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Project Ideas for Master of Science in Chemical Biology

Molecular tools to interrogate and reprogram living systems.

🏛 Introduction

UC’s MS in Chemical Biology merges chemistry and life sciences to design probes, drugs, and biomolecular technologies addressing health and sustainability.

💡 Suggested Project Titles

Click-chemistry probes mapping protein-protein interactions in live neurons

Photoactivatable kinase inhibitor studying signaling-pathway dynamics

CRISPR-compatible base-editor chemical enhancement improving specificity

Metabolite-responsive fluorescent sensor imaging cancer cell metabolism

Synthetic glycoconjugate vaccine targeting antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Peptidomimetic inhibitor disrupting SARS-CoV-2 main protease

Biorthogonal cleavage tag enabling temporal control of protein degradation

High-throughput screen of marine natural products against Alzheimer tau aggregation

Supramolecular cage delivering siRNA across the blood–brain barrier

NMR study of intrinsically disordered region conformations upon ligand binding

PROTAC library design targeting oncogenic transcription factors

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of novel nucleoside analogues for antiviral therapy

Microbial pathway engineering producing biodegradable plastics precursors

Covalent fragment library mapping cysteine hotspots in epigenetic enzymes

Single-cell mass-spec imaging of lipid heterogeneity in tumor microenvironments

Ethics paper on dual-use concerns in synthetic biosynthetic pathways

Machine-learning model predicting off-target reactivity of electrophilic warheads

Outreach kit demonstrating fluorescence sensors in secondary-school labs

Conference poster on chemical-genetic control of plant drought tolerance

Review article on advances in activity-based protein profiling

University of California – MS in Chemical Biology

Probe life’s chemistry and create novel therapeutics with UC’s cutting-edge MS.

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