Samy Meroueh
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Quick answer: Samy Meroueh is Professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Samy Meroueh shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ I am looking for students interested in using cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography, and structure-based computational methods to explore the mechanism of action of these compounds and to guide the design of new and improved molecular degraders. Students will also have the opportunity to screen large libraries of small molecules for covalent and non-covalent molecular glue degraders using biochemical and
Research interests
Molecular Glue and Heterobifunctional Transcription Factors Degraders in Inflammation and Cancer
Selected publications (since 2023)
Landgraf, A. D., Brenner, R., Ghozayel, M. K., Bum-Erdene, K., Gonzalez-Gutierrez, G., & Meroueh, S. O. (2025). Small-Molecule KRAS Inhibitors by Tyrosine Covalent Bond Formation. ChemMedChem, 20(12), Article e202400624. https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202400624
Yeh, I. J., Bum-Erdene, K., Ghozayel, M. K., Gonzalez-Gutierrez, G., & Meroueh, S. O. (2025). Small-Molecule Covalent Stabilization and Inhibition of the TEAD·YAP1 Transcription Factor in Cancer Cells. ACS chemical biology, 20(9), 2142-2158. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.5c00283
Brenner, R. J., Landgraf, A. D., Bum-Erdene, K., Gonzalez-Gutierrez, G., & Meroueh, S. O. (2023). Crystal Packing Reveals a Potential Autoinhibited KRAS Dimer Interface and a Strategy for Small-Molecule Inhibition of RAS Signaling. Biochemistry, 62(22),
Frequently asked questions
Is Samy Meroueh hiring PhD students at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Samy Meroueh's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: I am looking for students interested in using cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography, and structure-based computational methods to explore the mechanism of action of these compounds and to guide the design of.
What does Samy Meroueh research?
Molecular Glue and Heterobifunctional Transcription Factors Degraders in Inflammation and Cancer
Data last updated: 2026-09-11 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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