A. Katherine Hatstat, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, San Francisco
Postdoctoral Scholar in the DeGrado Lab at UC San Francisco | Ph.D. in Chemical Biology, Duke University
University of California, San Francisco
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Postdoctoral scholar in the DeGrado lab studying biophysical mechanisms of signal transduction through structure and design
San Francisco, California, United States
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Postdoctoral Scholar
Duke University
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Durham, NC
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Instructor of Record, Duke Pre-College Program
Duke University
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Graduate student conducting chemical biology reseasrch in the McCafferty Lab (Department of Chemistry, Duke University)
Durham, NC
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PhD Candidate
Duke University
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Conducting chemical biology research focused on trafficking defects in neurodegenerative disorders
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Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry
Duke University
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President, Graduate Chemistry Council
Office of Residence Life, Rhodes College
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Serve as a coordinator of RAs and liason between RA staff and administrative staff; Oversee a community of first-year students (all female)
Memphis, TN
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Head Resident Assistant
Office of Residence Life, Rhodes College
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Computational and bioorganic chemistry research focusing on the design, synthesis and analysis of small molecule dopaminergic derivatives as inhibitors of catechol-O-methyltransferase
Memphis, TN
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Chemistry, Rhodes College
Conducted independent research under the guidance of Dr. Maurico Cafiero and Dr. Larryn Peterson; Small molecule drug design project focusing on the computational design, synthesis, and biological analysis of novel dopaminergic derivatives
Memphis, TN
Summer Research Fellow
Ph.D. in Chemistry (Chemical Biology concentration)
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Duke University
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B.S. Chemistry; B.S. Neuroscience
Graduated magna cum laude with Honors 
Phi Beta Kappa
Rhodes College
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
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Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
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A national honor society that recognizes academic achievements in Chemistry courses
Gamma Sigma Epsilon Honor Society
President
A national honor society recognizing excellence in Neuroscience courses
Nu Rho Psi Honor Society
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American Chemical Society
Student Member
Chi Omega Fraternity, Kappa Beta Chapter
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Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society
Secretary (2015-2016), Outreach Officer (2013-2014)
Chemoproteomic-enabled characterization of small GTPase Rab1a as a target of an N-arylbenzdiimidazole ligand's rescue of Parkinson's-associated cell toxicity
BioRxiv pre-print
https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.05.442776
Characterization of Small-Molecule-Induced Changes in Parkinson’s-Related Trafficking via the Nedd4 Ubiquitin Signaling Cascade.
Cell Chemical Biology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2020.10.008.
Bioinformatic and computational analysis reveals the prevalence and nature of PY motif-mediated protein-protein interactions in the Nedd4 family of ubiquitin ligases
BioRxiv pre-print
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.12.380584
Robust and Facile Purification of Full-Length, Untagged Human Nedd4 as a Recombinant Protein from Escherichia Coli.
Protein Expr. Purif.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pep.2020.105649.
Ab initio study of electronic interaction energies and desolvation energies for dopaminergic ligands in the catechol-O-methyltransferase
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
MP2/DFT Calculations of Interaction energies between acetaminophen and acetaminophen analogues and the aryl sulfotransferase active site
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
Duke University
Charles Bradsher Fellowship for Outstanding Graduate Students in Chemistry
Duke University
Bass Instructional Fellowship
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
for outstanding contributions to the campus community
Rhodes College
Rhodes College Hall of Fame
Department of Chemistry, Rhodes College
Senior Research Award
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships Program - Honorable Mention
An award given to a junior for conducting outstanding research in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, Rhodes College
Junior Research in Chemistry Award
Department of Chemistry, Rhodes College
William Spandow Scholarship in Chemistry
A prestigious national award given to ~300 students nationwide who intend to pursue careers in scientific research
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Foundation
Goldwater Scholarship Recipient
Given to one student, annually, for outstanding performance in Organic Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, Rhodes College
Michael E. Hendricks Award for Organic Chemistry
An award given to a sophomore for conducting outstanding research in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, Rhodes College
Sophomore Research in Chemistry Award
An award given to a first year student for outstanding performance in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, Rhodes College
CRC First Year Chemistry Award
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Raleigh, NC
Tomasz Janowski
Senior Research Scientist at Duke University
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Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
Liyu Gong
Associate Data Scientist at Protective Life
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Salt Lake City, UT
CHUANKUN LIU
Ph.D. candidate in experimental condensed matter physics at University of Utah
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Shanghai, China
Zack Gong
Associate at Cooley LLP
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Syracuse, NY
Jiaxin Sun
PhD candidate at Syracuse University
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Earth City, MO
Erica Pizzo
Process Engineer at Ruger Firearms
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Weiwei He
Biophysics
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Shanghai, China
Xinyi Wu
Senior Analyst at AlixPartners
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Durham, NC
Lifu Deng
Psychology-Neuroscience PhD Candidate at Duke University
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Shenzhen
Hong Liang
南方科技大学学生
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Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
Chenghao Duan
Ph.D Student at Duke University
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Greater Boston
Bi Zhao
Software Engineer at Google
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Orange, CA
Kristina Nguyen
Material science and engineering student at Penn State University
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Durham, NC
Yue Zhou
PhD Student in Chemistry, Duke University
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Irvine, CA
Alicia Lin
Student at University High School
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Eliza Wirkijowski
Materials Science and Engineering Student at Rutgers University
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Rahway, NJ
Xiaolong Zhu
Senior Scientist at Merck
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Albany, NY
Du Zhang, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Senior, Process Engineering at Tokyo Electron US
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Durham, NC
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Ph.D. candidate at Duke University
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