People

Daniel Ong

ongdj@umich.edu

Cohort:

2023

Previous Degree(s):

B.S., Chemistry, Biochemistry

Previous Institution(s):

University of Washington

Lab(s):

Narayan

Yoichi Osawa, Ph.D.

Professor

Pharmacology

osawa@umich.edu

Chemical Neurobiology Macromolecular Structure and Function

Research:

Protein folding diseases; Hsp90, Hsp70; molecular chaperones; nitric oxide synthase; ubiquitination and protein quality control; reactive metabolites and mass spectrometry.

Sakinah Owens, M.S.

owenssaa@umich.edu

Cohort:

2025

Previous Degree(s):

B.S., Biochemistry

Previous Institution(s):

Virginia Commonwealth University

Graduation Year:

2026

William Packer, M.S.

liampack@umich.edu

Cohort:

2013

Previous Degree(s):

B.S., Chemistry

Previous Institution(s):

Furman University

Graduation Year:

2014

Bruce Palfey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Biological Chemistry

brupalf@umich.edu

Macromolecular Structure and Function

Research:

We investigate the reaction mechanisms of flavin-dependent enzymes, especially the reactions of O2 and the formation of novel intermediates, using kinetic, spectroscopy, and anything else that helps. Flavoenzymes are constantly being discovered in all areas of biology, making them inviting drug targets, models for detailed studies of structure-function relationships and enzyme evolution. And surprisingly, despite decades of intense enzymology, novel intermediates continue to be discovered