Skander A. Abboud

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Dr. Skander A. Abboud

Current Position:

  • Assistant Professor (since August 2024), University of North Carolina, Wilmington.

Research Experience:

  • Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany: Postdoctoral Researcher (2021-2022) with Prof. Oliver Seitz, contributing to methods for facilitating and expanding total chemical protein synthesis.

  • Scripps Research Institute, FL: Postdoctoral Researcher (2022-2024) with Prof. Thomas Kodadek, developing innovative techniques for producing peptidic and non-peptidic bioactive compounds.

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Chemistry (2020), University of Orléans, France, under the guidance of Dr. Vincent Aucagne at the French National Research Center. Thesis focused on developing chemo-enzymatic methodologies for total protein synthesis through solid-supported chemical ligation.

  • M.Sc. in Biomolecular Chemistry (2017), University of Montpellier, France.