Jeffrey D. Hartgerink
Professor of Chemistry and Bioengineering
Vice Chair, Department of Chemistry
Research Summary
The Hartgerink Research Group is dedicated to the study of supramolecular chemistry, self-assembly, peptide chemistry, protein folding and the application of these studies to biomaterial design. Our research is interdisciplinary by nature and includes significant aspects of Chemistry, Biology, Materials Science and Medicine.
Keywords
self-assembly, peptide chemistry, biomaterials
Research Areas
Chemical Biology, Chemistry of Life, Materials by Chemical Design
Education
A.B. in Chemistry and Biology, Washington University, 1993
Ph.D. in Macromolecular and Cellular Structure and Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 1999
Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University, 1999-2002
Honors & Awards
2024 Rice University Presidential Award for Mentoring
2020 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow
2007 NSF CAREER Award
2007 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
2004 Searle Scholar