioengineering, chemical engineering, computer science, and physics at the University of Washington. The Baker Lab is focused on the design of macromolecular structures and functions.

Lynda Stuart, MD, PhD
Acting Professor, Department of Biochemistry
As Executive Director of the Institute for Protein Design, Lynda leads translational research and corporate and foundation collaborations. Lynda is a physician, scientist, and advocate for healthcare as a human right. She brings over 20 years of experience in immunology, global health, and product development.

Gaurav Bhardwaj, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry
gauravb@uw.edu
The Bhardwaj Lab is developing computational and experimental tools for high-throughput design of peptide-based therapeutics. We aim to develop a general rulebook of design principles for the custom design of peptides with enhanced membrane permeability, oral bioavailability, and blood-brain barrier traversal. We focus on designing peptides against a broad range of disease-related molecular targets, including validated targets in antibiotic resistance, chronic pain, and neurodegenerative disorders.

The DiMaio Lab is focused on protein structure determination from sparse and noisy experimental data. Improvements to structure prediction – both sampling methods and forcefields – are critical to designing proteins with novel functions.

The King Lab is designing protein nanomaterials with the goal of creating new opportunities for the treatment of disease. Working with collaborators around the world, they are establishing a design-build-test cycle to use feedback from functional assays in vitro and in vivo to optimize the performance of the designed materials.
Staff

Doug Akahoshi, PhD
Research Coordinator

Brian Belmont, PhD
Research Scientist

Colin Correnti, PhD
Principal Research Scientist, Translation

Marcus Dahmen
Program Operations Analyst

Andre Dubief
Lab Technician

Sylvia Ely
Administrative Assistant

Bulat Faezov, PhD
IPD-IT

Luki Goldschmidt, PhD
Director of Computing

Ian Haydon, MS
Communications

Lindsay Han
Administrative Assistant

Kristina Herrera, MS
Research Manager

Madison Kennedy, PhD
Research Coordinator

Ratika Krishnamurty, PhD
Head of Program Strategy and Management, Chief of Staff

Zari Magness, MS
Executive Assistant to the Director

Tina Nguyen
Purchasing Specialist

Hernan Nunez-Ortega
Lab Manager

Tori Sarsted
Academic HR Manager

Judy Schwartz Haley
Fiscal Specialist

Lance Stewart, PhD, MBA
Special Operations

Lynda Stuart, MD, PhD
Executive Director

Rafael Ticzon, MS
Lab Manager

Kandise VanWormer
Sr. Lab Manager

Patrick Vecchiato
Sr. Computer Specialist
UW Medicine Advancement

Laura Rosendo
Senior Director of Philanthropic Support
lrosendo@uw.edu

Damien Chapman
Senior Director for Corporate & Foundation Relations
damienc@uw.edu
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