Peptide Pioneers

Celebrating new faculty launching independent peptide research.

Katherine Albanese

Katherine Albanese

Assistant Professor
Albanese Lab, Wake Forest University - Winston-Salem

Dr. Katherine Albanese returned to Wake Forest University in 2024 to launch an independent research program that bridges two powerful threads: the molecular recognition of epigenetic marks and the computational …

Eva Meeus

Eva Meeus

Assistant Professor
Meeus Lab, Wageningen University & Research

The transition from postdoctoral fellow to independent investigator remains one of the most demanding passages in academic science. Finding the right institutional fit, securing start-up funding, recruiting talented students, and …