Yunfeng Chen's Research Lab

Dylan Smith - PhD Student

Dylan Smith Dylan is a PhD student in the Structural Biology and Biophysics track at UTMB who is mentored by Prof. Yunfeng Chen. Using a mix of simulation, cryogenic electron microscopy (Cryo-EM), and biomembrane force probe (BFP), Dylan aims to better understand integrins and how their mechanical behavior shapes their molecular mechanisms in diseases, with the eventual goal of creating integrin-targeting mechanomedicines.