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Kindra Whitlatch

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Education
	
	

	
MS in Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2018
BS in Chemistry, West Virginia Wesleyan College, 2013
        

              
   
  
 
 


  
 
 
 
 
 	
Program
	
	

	Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology (MBSB)	
	


 
 
 	
Mentor
	
	

	
Thomas Smithgall, PhD
        

                
        
        
        
        	
Dissertation
	
	

	PROGRESS TOWARDS THE STRUCTURAL BASIS OF TEC-FAMILY KINASE ACTIVATION BY HIV-1 NEF	
	


        
        
        
        
 
 
   
   
















        













	
Areas of Interest
	
	

	Protein-protein interactions between Tec Family Kinases and HIV-1, nef. X-ray crystallographic structure determination.	
	






	
Why I Chose Pitt
	
	

	
Pitt has a reputation for excellence in research, and offers a very supportive environment for biomedical science. Also, the MBSB program is a joint program with Carnegie Mellon University, which has allowed me the opportunity to study at both institutions.