Monica Neugebauer, who joins the faculty in September 2023, will focus on the discovery and evolution of enzymes to unlock their catalytic capabilities for use in biochemical reactions.
meet our faculty
If I weren’t a professor, I would be…
When we were growing up, many of us wondered what it would be like to encounter our teachers “in the wild” – outside the confines of school, what did they wear? What did they like to eat? Were they cool? Who were their friends? What would they be doing if they weren’t a teacher? Over …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Assistant Professor Judith Simcox
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up in Huntly, Montana: a small town of less than 500 people. I went to college at Carroll College in Helena, Montana where I started my research career studying sympatric speciation in black fly populations. Where …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Assistant Professor Robert Kirchdoerfer
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Go to school? I grew up in the small town of Oregon, WI where I graduated from high school. I then took the short trip up to Madison to attend the UW as an undergraduate. After I finished my bachelors degree I moved …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Professor Judith Kimble
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Go to school? I was born in Providence RI and raised in Durham, NC. Went to undergrad at UC Berkeley, grad at CU Boulder Where did you carry out your postdoctoral research? Cambridge University, UK As a child, who was your biggest influence? …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Assistant Professor Ci Ji Lim
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up, go to school, your influences? I grew up on the small sunny island of Singapore. After my national service, I went to Nanyang Technological University for my undergraduate degree in theoretical physics and then to the National University of Singapore for my Ph.D. …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Professor Ann C. Palmenberg
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up, go to school, your influences? In 2016 my professional autobiography “The Language of Life” was published in Annual Review of Virology. It covers all of the above and many more stories. A copy is available on my website. What is the focus of …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Professor Elizabeth Craig
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up outside a small town in New Hampshire called Peterborough. I went to Peterborough High then to the University of Rhode Island for undergrad and Washington University Medical School in St. Louis for grad school. …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Assistant Professor Tim Grant
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up in and around London in the UK, in Wimbledon (I’m still a big tennis fan) until I was about ten, then a place called Kingston. I went to Hampton school, which was famous for …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Assistant Professor Amy Weeks
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up in Clinton, MA, a small mill town near Worcester. I went to public school in Clinton and to MIT for undergraduate studies in chemistry. I got my Ph.D. in Chemistry under the guidance of …