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Gordon S. Rule is a Professor and Interim Department Head at the Department of Biological Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. He holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University and has completed a Postdoctoral Appointment at Stanford University. His research focuses on understanding intermolecular interactions within biological systems, employing tools such as molecular biology, computational biology, NMR spectroscopy, and x-ray crystallography. His work directs efforts towards enzyme-substrate interactions, particularly with glutathione transferases which act as cellular detoxification enzymes and play critical roles in protecting organisms from carcinogens and toxic chemicals. Recent projects also include exploring protein-DNA interactions in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, leveraging NMR spectroscopy to study specific DNA sequence recognition. Rule is engaged in developing inhibitors for thymidylate kinases as potential anti-bacterial and anti-fungal drugs while also working on automating NMR assignments to refine protein studies.
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