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Julia Oktawiec

Northwestern UniversityORCID 0000-0002-2895-3327Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Approach:simulation· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Nathan C. GianneschiiD· 2 shared Ananya A. BasuiD· 1 shared Brayley S. GattisiD· 1 shared Clara BarbutiD· 1 shared Diwakar ShuklaiD· 1 shared Hassan NadeemiD· 1 shared James ByrnesiD· 1 shared Matthew P. ThompsoniD· 1 shared

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β-Hairpin Fold Peptide Brush Polymers

Julia Oktawiec, Hassan Nadeem, Omar M. Ebrahim, Yu Chen, Clara Barbut, James Byrnes, Matthew P. Thompson, Diwakar Shukla, Nathan C. Gianneschi

This study examines peptide-brush polymers mimicking protein structure, finding that polymer backbones disrupt secondary structures and alter free-energy landscapes.

bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Heterobifunctional proteomimetic polymers for targeted protein degradation

Max Mu Wang, Mihai Ioan Truica, Brayley S. Gattis, Julia Oktawiec, Vinay Sagar, Ananya A. Basu, Paul A. Bertin, Xiaoyu Zhang, Sarki Abba Abdulkadir, Nathan C. Gianneschi

This paper introduces HYDRAC, a polymer-based platform for targeted protein degradation, demonstrating its effectiveness in degrading MYC and KRAS in vitro and in vivo.

bioRxiv · Mar 7, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering