Biography
Research Interests:
Synthetic models for the active site structure and chemical mechanism of manganese enzymes.
Development of the chemistry of metallacrowns.
Biological chemistry of vanadium.
De Novo metallopeptide design.
EXPERIENCE:
Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1992-Present.
Associate Faculty Member of Biophysics Program, 1991-present.
Visiting Research Fellow, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey 8/6/97-1/5/98.
Visiting Professor, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 9/29/97-12/31/97.
Professeur Associate, Universite de Paris-Sud, Orsay, France 4/1/98-5/15/98.
Visiting Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1991.
Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1989-1992.
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1984-1989.
Member of: Program in Biomolecular Recognition, Univ. of Michigan, 1994-present.
Cellular Biotechnology Training Program, Univ. of Michigan, 1991-present.
Molecular Biophysics Training Program, Univ. of Michigan, 1988-present.
Chemistry/Biology Interface Training Program, Univ. of Michigan, 1996-present.
Executive Committees: Molecular Biophysics Training Program, 1988-92; Center for Molecular Genetics, 1987-90; Biophysics Research
Division, 1995-7.
Acting Principal Investigator, Molecular Biophysics Training Program, 1989-90.
Awards and Professional Activities:
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow(1981-4).
Horace H. Rackham Fellow(1985).
Lilly Teaching Fellow (1985).
G.D. Searle Biomedical Research Scholar(1986-9).
Alfred P. Sloan Fellow (1989-91).
U of M Faculty Recogniton Award (1993).
Akron Section Award: Excellence in Chemistry (1995).
Mary Kapp Lecturer, VCU (1997).
Editorial Board, ACS Books (1992-6).
Associate Editor Inorganic Chemistry (9/1/94-present).
JBIC Publications Committee 1996-2000.
Chairman, Keystone Symposia on Cellular and Molecular Biology, The Metal Ion/Molecular Biology Interface, 1992.
Chairman, Gordon Conference, Metals in Biology, Ventura, California, 2000.
Vice Chairman, International COnference on Bioinorganic Chemistry, Ann Arbor, MI
American Chemical Society (Local Section): Chairman (1990-92), Local Section Councilor (1989-92), Membership Affairs Committee
(1989-95).
American Society of Biochemists and Molecular Biologists.
NIH Study Sections: Chemistry/Biology Interface (CBI, 1993); Metallobiochemistry (BMT, 1993-6).
Alexander von Humboldt Award to Senior Scientists (1997)
Karcher Lecturer, University of Oklahoma (1999)
Plenary Lecturer, International Conference on Applied Bioinorganic Chemistry (1999)
Plenary Lecturer, International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry (2001)
Councilor, Society of Biological Inorganic Chemists (1999-2003)
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2000-present)
IUPAC Young Investigator (2001).
Advisory Board, ACS Petroleum Research Fund, 2001-2004.
Advisory Subcommittee, Division of Chemical Nomenclature and Structure Representation, IUPAC, 2001-2003 |
