Braden Fallon

Braden grew up in Provo, Utah and in his childhood, quickly discovered his passion for biology, chemistry, and engineering. Following those passions, he earned his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering with a minor in chemistry from the University of Utah in 2020. During his time as an undergraduate, he worked in a research lab focusing on the hepatitis D virus and its mechanisms of exposure and chronic disease development. Following his graduation, Braden continued his research and decided to pursue a PhD, joining the English lab as a graduate student.

When not doing research, Braden enjoys hiking, camping, and being outdoors. He also enjoys tinkering with programming and electrical projects, including building a custom 3D printer.

Research

Braden is developing a high-throughput platform to screen inteins for their splicing efficiencies in mammalian cells. His ultimate goal is to identify inteins that can be used to efficiently fuse peptide sequences to the N-terminal domain of GPCRs for applications in peptide ligand screening using VEGAS.