[pullquote]”We believe that if we can identify oligomers that can fold and function in the same ways as peptides and proteins do, these can be used for tremendous therapeutic benefit and would have the additional advantage of enhanced chemical diversity and enhanced stability in biological systems.”[/pullquote] Kent Kirshenbaum, professor of chemistry at New York University, is a Faculty Member in our Chemical Biology Faculty, Macromolecular Chemistry Section. Here he talks about his research at the interface between synthetic and biological polymers. In particular, his lab looks at the sequence-structure-function relationship of biologic and synthetic polymers, as well as folding capabilities that might prove useful for materials science and biomedical research.
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