Andrey Ivankin


 

Background:
- Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology (2010): “Structure-Activity Relationships of Antimicrobial Peptide Mimics”
- B.S., Chemical Physics,  Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia (2004)

 

Selected Publications: 

- “Membrane-proximal external HIV-1 gp41 motif adapted for destabilizing the highly rigid viral envelope.” Biophys. J., 101, 2426–2435 (2011).

- “Role of the structural flexibility in membrane disruptive and penetration activities of de novo designed antimicrobials.” Angew Chem Int Ed 49, 8462-8465 (2010).

- “Cholesterol-phospholipid interactions: new insights from surface x-ray scattering data.” Phys Rev Let 104, 108101 (2010).

- “Peptoids that mimic the structure, function, and mechanism of helical antimicrobial peptides.” Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 105, 2794-2799 (2008).

E-mail: a.ivankin(a)neu.edu