Professor of Chemistry

Associate Chair of Student Affairs

Allendale 312 Padnos Hall, (616) 331-3241

Grand Rapids 500 Cook-Devos Center for the Health Sciences, (616) 331-5899

Email: [email protected] Calendar

Education/Professional Training
BS Biology, Bucknell University, 1989
PhD Biochemistry, Cornell University, 1996
Post-doctoral training, HHMI, Univeristy of Michigan, 1996-1998
Visiting Sci., Louis Stokes Veterans Med. Center, Cleveland, OH 2005-2007

Research Interests
The main projects in our lab center on structure/function studies of beta-lactamases, the class of enzymes that are responsible for bacterial resistance to penicillin, cephalosporin and carbapenem-type beta-lactam antibiotics.

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Lab Members