Peptide Pioneers
Celebrating new faculty launching independent peptide research.
Aniello Palma
Assistant Professor
Palma Research Group, University College Dublin
When Aniello Palma walks into the School of Chemistry at University College Dublin these days, he does so as a principal investigator with his own group, his own lab, and …
Lucia Lombardi
Assistant Professor
Lombardi Lab, Queen's University Belfast
Lucia Lombardi joined Queen's University Belfast in February 2025 as a Lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences, building a research program at the intersection of peptide-based therapeutic delivery and …
Andrew Brennan
Assistant Professor
Brennan Lab, University of Bath
Andy Brennan's path through peptide science reads like a tour of the UK's leading protein chemistry groups, each stop adding new tools to his repertoire. His introduction to peptides began …
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
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 …