The Lopez Research Group

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Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering

Welcome to our group!

Our group’s primary interest is the structural and functional characterization of enzymes. In particular, we are interested in the mechanistic details of enzyme catalyzed reactions, cofactor biogenesis reactions, and the role these cofactors play in these biologically important molecules.

Please see the research page for detailed descriptions of current projects in the group.

We are a fun and active research group. See our new activities page for pictures of recent events our group has participated in.

Group photo of the Chemistry Research Group

From left to right: Karlo Lopez (P.I.), Megan Smith, Madison Smith, Jeanette Limones, Terrance McGill, and Caitlin Ghilarducci.
Kneeling from left to right:  Adetola Adeniyi and Parveen Hussain.