Robert Evans III

My mission (as an academic faculty member) is to educate, inspire, and provide research experiences for undergraduates (here at the UMN and at regional colleges and universities). I build collaborative relationships with PIs and provide well-trained undergraduates to do macromolecular structural work (x-ray crystallography). I want my undergraduate collaborators to feel the sheer joy of discovery, and on a very practical note, I want them to author research papers! Further, as a person of faith, I wish to honor God.

My research interests involve engaging undergraduate students in structural biology/biophysics collaborations in the Medical School and College of Biological Sciences. Primary methodologies include macromolecular x-ray diffractometry (x-ray crystallography), computer modeling and analysis, instrument design (built a centrifuge-force microscope from the ground up), and computer programming for XRC process pipeline automation. My structural collaborations aid many researchers who study cell signaling, mechanobiology, enzyme engineering, and so much more!

Please note: while I love involving undergraduates in research, I do so as a collaborator; I am not a graduate faculty member or PI (i.e., I do not manage a lab and I do not take on graduate students or postdocs).

My research interests involve engaging students in structural biology/biophysics collaborations in the Medical School and College of Biological Science. Primary methodologies include macromolecular x-ray diffractometry (x-ray crystallography), computer modelling and analysis, instrument design, and computer programming for process pipeline automation.

• MS.Ed., Boise State University
• PhD, BMBB, University of Minnesota
• Postdoc work in the Wendy Gordon Lab, BMBB, University of Minnesota