Listen to Hazel Sive, Dean of the College of Science, as she talks to Leila Deravi, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, one of the leading faculty members at the Biomaterials Design Group. There, Deravi investigates fundamental mechanisms behind systems in biology and to better inform the design of new classes of protein-based biomaterials that may interface with or enhance the performance of humans.
College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier of Bioanalytical Chemistry
By College of Science
February 23, 2021

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