Dr. Pablo Sobrado
Richard K. Vitek/FCR Endowed Chair of Biochemistry
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Laboratory Webpage: SobradoLab
Biography
Dr. Sobrado is the Richard K. Vitek/FCR Endowed Chair of Biochemistry in the Department of Chemistry. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Sobrado was a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at Virginia Tech (2007-2024). In addition, he was the Principal Scientist at the Fralin Center (2024), a Professor of Health Science (2016 – 2024), Program Director – Chemistry Division for the National Science Foundation (2021-2023), and before that the Associate Department Head (2019-2021), Associate Director, Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery (2019-2021) and the Graduate Program Director, Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech (2015-2021).
In addition to being a Professor and a Researcher, Dr. Sobrado serves as an Associate Editor for Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and an editorial board member of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Disciplines
Biochemistry, Enzymology, Analytical Biochemistry, Drug discovery
Education
2003-2007 Postdoctoral training in Enzymology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
2003-2004 Postdoctoral training in Cell Biology, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
1997-2003 Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
1993- 1997 B.A. in Biology, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA
Professional Experience
2024 – Richard K. Vitek/FCR Endowed Chair of Biochemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO
2024 – Professor, Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO
2024 Principal Scientist, Fralin Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2021- 2023 Program Director, Division of Chemistry, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA
2019-2021 Associate Department Head, Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2019-2021 Associate Director, Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2015- 2021 Graduate Program Director, Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2007- 2023 Assistant, Associate, and Professor of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Honors and Awards
2024 Richard K. Vitek/FCR Endowed Chair of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology
2021 Martin H. Freeman Lecture, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
2017 Keynote Speaker, 8th Southeast Enzyme Conference, Atlanta, GA
2014 Excellence in Basic Research Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
2014 ASBMB Research Spotlight for the month of March
2013 Everson Lecture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2011 National Technology Prize, Clodomiro Picado Twight, Costa Rica