Robert K. Suto

Biography

As a biochemist with a thorough knowledge of structure-guided drug discovery, Dr. Suto has now been involved, through XTAL, in the discovery and development projects of over sixty companies. Prior to co-founding XTAL in 2005, Dr. Suto served as a lead scientist at Pintex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a startup company focused on the development of structure-based cancer therapeutics and diagnostics. During post-doctoral studies with Professor Karolin Luger at Colorado State University, he conducted X-ray crystallography studies of nucleosome core particles containing histone variants and DNA binding polyamide ligands. Dr. Suto received a PhD in Biochemistry from Colorado State University, a MS in Chemistry from the University of Oregon, and a BS in Biochemistry & Biophysics from Washington State University.

Research Interest

Bi Structures, Bio Informatics