WELCOME!

Welcome to the Caulkins Lab Group Research Site! Our group works to explore the three-dimensional structures of biomolecules as well as tease out the atomic-level details of catalytic conversions. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a powerful tool for the determination of molecular structure; never is this power more evident than when working with a biological system. NMR allows for a description of not just structures, but also dynamics, kinetics, and a myriad of other useful pieces of information. My research employs the physical technique of NMR to probe the structure and function of biomolecules. Students in my lab gain experience in the overexpression and purification of proteins and fundamental bio-NMR structural techniques. There are two bio-systems currently being studied in my lab: ubiquitin and ornithine decarboxylase. Click on the links below to learn more!