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NIH Director's Transformative Award

Discovery of active mouse, plant and fungal cytochrome P450s in endogenous proteomes and upon expression in planta

Discovery of non-opioid receptor protein targets of fentanyl and remifentanil by affinity-based protein profiling in diverse animal model and human tissues

High-Fiber Diet Exacerbates DSS-Induced Murine Colitis Due to Shifts in Microbial Metabolism of Complex Carbohydrates

An Integral Activity-Based Protein Profiling Method for Higher Throughput Determination of Protein Target Sensitivity to Small Molecules

Comprehensive Identification of β-Lactam Antibiotic Polypharmacology in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Aaron T. Wright is a graduate of George Fox University (BS) and the University of Texas at Austin (PhD).  At UT, he trained with Dr. Eric Anslyn in chemical sensing, focusing on the development of peptide-based differential sensors for molecules such as hormones and heparin.  He then trained as a postdoctoral fellow in chemical biology with Dr. Benjamin Cravatt at The Scripps Research Institute. At Scripps he worked on the development and application of activity-based probes for the cytochrome P450 enzyme family. He moved on to a senior scientist position at the US DOE Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where he built a chemical biology and functional omics research program focused on microbiology and became the director of the Biological Systems Science Group.  Simultaneously, he was a research professor in the Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering.  His research has been funded by numerous federal agencies and private industry.  His research in the gut microbiome also stimulated the formation of Enzymetrics Biosciences in Philadelphia, PA.  He has mentored >70 students, interns, and postdoctoral fellows.  His hobbies include skiing, boating, mountain biking, reading, landscaping, and his kids’ activities.  He and his wife, Janet, have twin teenage sons and a teenage daughter.

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Schofield Endowed Chair in Biomedical Science, Professor

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