We are an irreverent group of researchers that enjoy pursuing creative approaches to disrupt scientific paradigms.
Our group creates next generation immunotherapies and designer vaccines by synthesizing
immune modulating materials with unconventional mechanisms of action.
Our research applies topics in Organic, Polymer, and Medicinal Chemistry, to the field of Synthetic Immunology.
We ask questions like...
"Can we couple an immune response to cancer cell metabolism?"
"How does macromolecular shape influence vaccine efficacy?"
"What new chemistry is needed to create a synthetic immune cell?"
To answer each of these questions we require the synthesis of new molecules, and in some cases, the development of new synthetic methodologies or experimental techniques. For a scientific discussion of our approach to these paradigms we invite you to peruse some of our publications or visit our research section.
Apart from our research, we are also influenced by our backgrounds. We are a highly diverse group of scientists coming together from around the globe from places as far away as Zimbabwe and Bangladesh to local students right here in Oxford, OH. This diversity not only provides many different perspectives to our research, but also makes for very interesting conversations around the dinner table at our group outings. Stop by the people section to meet the group!