Speaker: Severin Schneebeli, Associate Professor, Purdue University
Title: Supramolecular Recognition and Catalysis to Advance Pharmaceutical Protein Biotechnology
Severin, hailing from Zurich, Switzerland, holds a B.A. Degree in Chemistry from the University of Zurich and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Columbia University. During his tenure as an IIN Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University, he worked with Sir Fraser Stoddart focusing on the synthesis and computational modeling of cutting-edge supramolecular tools and molecular machines. In 2022, Dr. Schneebeli joined Purdue University as an Associate Professor, contributing to both the Departments of Industrial & Molecular Pharmaceutics (IMPH) and Chemistry. Prior to his appointment at Purdue, he launched his independent academic journey at the University of Vermont’s Chemistry Department, serving as both a faculty member and the Director of the Materials Science Program. Dr. Schneebeli’s research acumen spans organic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, and multiscale computer modeling, with a particular recent emphasis on advancing protein biotechnology, with the main focus being new high-throughput approaches (enabled by supramolecular tools) for the formulation and delivery of peptide and protein drugs. His contributions to the field have been recognized with several prestigious awards, including a 2018 ARO Young Investigator Award, a 2019 NSF CAREER Award, a 2020 Thieme Chemistry Journals Award, and a 2022 ESI MIRA Award from the NIH.
