Prof. Elizabeth
Ottinger
Bioorganic Chemist:
2 years salary plus $95K startup
from HHMI
Liz Ottinger joins
the "Kenyon family,"
with Harvey Lodish
and Maggie Somple '99
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Elizabeth Ottinger, Ph.D.
B.A, Franklin and Marshall College, 1989
Ph.D in Chemistry, University
of Minnesota, 1994
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow
at Harvard Medical School, 1994-1997
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Classes taught at Kenyon:
Organic Chemistry, Advanced Biochemistry, Introduction to Chemical Research
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Advanced Biochemistry class.
This is a new course I have developed as an advanced seminar on current
topics in Cell Signal Tranduction. The course takes a structural
biology approach of trying to understand structure-function relationships
of proteins in intracellular communication networks. The course also
looks from a chemist's perspective, incorporating aspects of drug design
using small organic molecules. Students focus on current literature
articles to learn about present research directions.
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Research at Kenyon.
I study protein-protein interactions and structure-function relationships,
focusing on proteins involved in tyrosine kinase signal transduction.
Projects include:
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Determining the specificity
of binding modules of proteins in the hopes of developing small molecule
inhibitors.
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Structure-function analysis
of enzymes using peptide model systems to understand mechanisms of regulation.
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Students in Research.
In my first year at Kenyon, I have worked with
Erin Wimmers '99, Eva McClellan, and Greg Stone. This summer, Erin
Wimmers '99 will work with me as a Summer Science Scholar. My research
projects enable students to apply chemical synthesis and biochemistry to
problems in biology.
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