CHAIR
Ivelitza Garcia
Associate Professor
Structure and function of RNA binding proteins; biophysical and molecular biology methods for investigating interactions between RNA and proteins
FACULTY
Timothy Chapp
Associate Professor
Synthetic mimics of enzyme active sites
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Catharina Coenen
Professor
Plant hormone physiology; Organismal Physiology and Ecology; Plant and Microbial Biology
Office:
(814) 332-2703
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Alice Deckert
Professor
Kinetic approach to reaction mechanisms
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Bradley Hersh
Associate Professor
Developmental genetics; evolutionary developmental biology
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Tricia Humphreys
Professor
Microbiology; host-pathogen interactions
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Mahita Kadmiel
Visiting Assistant Professor
Cell & Molecular Physiology, Endocrinology (Women’s health), and Ocular Inflammation
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Shaun Murphree
Professor
Synthetic methodology using polyfunctional sulfones; synthesis of furan-containing compounds of biological relevance; development of methods for microwave-assisted organic synthesis (MAOS)
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Margaret Nelson
Associate Professor
Developmental, cell, and molecular biology
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P.J. Persichini
Associate Professor
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