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Jerrod A. Poe, PhD Postdoctoral Associate



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Mentor

Dr. Tom Smithgall

Education

PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, 2009

BS in Biology, Erskine College, 2003


Research

My research focuses on (1) the structure-function relationship of the HIV-1 accessory protein Nef and (2) the development of cell-based fluorescent assays to enable high-throughput screening of large chemical libraries for new lead compounds that interfere with specific protein-protein interactions.

Following his graduation, Jerrod was offered a postition as a Postdoctoral Associate in the lab of his mentor, Dr. Thomas Smithgall.