SGS: Rohit V. Pappu - tba.

Rohit V. Pappu is the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Center for Biomolecular Condensates in the James F. McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU). His research interests focus on the form, function, and phase behaviors of proteins and nucleic acids, with a special focus on intrinsically disordered proteins. These research interests are pursued with an aim to understand the physical basis for spatial and temporal organization of cellular matter, and their dysregulation in the context of neurodegenerative and other diseases.