David Talaga

Biography

David received his undergraduate degree in chemistry and mathematics from Occidental College and supplemented his interests with graduate courses from Caltech. He started a volunteer tutoring program that significantly increased the number of students show could receive extra help in chemistry and biology. These efforts also enhanced the interaction between student in the earlier and later years of their undergraduate experience. He also served as a representative in student government. These experiences cemented his interest in research and teaching in physical chemistry.Dr. Talaga joined the faculty at Rutgers New Brunswick, where he attained the rank of Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and maintains an appointment as a member of the Graduate Faculty. He is currently an Associate Professor at Montclair State University. His research has focussed on amyloidogenesis, single molecule experiments and theory, and protein folding. He has recently been working on incorporating nanopore approaches to single protein folding.

Research Interest

Amyloid formation mechanisms, Single molecule fluorescence lifetime, Solid state nanopores, Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Interfacial effects on proteins, Novel methods of global data analysis