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“Our mission is to use chemical biology approaches to discover small molecules that hijack UPS in the cells to degrade more disease-causing proteins, particularly those undruggable proteins.” 

Xiaoyu Zhang

Tackling complex diseases and unleashing the next wave of innovation requires a dynamic ecosystem where team science can flourish. At Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, biology, chemistry, medicine, and engineering faculty converge to explore radically new protein-informed approaches to solving the human body’s most formidable health challenges. 

The breadth of scholarly interests of the CLP faculty cuts across the physical and life sciences from novel physical science-based diagnostics and therapies for cancer and heart disease to exciting new treatments for neural degenerative diseases. Our 80-plus members represent 19 academic departments from three different schools: Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Feinberg School of Medicine. Half hold joint appointments with a second department, or hold multiple appointments.

CLP-Feinberg Convergence Workshops

Biannual CLP-Feinberg Convergence Workshops convene CLP and Feinberg researchers bolstering collaboration across campuses and accelerating the development of new protein-informed drugs and diagnostics in areas of the highest clinical priority.

 

CLP FACULTY CHALK TALKS

Chemistry of Life Processes Institute’s quarterly Faculty Chalk Talks encourage knowledge sharing and transdisciplinary collaboration among Institute faculty members and their students.