Senior Research Associate | Protein Biosciences Core
Dr. Sagar Chittori is a structural biologist with deep expertise in protein biochemistry, macromolecular crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), and structure-guided therapeutic discovery. He earned his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), followed by postdoctoral training at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where he led structure-based studies on diverse biological systems relevant to metabolic, neurological, and infectious diseases. His work has been published in leading journals and spans topics including metabolic enzymes, ion channel mechanisms, genome-editing nucleases, chromatin regulation, ubiquitin ligase specificity, disease-associated protein mutants, and viral antibody neutralization.
Dr. Chittori has held senior scientific roles at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (SJCRH), where he led cryo-EM operations, protein production workflows, and collaborative structure-driven drug discovery projects. At UBC, he leads the Protein Biosciences Core, integrating protein technologies with cryo-EM and antibody design to advance the PROGENITER research program and accelerate the development of antibody therapeutics addressing current and emerging viral threats.