Physical & Biological Sciences Division
Professor
Faculty
Physical Sciences Building
356
Physical Sciences Bldg 356 (Office)
Physical Sciences Bldg 379 (Lab)
Chemistry
2001-2006 Undergarduate Chemistry Studies at Heidelberg University
2006-2009 PhD studies in Organic Chemistry at Oxford University
2009-2014 Humboldt Postdoctoral fellow at California Institute of Technology
2014-2020 Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCSC
2020-2024 Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCSC
2024- Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCSC
Peptide chemistry, amyloids, rippled beta sheets, materials, hydrogels, neurotoxicity, animal models of Alzheimer's Disease
The Raskatov lab is credited with validating the "rippled" beta-sheet, hypothesized by Linus Pauling and Robert Corey. From 2022 onwards we were able to build a comprehensive structural foundation for this unique structural class. We are becoming increasingly interested infunction. A vast range of applications, ranging from biomolecular targeting of amyloids to materials tailored for delayed drug release, molecular light harvesting scaffolds, catalytic nanoparticles and textiles.
My core philosophy of teaching can be brought down to a simple phrase: "Learn how to think and not what to think". A short educational video that I dedicated to that topic can be viewed here A Brief Reflection on Teaching
The lab is currently funded through an NIH R01 and a private donation of the Seaver Institute.
For his pioneering work on amyloids and rippled beta-sheets Dr. Raskatov was awarded the Young Investigator Award of the Boulder Peptide Society in 2018 and the Early Career Lectureship of the American Peptide Society in 2019
