Daniel Ta
Education:
Ph.D. Chemistry, Texas Christian University, 2024; B.S. Chemistry, Texas Christian University, 2019
From: Fort Worth, Texas
Joined David Lab: June 2024
Outside of lab: Reading, running, hiking, and cooking
Research in David Lab:
Design and synthesis of nucleoside analogs for inhibition of enzymes in the base excision repair pathway
Previous Research Experience:
Fascinated by the impact of organic chemistry and its potential to impact and improve the lives of others, Daniel obtained his Ph.D. from TCU (Go Frogs!) where he developed green, sustainable synthetic methods towards organic dyes with Prof. Sergei V. Dzyuba. He also spent time with Thermo Fisher Scientific developing cost-effective methods towards fluorescent labeled oligonucleotides. Daniel moved to Davis to expand proficiency as an organic chemist while working on discovering new and exciting insights in nature.