Matthew R. Dent

Matthew R. Dent

Assistant Professor

(313) 577-9229

m.dent@wayne.edu

 Chem 455

Social media

twitter.com/MattDentChem

Department

Chemistry

Matthew R. Dent

Research interest(s)/area of expertise

  • Protein biochemistry and analysis using biophysical and bioinorganic techniques
  • Chemical computation
  • Bioinformatics
  • Animal models of disease
  • Drug design

Education

  • B.S., James Madison University, 2014
  • Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2019
  • NIH Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, 2019-2024

Awards and grants

  • NIH K99HL168224: Optimization of a carbon monoxide (CO) sensing hemoprotein for applications as an antidote for CO poisoning and a biosensor for CO detection in living cells

  • NIH R00 HL168224: Optimization of a carbon monoxide (CO) sensing hemoprotein for applications as an antidote for CO poisoning and a biosensor for CO detection in living cells

News mentions

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Courses taught by Matthew R. Dent

Fall Term 2025 (future)

Fall Term 2024