Jake Robson-Tull

Working as part of the Protein Structure Refinement team to enable drug discovery projects. Technologies: Python, structural biology, cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography

Founding engineer helping to build a social media and portfolio platform for artists. Technologies: TypeScript, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Tailwind CSS

Led teams to develop a web app for NYC cab ride reimbursement by the AAPI community. Oversaw development, deployment and maintenance. Technologies: JavaScript, React, Node.js, Linux, MongoDB

Assisted relocation of lab to the US to bring high-resolution cryo-EM to the National Cancer Institute. Established department-wide technologies for expression and purification of multi-component membrane protein complexes. Aided set-up of new cryo-EM facility and provided training to new users.

Performed cryo-EM to elucidate mechanisms of protein surveillance and degradation by membraneassociated E3 ligases. Established novel eukaryotic expression system for membrane protein complexes. Developed screening strategies for high-throughput membrane protein purification. Validated structural features with cellular assays

Graduate Student Research Award for best presentation in Biochemistry, Immunology and Cell Biology

Overall Best Poster Award, for research on the structural mechanisms of protein degradation

Funding to support doctoral research in structural biology

Funding to undertake work to build a Python course for undergraduate teaching of Life Scientists

Funding to conduct research on “investigating the mode of inhibition of fungal adhesins by cyclic peptides using NMR and X-ray crystallography