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General Information

Full Name Alex T. Grigas
email atgrigas@syr.edu

Academic Positions

  • 2024 - Present
    Postdoctoral Research
    Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
    • Adviser - Lisa Manning

Education

  • 2018-2024
    Ph.D., Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
    Yale University, New Haven, CT
    • Thesis "Investigating the connection between protein foling, polymer collapse and jamming"
    • Adviser - Corey O'Hern
  • 2014-2018
    B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
    • Honors Thesis "Phospholipid Bilayer Formation on Protocell Models"
    • Adviser - Christine Keating
    • Minor in Chemistry
    • Magna cum laude
  • 2014-2018
    B.A., Philosophy
    Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
    • Adviser - Emily Grosholz
    • Summa cum laude

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • 1st place 5-minute thesis competition | U. S. National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
  • 2023
    • Protein Society Graduate Student Poster Award
    • Finn Wold and Protein Science Young Investigator Travel Award
  • 2018
    • Paul Axt Prize | Penn State Schreyer’s Honors College
    • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Outstanding Student
    • Penn State Philosophy Department Student Marshal