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Dr. Daniel Schwartz is an Associate Professor and Director of COR²E at the University of Connecticut (UConn). He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and is affiliated with the Department of Physiology and Neurobiology. His research focuses on computational and experimental techniques to study short linear protein motifs, including the development of tools like motif-x and scan-x, and analyzing viral protein mechanisms.
Key research projects include improving motif analysis web tools, developing experimental methods for kinase motif discovery, and understanding viral propagation through motif signatures. His work bridges bioinformatics and molecular biology, with applications in drug development and proteomics.
Publications span topics like kinase substrate specificity, bacterial systems for protein analysis, and bioinformatics visualization tools such as pLogo. His lab has advised students including Dr. Josh Lubner (PhD), Amanda (MS), and Jen (undergraduate honors).
Dr. Schwartz teaches courses in physiological proteomics, computational molecular biology, and neurobiology. He directs the Schwartz Lab, which develops innovative tools like pLogo and ProPeL, and collaborates on projects to characterize protein kinases and post-translational modifications.
