Background
Professor Carlson’s research program focuses on the development and application of new technologies to explore the mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis and identify potential therapeutic agents. To accomplish these goals, we work at the interface of chemistry and biology using techniques ranging from organic synthesis to mass spectrometry-based systems biology methods. In particular, we are pursuing the development of new technologies for natural product discovery including innovative methods for compound isolation, screening, and diversification. We are also utilizing state of the art metabolomic and proteomic methods to map the biochemical pathways associated with bacterial pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance.
Projects in Dr. Carlson's research group are highly multidisciplinary and members will gain expertise in many areas of chemistry such as organic synthesis, mass spectrometry, proteomics, metabolomics, and molecular modeling. In addition, members will utilize biological techniques from the fields of biochemistry, microbiology, natural products biosynthesis and molecular biology.
Announcements
(January, 2012) Latest News Congratulations to Ashley on passing her qualifying exam!
(December, 2011) Congratulations to Samson for receiving a Keystone Fellowship to attend and being selected to speak at the upcoming Keystone meeting, Addressing the Challenges of Drug Discovery - Novel Targets, New Chemical Space and Emerging Approaches!
(November, 2011) Congratulations to Ozden on passing her qualifying exam!
(November, 2011) Congratulations to Kaelyn on passing her qualifying exam!
(November, 2011) Congratulations to Darci for receiving a Keystone Fellowship to attend the upcoming meeting, Chemical Biology and Novel Tools in Pharmacology! Also check out the recent press about Professor Carlson.
(November, 2011) Welcome to new graduate students Frank Hardin Jr., Kaitie Hensal and Andy Johnson!
(September, 2011) Congratulations to Darci whose papers was just accepted at Organic Letters!
(September, 2011) Professor Carlson has received the NIH Director's New Innovator Award! Check out photos from the celebration.
(August, 2011) Congratulations to Darci for being named the ACS Fall National Meeting 2011 Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division Graduate Symposium First Place Paper Winner! This award was given to the student with the overall best paper and presentation given during the symposium at the Denver ACS Meeting.
(July, 2011) Congratulations to Darci for receipt of the Carmack Fellowship. This is an award given by the department to an exceptional student in bio-organic chemistry!
(June, 2011) Welcome to our new postdoc, Katie Alfare Garber and new undergraduate, Joseph Thomas!
(May, 2011) Congratulations to Darci for winning a Women in Chemistry Travel Award!
(May, 2011) Welcome to our new undergraduate student, Cara Switzer!
(May, 2011) Congratulations to Jen, Bryan and Allie - Class of 2011! Photos from Graduation Day!
(April, 2011) Congratulations to Darci for winning a poster award at the Herbert C. Brown Lectures in Organic Chemistry at Purdue University!
(April, 2011) Congratulations Darci, Ashley, Kaelyn, Clayton and Bryan for winning chemistry department awards! Ashley was awarded an Associate Instructor Award and is also a Dean's Allocation Fellowship recipient. Kaelyn was recognized for her receipt of the QCB Training Grant Fellowship. Darci received the David A. Rothrock Jr., Award for excellence in research. Clayton received the Francis & Mildred Whitacre Scholarship. Finally, Bryan was recognized as a Phi Beta Kappa inductee, an Honors Program student and an Honor Roll student. Check out a photo of the award winners here.
(March, 2011) Congratulations to Bryan and Lan for selecting fantastic graduate programs! Bryan will attend Scripps and Lan is going to Harvard Chemistry!
(February, 2011) Our Chemical Science paper is getting noticed! It has been highlighted in C&EN (Feb 14th, 2011, 34-35) and by the RSC!
(January, 2011) Congratulations to Antoinette and Darci on the publication of their paper in Chemical Science! See photos from our celebration party!
(December, 2010) Congratulations to Kaelyn Wilke for being selected as a trainee in the new Quantitative and Chemical Biology program! This fellowship funds Kaelyn for two years and is a well-deserved honor!
(November, 2010) Congratulations to Darci on passing her qualifying exam! Our Primer about the biological applications of mass spectrometry was just published in Nature Chemical Biology.
(November, 2010) The website describing our new training program in Quantitative and Chemical Biology has launched. Check it out!
(October, 2010) Congratulations to Bryan for winning the McKnight Prize in Molecular Sciences for undergraduate chemistry research! This is a well-deserved honor to recognize Bryan's many contributions to the Carlson research group!
(September, 2010) Dr. Carlson will be speaking in the upcoming First Annual Watanabe Symposium in Biotechnology. Please consider attending what is sure to be a fantastic event!
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