Publications

*denotes equal contribution

1. Sha, Z.*, Pedley, A.M.*, Iles, T.D., Zhang, Z., Staub, J.R., Zhou, R., Benkovic, S.J. (2026) Coordination of Cell Organelles to Promote Metabolon Formation. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 123(5):e2532504123.
2. Boylan, J.P.*, Iles, T.D.*, Nguyen, A., Pedley, A.M. Enzyme Assemblies in Nucleotide Metabolism: Structure, Regulation, and Disease Implications. In: Pedley, A.M. (ed) Supramolecular Protein Assemblies in Cells. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Springer Nature. Anticipated Publication Date: Spring 2026.

Presentations

1. Iles, T.D., Sha, Z., Staub, J.R., Zhang, S., Zhou, R., Benkovic, S.J., Pedley, A.M. (2026) "Coordination of Metabolons with Organelle Morphologies in Response to Cell Stress" 31st Annual Midwest Stress Response and Molecular Chaperone Meeting, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
2. Iles, T.D., Nguyen, A., Pedley, A.M. (2023) “Optimizing Gene Insertion Events using CRISPR/Cas9 by Regulating Biological Processes” Undergraduate Research Exhibition, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
3. Iles, T.D., Nguyen, A., Boylan, J.P., Pedley, A.M. (2023) “Endogenous Adenylosuccinate Lyase Organization in Human Cells” Biology Research Student Showcase, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.

Honors and Awards

• Edward C. Hammond Jr. Memorial Scholarship (2024)
• Ronald M. and Martha M. Tirpak – Science Scholarship (2024)    
• Anita M. Collins Undergraduate Research Fund in Biology (2024)