Dr. Lea Vacca Michel
Associate Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology
Lea Vacca Michel, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Currently, her research is focused on the role of proteins in disease. Dr. Michel is a proud member of RIT's Women in Science (WISe) program (former Chair of WISe), Co-Director of the Rochester Project SEED program, Co-Chair of the Rochester ACS Women Chemists Committee (WCC), and Director of the Research Strand for the HHMI-funded Inclusive Excellence program at RIT. She strives to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities (including those who are deaf and hard-of-hearing) in science and math. Dr. Michel is also the Director of Experiments for the SMASH Experience for Middle School Girls, led by Dr. Kara Maki (School of Mathematical Sciences). Dr. Michel was recently featured in articles in Nature (Nature 558, 149-151, 2018) and Chemistry World magazine (Chemistry World, Careers, 21 December 2020).
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DateApril 6, 2021Undergraduate research can be an incredibly rewarding experience for both students and mentors. Many students who participate in undergraduate research find themselves motivated to pursue graduate programs and careers in their fields…Presenter
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University of FloridaNC State UniversityYale UniversityAssociate Professor, Messiah CollegeUniv. of Maryland, PharmacyAssistant Professor of Chemistry, Ball State UniversitySt. Mary's College of MarylandAssociate Professor of Chemistry, Rhodes CollegeMuhlenberg CollegeAmgen Inc.Professor, Virginia TechUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesAssistant Professor, University of Central FloridaMississippi State UniversityMichigan StateSouthern Illinois University CarbondaleLafayette CollegeUniversity of PennsylvaniaAssociate Professor, Rochester Institute of TechnologyPurdue UniversitySyracuse UniversityPostraguate Researcher; Organic Research Chemist, Eotvos Lorand University ; Femtonics Ltd.University of MichiganLewis UniversityBall State UniversityGraduate Student, Texas A&M UniversityAssistant Professor of Chemistry, Missouri State UniversityScientist, Axion Analytical Labs, IncProfessor, Tufts UniversityAssistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Gonzaga UniversityAssociate Professor, Saint Louis UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireElizabeth S. Thrall, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Fordham UniversityAssistant Professor of Basic Research (interim), Weill Cornell Medicine College (WCMC)- : [BIOL] Division of Biological Chemistry
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University of FloridaNC State UniversityYale UniversityAssociate Professor, Messiah CollegeUniv. of Maryland, PharmacyAssistant Professor of Chemistry, Ball State UniversitySt. Mary's College of MarylandAssociate Professor of Chemistry, Rhodes CollegeMuhlenberg CollegeAmgen Inc.Professor, Virginia TechUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesAssistant Professor, University of Central FloridaMississippi State UniversityMichigan StateSouthern Illinois University CarbondaleLafayette CollegeUniversity of PennsylvaniaAssociate Professor, Rochester Institute of TechnologyPurdue UniversitySyracuse UniversityPostraguate Researcher; Organic Research Chemist, Eotvos Lorand University ; Femtonics Ltd.University of MichiganLewis UniversityBall State UniversityGraduate Student, Texas A&M UniversityAssistant Professor of Chemistry, Missouri State UniversityScientist, Axion Analytical Labs, IncProfessor, Tufts UniversityAssistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Gonzaga UniversityAssociate Professor, Saint Louis UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireElizabeth S. Thrall, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Fordham UniversityAssistant Professor of Basic Research (interim), Weill Cornell Medicine College (WCMC) - : [BIOL] Division of Biological Chemistry
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University of FloridaNC State UniversityYale UniversityAssociate Professor, Messiah CollegeUniv. of Maryland, PharmacyAssistant Professor of Chemistry, Ball State UniversitySt. Mary's College of MarylandAssociate Professor of Chemistry, Rhodes CollegeMuhlenberg CollegeAmgen Inc.Professor, Virginia TechUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesAssistant Professor, University of Central FloridaMississippi State UniversityMichigan StateSouthern Illinois University CarbondaleLafayette CollegeUniversity of PennsylvaniaAssociate Professor, Rochester Institute of TechnologyPurdue UniversitySyracuse UniversityPostraguate Researcher; Organic Research Chemist, Eotvos Lorand University ; Femtonics Ltd.University of MichiganLewis UniversityBall State UniversityGraduate Student, Texas A&M UniversityAssistant Professor of Chemistry, Missouri State UniversityScientist, Axion Analytical Labs, IncProfessor, Tufts UniversityAssistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Gonzaga UniversityAssociate Professor, Saint Louis UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireElizabeth S. Thrall, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Fordham UniversityAssistant Professor of Basic Research (interim), Weill Cornell Medicine College (WCMC) - : [BIOL] Division of Biological Chemistry
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University of FloridaNC State UniversityYale UniversityAssociate Professor, Messiah CollegeUniv. of Maryland, PharmacyAssistant Professor of Chemistry, Ball State UniversitySt. Mary's College of MarylandAssociate Professor of Chemistry, Rhodes CollegeMuhlenberg CollegeAmgen Inc.Professor, Virginia TechUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesAssistant Professor, University of Central FloridaMississippi State UniversityMichigan StateSouthern Illinois University CarbondaleLafayette CollegeUniversity of PennsylvaniaAssociate Professor, Rochester Institute of TechnologyPurdue UniversitySyracuse UniversityPostraguate Researcher; Organic Research Chemist, Eotvos Lorand University ; Femtonics Ltd.University of MichiganLewis UniversityBall State UniversityGraduate Student, Texas A&M UniversityAssistant Professor of Chemistry, Missouri State UniversityScientist, Axion Analytical Labs, IncProfessor, Tufts UniversityAssistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Gonzaga UniversityAssociate Professor, Saint Louis UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireElizabeth S. Thrall, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Fordham UniversityAssistant Professor of Basic Research (interim), Weill Cornell Medicine College (WCMC) 
DateMarch 28, 2023Peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein (Pal) is a conserved protein in Gram-negative bacteria, attached to the inner leaflet of the outer membrane by means of an N-terminal lipid anchor. Pal alternately interacts with either peptidoglycan (PG) or with TolB, as part of the Pal-Tol complex…Presenter
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Associate Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology- DateMarch 20, 2024Peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein (Pal) is a component of the Tol-Pal complex located in the outer-membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, notably _Escherichia coli_ and several other human pathogens including _Yersinia pestis_, _Haemophilus influenzae, _and _Burkholderia pseudomallei_…
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