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Dr. Keriann Backus is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry at UCLA. Her research focuses on the development of new chemical probes and chemical proteomics methodologies to characterize and manipulate the human immune system. She is particularly interested in combining activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) methodologies with the synthesis of new chemical reporters to study and modulate cell-signaling cascades involved in cellular activation, proliferation, and death. By uncovering new immunomodulatory small molecules, she aims to develop novel strategies for cancer immunotherapy. Dr. Backus has published extensively in leading journals, contributing significantly to the fields of chemical biology and proteomics.
University of California, Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA
Leads research on chemical probes and proteomics to study the human immune system.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.