My research interests are centered on discovering and mechanistically characterizing microbial terpene synthase biosynthetic pathways, by synthesizing and enzymatically evaluating substrates, analogs and isotopically labelled analogs. This strategy could further our understanding of terpene biosynthesis, terpene synthase structure-activity relationships and potentially the discovery of new biologically active compounds.
Listed skills include Organic Synthesis, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Nmr Spectroscopy, and 20 others.