As an Associate Professor, I am working to understand the role of human autophagy modifiers (ATG8 family proteins) and other proteins in regulating selective autophagy at the molecular level. I am interested in studying the interactions of ATG8s with proteins, their fragments and chemical compounds. I have a degree in organic chemistry, but have strong expertise in protein:protein and protein:ligand interactions, which are assessed by biophysical, biochemical and structural methods.