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Lynette Cegelski is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Stanford University, with courtesy appointment in Chemical Engineering. Her research is focused on elucidating chemical structures and functions in biological systems, developing unconventional strategies to treat infectious diseases. Cegelski completed her undergraduate studies in Chemistry at SUNY-Binghamton with a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, in 1998, and obtained her PhD in Chemistry from Washington University in 2004. Her postdoctoral research in Molecular Microbiology involved work on amyloid contributions to E. coli biofilms and the development of small-molecule inhibitors for bacterial assembly. Since joining Stanford in 2008, her research program has integrated chemistry, biology, and physics to investigate macromolecular systems. Cegelski's contributions have been recognized with multiple awards, including the Burroughs Wellcome Career Award and the National Science Foundation CAREER Award. She has a strong focus on identifying new antibacterials and revealing new bacterial structures to improve understanding of biofilm assemblies.
Stanford University, Chemistry Department • Stanford, California
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