Evert Njomen
Evert Njomen

Evert Njomen

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Overview

The Njomen Lab leverages stereochemically defined small molecules alongside advanced chemical proteomic methods to discover and characterize ligands for disease-relevant and challenging-to-drug proteins. Specifically, we aim to identify ligands that bind to and modulate specific proteoforms, including protein complexes, and elucidate their effects on protein functions and biological pathways. Our objective is to enhance our understanding of the roles these proteins play in human biology and diseases, ultimately facilitating the development of therapeutic strategies for critical human conditions. Our research adopts a multidisciplinary approach that integrates chemistry, chemoproteomics, molecular biology, enzymology, and assay development across various disease areas, including cancers and inflammatory disorders.

Positions

Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

2025 Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine

2026 School of Medicine

Education

M.S., Eastern Michigan University 2014

2014 Eastern Michigan University

Ph.D., Michigan State University 2019

2019 Michigan State University

HHMI Hanna H Gray Postdoctoral Fellow, The Scripps Research Institute 2020 - 2025

2025 The Scripps Research Institute

Publications, Grants & Awards