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Kevin DAmico, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate
CABM, 202
Arnold Lab

Education

BS Biological Sciences, Rowan University, 2016
MA Molecular Biology, Princeton University, 2020
PhD Molecular Biology, Princeton University, 2024

Bio

Kevin is a postdoctoral associate who joined Eddy Arnold’s lab in February of 2024. Specializing in cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM), Kevin serves as a resource for all projects in the lab looking to incorporate EM as a structural technique. Prior to his time at Rutgers, Kevin completed his PhD at Princeton University and was previously a lab manager at The University of Pennsylvania. His long-term aspirations involve pushing against the limits of EM, by finding innovative ways to determine the structures of flexible proteins and protein complexes. Kevin also works to make science more accessible to everyone, by training others in electron microscopy techniques and mentoring high school students who are interested in a career in STEM sciences.

Research Focus

Cryo-EM, Polyproteins, Reverse Transcription
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DAmico K, Stanton A, Shirkey J, Travis S, Jeffrey P, Hughson F. Structure of a membrane tethering complex incorporating multiple SNAREs. Nature structural & molecular biology. 2024;31(2):246-254. doi:10.1038/s41594-023-01164-8.
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Travis S, DAmico K, Yu I-M, et al. Structural basis for the binding of SNAREs to the multisubunit tethering complex Dsl1. The Journal of biological chemistry. 2020;295(30):10125-10135. doi:10.1074/jbc.RA120.013654.
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Mawhinney M, Liu R, Lu F, et al. CTCF-Induced Circular DNA Complexes Observed by Atomic Force Microscopy. Journal of molecular biology. 2018;430(6):759-776. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2018.01.012.