Research Topics & Methods

The Cutsail research group uses advanced spectroscopic techniques to study metalloenzymes and their synthetic analogues. We primarily use EPR and X-ray spectroscopies to examine the electronic and geometric structures of biological and biomimetic metal centers, investigating their structure-function relationships and catalytic mechanisms.

Through multiple spectroscopic approaches, we study how nature optimizes metalloenzyme active sites and apply these insights to design biomimetic catalysts. Our research combines bioinorganic chemistry, spectroscopy, and synthetic inorganic chemistry to understand biological electron transfer and catalysis.