Jake Swartzel

Jake grew up outside Boston, and moved to pursue a B.S. in Biochemistry at The University of Texas at Austin. While an undergraduate, his advanced coursework focused on organic chemistry and synthetic biology. He conducted research in the laboratory of Dr. Walter Fast toward the development of novel covalent enzyme inhibitors. He began his PhD in Chemical Biology at Yale in 2017, and he is excited to work at the crossroads of chemistry, biology, and medicine in the Spiegel lab, where he works on designing novel bifunctional molecules. Outside the lab, Jake enjoys weightlifting, yoga, video games, and spending time with good friends.