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Hannah Karlin

Hannah is a second year graduate student in the Nilsson Group. In her research, she seeks to design, synthesize, and characterize novel self-assembling peptides that feature non-canonical amino acids and are stimuli responsive. In another project, she is investigating the role of peptide length on the emergent secondary structures.

Education: 

2022 – B.A. in Chemistry and Political Science, Amherst College (Amherst, MA, USA).

Awards and Honors: 

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH) Chemistry-Biology Interface Predoctoral Trainee (2025-2027).
  • Sherman-Clarke Fellowship, University of Rochester (2024, 2025).
  • Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation (NSF) (2024).