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Rebecca Scheck is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Tufts University’s School of Arts and Sciences, with membership in the Graduate Biomedical Sciences programs in Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology. Her research focuses on developing chemical biology tools to study unconventional post-translational modifications (PTMs), particularly glycation, ubiquitination, and phosphate B-elimination. These tools enable decoding of PTM networks in living cells, with applications to neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and bacterial infections. Dr. Scheck holds a PhD from UC Berkeley (2008) and a BA from Columbia University (2004).
- Education: PhD, Chemistry, UC Berkeley (2008); BA, Chemistry, Columbia University (2004)
- Research: Chemical biology, PTM networks, protein signaling, therapeutic target discovery
Her lab’s work integrates mass spectrometry and synthetic chemistry to create selective probes for PTMs. Recent projects include NIH-funded studies on Legionella infection mechanisms and glycation’s role in Parkinsonism.
- Grants: Multiple NIH awards, including R01 grants for PTM research and bacterial pathogenesis studies
- Teaching: Courses in biochemistry, graduate research supervision
Dr. Scheck actively mentors postdocs and undergraduates, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to biomedical challenges.
