Princeton University · EngineeringMicrobial Oncology Lab
Mohammad R Seyedsayamdost · Princeton, New Jersey
Research Focus
Professor Seyedsayamdost's lab at Princeton University focuses on discovering and developing new anticancer agents from microbes. The research involves exploring microbial natural products that aren't typically produced in the lab, using innovative techniques to stimulate their growth, and synthesizing new variants to enhance their effectiveness. The goal is to uncover potent compounds that can serve as treatments for cancer.
antimicrobial agentsnatural productsenzymologysynthetic biologycancer therapeuticsmicrobial metaboliteschemical geneticsmetabolomics
Research Aims
5AIM 01Discover novel anticancer compounds from microbial sources.
AIM 02Enhance the production of rare microbial metabolites.
AIM 03Characterize the biological activity of newly discovered compounds.
AIM 04Develop synthetic methods for generating novel drug variants.
AIM 05Investigate the structural features of microbial natural products.
Skills the Lab Values
high-throughput screeningmicrobial culturingorganic synthesisDNA sequencingbioinformaticschemical compound characterizationantibody-drug conjugate developmentcell culture techniques
Output against the department
Publications208top 45% of dept.125th of 278
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Citations7.7ktop 47% of dept.132nd of 278
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