Valerie Daggett

Valerie Daggett is the David and Nancy Auth Endowed Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington's College of Engineering. She leads a lab utilizing computational and experimental methods to study protein folding dynamics and design therapeutic agents for amyloid diseases.

• Education: PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (UCSF), BA (Reed College, 1983)
• Postdoc: Stanford University (1990-1993)

Research Focus: Her work spans protein folding, misfolding in diseases (Alzheimer's, Type 2 diabetes, systemic amyloidosis), and the Dynameomics database project. She investigates extremophile proteins, single nucleotide polymorphisms, and protein complexes.

Article Trends: Publications emphasize computational modeling of protein dynamics, structural bioinformatics, and amyloid disease mechanisms. Key subfields include molecular simulations, domain classification, and biotherapeutic design.

Scientific Recognition:

• Lise Meitner Visiting Professorship

Lab & Collaborations: The Daggett Lab develops simulation tools and collaborates on amyloid disease research. Recent work explores bacterial biofilm inhibition and partnerships with the Bryers Lab.