J. Thewalt Lab

Cholesterol level cartoon

Research

Click on one of the links below to read about our projects.

Fluorescent Probes

Sterols

Lipid Rafts

Cell Death Lipids

List of Publications

Sterols - Parts Mix and Match

Different sterols share various features with cholesterol. To better understand the role played by the different parts of the cholesterol molecule, we are studying various sterols. More specifically, we study model membranes containing POPC-D31 and different sterols. By changing the concentration of sterols at various temperatures and concentrations, we gain information about a lot of different interesting properties.

Cholesterol

Cholesterol Structure

Stigmasterin

Stigmasterin Structure

Brassicasterol

Brassicasterol Structure

Campesterol

Campesterol Structure

Mehran Shaghaghi's PhD Thesis