Robert is currently a research chemist in the Biomolecular Structure and Function Group at the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), a joint research institute of the University of Maryland and NIST, in Rockville, Maryland. Robert applies biophysical measurements to define structure and dynamics of nucleic acids, proteins, and glycoproteins. In particular, Robert seeks to push the limits of NMR methodologies to define the critical quality attribute of higher order structure for drug substances. Robert received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Wake Forest University in 2005. He then entered the field of structural biology as a NIH/NIST NRC postdoctoral fellow under John Marino (NIST) and Stuart Le Grice (NCI). Under their direction, Robert performed high resolution NMR studies on important nucleic acid elements from various viruses.
