Expertise

The Tomich laboratory designs and characterizes synthetic peptides for potential uses as drugs or renewable biomaterials. The lab employs a number of biologic, synthetic, analytic and physical methods to make these characterizations.

We are using chemical and biochemical methods to study the functions of cancer-relevant peptidases. A second area examines channel proteins, which form selective pores in the membranes that surround all cells, and that control the movement of some molecules into and out of the cell. They are involved in growth regulation, and in many cases, abnormalities in their function result in cancer. Our principle focus is on chloride selective channels.


Research: Plant Pathology – Studies how transcription factors—regulators of cell growth involved in many cancers—are themselves regulated


Expertise:

  • Self-assembling Amphipathic peptides
Past Affiliations

Biotechnology Core Facility, Office of the Vice President for Research, Kansas State University, Centers and Institutes (past)

Communities
Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cellular Biochemistry, Physiology, Molecular Biochemistry, Human Anatomy, Physics
Degrees
PhD, University of Waterloo, 1980
MS, Purdue University, 1975
BA, University of Connecticut, 1974
Keywords
electrophysiology pharmacy & pharmacology cell & developmental biology biochemistry & molecular biology genetics human physiology biophysics nuclear magnetic resonance
Associations
Biophysical Society