Pranam Chatterjee

Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Distinguished Scholar Network Member

Pranam Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania. His laboratory, the Programmable Biology Group, develops new methods for de novo protein and peptide design, integrating new algorithmic theory for generative sequence modeling with translational in vitro and in vivo experimental platforms. Specifically, the lab uses these tools for diverse protein modulation, genome editing, and cell engineering applications, with particular focus on developing therapeutics for rare pediatric neurodegenerative diseases and cancers and molecules for bioremediation. He received his SB, SM, and PhD from MIT, and their work has been awarded multiple NIH and foundation grants.

He is also very passionate about translating his academic research to the clinic as efficiently as possible. As such, he co-founded three companies, Gameto Inc., UbiquiTx Inc., and AtomBioworks Inc., which are building upon his foundational research to develop novel protein-based cancer therapeutics and fertility solutions, respectively. Please feel free to reach out!