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Naima G. Sharaf graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's degree in Chemistry. She earned her Ph.D. in Dr. Angela Gronenborn's lab at the University of Pittsburgh, where she investigated inhibitor-induced conformational changes of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase using fluorine solution NMR. Following her doctorate, she completed postdoctoral training at Caltech in Dr. Doug Rees' lab, utilizing x-ray crystallography and single-particle cryo-EM to characterize the structure and function of the Neisseria meningitidis methionine ABC transport system. This research ignited her current interest in lipoproteins, specifically their roles in bacterial physiology and potential vaccine design. The Sharaf Lab conducts research that bridges biochemistry, biology, microbiology, and immunology to translate lipoprotein research into therapeutics.
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