Assaf studied for his PhD at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, under the supervision of Prof. Deborah Fass. His studies focused on elucidating the catalytic mechanism of the disulfide catalyst Quiescin-Sulfhydryl Oxidase (QSOX) by X-ray crystallography, FRET, and other biophysical methods. After receiving his PhD in 2012, Assaf joined the lab of Dr. Sarel Fleishman, also at the Weizmann, for a short postdoc aimed at switching species preference of antibodies using computational design. Assaf joined the Kruse lab in January 2016. Assaf is married and has two kids, a boy and a girl. In his free time he enjoys reading, cooking, and hiking with his family

Anthony is from Ireland, where he received his Bachelor’s degree in experimental physics at University College Dublin. After moving to Chicago in 2009 he did a Master’s degree in applied physics at DePaul University, then 4 years as a biophysics research assistant at Florida State University. Anthony is married and has two dogs. He has also worked as a painter, in the retail industry, in bars, and done door-to-door sales.  He enjoys sports, music, reading, swimming, baking and playing cards with his wife, at which he is sometimes successful.

Sarah graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2015, where she studied the transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of the Wrap53 gene in the lab of Prof. David Reisman. After graduating from USC, she became a graduate student in the BBS program and joined the Kruse lab in 2016. 

Morgan received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from Dartmouth College under the supervision of Dr. Jason McLellan. Her thesis research centered on determining the molecular mechanisms of the interactions between viral fusion glycoproteins and the host humoral immune system, with a primary focus on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). She joined the Kruse lab in August 2019. 

Edward graduated from Princeton University, where he majored in Chemical and Biological Engineering and received a certificate in Engineering Biology. He then completed his PhD at Harvard University in Professor Loren Walensky's lab, which uses chemical biology tools to interrogate the biochemical mechanisms of cellular apoptotic pathways. In his free time, Edward likes to play volleyball, run, hike, play board games, and is a plant aficionado. He joined the Kruse lab in September 2020, and his research focuses on synthetic antibody and nanobody engineering.

Victor received his B.S. in Microbiology with a minor in Biochemistry from the University in Arizona where he worked under the supervision of Dr. May Khanna in identifying small molecule modulators of TDP43 and Malat1, both implicated in neurodegenerative diseases, using in silico docking and biophysical binding assays. After graduating from the UA, Victor joined the Chemical Biology program in 2020 and joined the Kruse lab in 2021. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his partner and dogs, playing chess, and spending time at the beach.

Genevieve grew up in Chicago and went to college in NYC at Barnard College, where she received a B.A. in Chemistry. At Barnard, she wrote her undergraduate thesis in electrochemistry and surface chemistry based on the molecular and physical interactions of biological selenium and gold. After college, she moved to Boston and in January 2021 joined the Kruse Lab, where she looks to gain biochemical experience such as growing cells, electron microscopy, and crystallography. In her free time, Genevieve enjoys biking, reading, camping, making zines, and making dumplings.

Katherine graduated from Williams College in 2015 with a B.A. in Chemistry. At Williams, she conducted research on a stress response sigma factor in Streptomyces coelicolor. After graduating, she moved to the Bay Area to work at a biotech company, and then moved back to the east coast to become a student in the Chemical Biology program. She joined the Kruse Lab in 2017 and is jointly mentored by Steve Blacklow.