Proteins are vital components of nearly every cellular process. The diversity of property and function achieved by combining just twenty amino acids is truly fascinating. I use biochemical and structural biology methods to understand how proteins function. My current work mainly involves studying M. tuberculosis and aligns with the drug discovery process. However, I am also fortunate to learn about proteins from muscle filaments, phages, fungi, and other bacteria through my collaboration projects. Figuring out how the structural and physicochemical properties of proteins are realized into their functions brings us closer to understanding the intricately tuned and regulated molecular activities of a living cell, and enable methods of manipulating them for therapeutic purposes.