We are an undergraduate research group led by Ryan Steed at the University of North Carolina Asheville focused on studying the function and inhibition of ATP synthase, a biomolecular machine fundamental to how life uses energy.https://bsky.app/profile/steedlab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/steedlab.bsky.social/post/3mknujjdxuc2sCongrats to Will and Andy who presented their projects at the UNCA Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium!29 Apr 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:7dgo2gnkpktec6fayig7fvvk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknujjdxuc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/steedlab.bsky.social/post/3mgq3gpbk622bWe had a great time at ASBMB 2026! Congrats to Aaron and Armaan for successfully presenting their research. Congrats to Armaan for continuing (and leveling up) the UNC Asheville streak by winning the undergraduate poster competition.10 Mar 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:7dgo2gnkpktec6fayig7fvvk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgq3gpbk622bhttps://bsky.app/profile/steedlab.bsky.social/post/3mgnkypq6v225UNC Asheville recently highlighted the experience and career trajectory of Steed Lab undergraduate alum Sam Shepard. https://stories.unca.edu/unc-asheville-alum-and-medical-pioneer-sam-shepard09 Mar 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:7dgo2gnkpktec6fayig7fvvk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnkypq6v225https://bsky.app/profile/steedlab.bsky.social/post/3mcwtpzhabc2aCheck out our new paper in Nature Communications describing some unique features of ATP synthase in pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We are happy to be part of this collaboration that began with presenting undergraduate students' research at a Gordon conference. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-67100-021 Jan 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:7dgo2gnkpktec6fayig7fvvk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwtpzhabc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/steedlab.bsky.social/post/3lzqug5y2q22lWe just published a paper with @wolfelab.bsky.social on a class of pyridine molecules that inhibit the ATP synthase of pathogenic Acinetobacter baumannii. Congrats to all of our UNCA undergraduate co-authors and high school co-authors from @ncssm-morganton.bsky.social! https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.5c0638026 Sep 2025 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:7dgo2gnkpktec6fayig7fvvk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzqug5y2q22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/steedlab.bsky.social/post/3lpr3klr4bc2aOur drug discovery collaboration with the Wolfe Lab has received funding from NCInnovation for patent exploration. Patents are needed to advance the research, and external support is essential for small institutions like UNCA that do not have IP personnel in house. https://ncinnovation.org/media/ncinnovation-approves-13-6-million-to-support-17-university-rd-projects/22 May 2025 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:7dgo2gnkpktec6fayig7fvvk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpr3klr4bc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/steedlab.bsky.social/post/3lpp7m5tf5s2iDr. Steed also wrote a "behind the science" piece in the magazine ChemistryViews discussing the new paper. Find it here: https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.20250004721 May 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:7dgo2gnkpktec6fayig7fvvk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpp7m5tf5s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/steedlab.bsky.social/post/3lpp7365wfs2iWe recently published a paper in collaboration with Amanda Wolfe's lab reporting quinoline compounds that inhibit ATP synthase and have antibacterial activity against the drug resistant pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii. Find it here: https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.20240095221 May 2025 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:7dgo2gnkpktec6fayig7fvvk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpp7365wfs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/steedlab.bsky.social/post/3lpp6e4vx2c2iSteed Lab is on Bluesky!21 May 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:7dgo2gnkpktec6fayig7fvvk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpp6e4vx2c2i