Biography

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Lukasz Joachimiak received his B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000.  He received his Ph.D. in 2007 working in the lab of David Baker at University of Washington where he established computational tools to define the energetic and structural principles that underlie protein-protein interactions.  He completed his postdoctoral work with Judith Frydman at Stanford University where he developed innovative approaches to understand the structure and mechanics of substrate interaction by the eukaryotic chaperonin TRiC/CCT.

At UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dr. Joachimiak's laboratory utilizes structural and biochemical approaches to dissect the role of chaperones and protein misfolding in neurodegenerative diseases.  His group is also interested in integrating experimental and computational methods to predict the structures of protein complexes not tractable by classical structural biology techniques.

 

 

 

Education

Undergraduate
Uni of Wisconsin-Madison (2001), Biochemistry
Graduate School
University of Washington (2007), Biochemistry

Research Interest

  • Chaperone structual biology
  • Molecular recognition and specificity
  • Neurodegeneration

Publications

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Dual domain recognition determines SARS-CoV-2 PLpro selectivity for human ISG15 and K48-linked di-ubiquitin.
Wydorski PM, Osipiuk J, Lanham BT, Tesar C, Endres M, Engle E, Jedrzejczak R, Mullapudi V, Michalska K, Fidelis K, Fushman D, Joachimiak A, Joachimiak LA, Nat Commun 2023 Apr 14 1 2366
Cross-Linking Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Metastable Compact Structures in Intrinsically Disordered Proteins.
Chen D, Joachimiak LA, Methods Mol Biol 2023 2551 189-201
Development of a New DHFR-Based Destabilizing Domain with Enhanced Basal Turnover and Applicability in Mammalian Systems.
Nakahara E, Mullapudi V, Collier GE, Joachimiak LA, Hulleman JD, ACS Chem Biol 2022 Sep

Honors & Awards

  • Endowed Scholar Award
    (2016-2020)