The Baccile lab is housed in Dabney-Buehler Hall on the main campus at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Our scientific endeavors are primarily split between two main areas: 1) Developing chemical tools to investigate the production and regulation of biologically important small molecules; 2) Leveraging the engineering potential of artificial proteins to create soft materials with unique structural, functional, and diagnostic capacities. Central to our research effort will be a multidisciplinary approach, integrating expertise from protein engineering, chemical biology, cell biology, and analytical chemistry. We aim to foster a group culture where students and postdocs can enjoy collaborative research, intellectual freedom, financial support for both research and travel, and professional development for careers in academia, industry and less conventional choices.