Conformational Control over Metal ion Reactivity: a biomimetic approach to energy conversion

photocredit: r/uiuc

Celebrating new group members (welcome Nisha, Taher, and Aditi!!!), amazing summer research presentations (Carlos and Shuohao, you guys rock!!!), an early start to graduate research (welcome to grad school Katy and John!), and three papers accepted in one week (Saman and Peter in a tour de force!!!) deserved some Papa Dels pizza and Riggs beer. Love this A-team!!

Hot off the Press!!

This new artificial metalloenzyme platform features a redox active coenzyme and a rare earth metal binding pocket. Read our first report below and (incoming grad students) ask Lisa about future projects envisioned with this system!

Emergent Properties from Dynamicity in Biomimetic Coordination Complexes

Congratulations Dr. FATIMA!!!!!!

Lisa and team join the Beckman Institute

In the O-lab we believe the data supporting that diversity and excellence go hand in hand. We welcome scientists of all ethnicities, races, nationalities, religions or lack thereof, genders, gender identities, sexual orientations, neurotypes, different abilities, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Researchers on our team come from backgrounds spanning chemical biology, biophysics, physical and anaytical chemistry, bioengineering, inorganic and organic chemistry specialties.

Interdisciplinary research, Intentional mentorship

Education & Outreach

Science does not take place in a vacuum (unless your research requires vacuum conditions!). Learn about educational and community building activities led by Olshansky and her team.