We stand at the frontiers of chemistry and biology, developing small molecules as chemical tools to understand and modulate complex biological systems. We utilize synthetic chemistry, biochemistry, and state-of-the art mass spectrometry to elucidate the structure, dynamics, and reactivity of poorly characterized, previously "undruggable" members of the proteome with pathological implications (e.g. cancer, diabetes, infectious diseases).
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Welcome Pranab Saha to the Adibekian Lab at UTD!
June 30, 2026
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We are excited to welcome Dr. Pranab Saha to the Adibekian Lab as our newest Postdoctoral Research Associate! Pranab earned his PhD in Chemical Biology from Jadavpur University, where his research focused on organalle-targeted NIR fluorophores and NIR-conjugated supramolecular probes for live-cell imaging, localized protein labeling, and mitochondrial perturbation. He then completed postdoctoral training under the mentorship of Dr. Michael T. Taylor at the University of Arizona, focusing on red-shifted donor-acceptor aromatic cation probes for visible-light-induced protein labeling in living cells, work that resulted in high-impact publications in respected journals like JACS. We are ecstatic to welcome his incredible expertise to the team and can't wait to see how his research insights elevate our upcoming Lab projects. Welcome Pranab!
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The Adibekian Lab has officially relocated to the University of Texas at Dallas
June 1, 2026
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We are pleased to announce that the Adibekian Lab officially relocated to The University of Texas at Dallas as of June 1st.
The move follows Dr. Alexander Adibekian's prestigious CPRIT Established Investigator Award, a $3.5 million recruitment grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded to bring leading cancer researchers to Texas institutions, following his nomination by UT Dallas as a chemist specializing in chemoproteomics.
The lab looks back on its time at UIC and thanks everyone who was part of that chapter. We appreciate CPRIT's support and UT Dallas's warm welcome, and we look forward to continuing our research program and building new collaborations here and in Texas.
Read the article by DMagazine, or watch the official CPRIT announcement video on YouTube.
Welcome Alex, Caroline and Archita to the Adibekian Lab!
December 15, 2025
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We are very excited to warmly welcome our newest graduate students Alex, Caroline and Archita to the Adibekian Lab! Welcome to exciting field of Synthesis and Proteomics! We look forward to work with you guys and achieve great milestones in Biology and Chemistry!
Congrats Dany, Nan, Brittney, Daniel (and all authors) on publishing this exciting article in JACS!
November 5, 2025
Check out this awesome article where they discuss the conjugation of antibodies with a small ketoboronate-based, lysine-reactive, covalent-reversible uptake tag (KB) for plasma membrane internalization and extracellular proteins, directing them to lysosomal degradation via receptor-mediated endocytosis now online in Journal of American Chemical Society!
Congrats Nan (and all authors) on publishing this exciting review article in Angewandte Chemie!
August 22, 2025
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Check out this inspiring review article where they describe efficient synthetic strategies to generate N-functionalized aziridines and highlights how tuning their substituents enables control over reactivity and selectivity now online in Angewandte Chemie!
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