Accepting new undergraduate research students
Accepting new graduate research students
- Chemical Biology: protein activity assays, imaging, biochemical methods
- Organic Chemistry: inhibitor and probe synthesis, natural product discovery
- Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry: proteomics, mass spectrometry, separations
- Nanoscience & Materials Chemistry: organismal response to materials, corona formation
Research Summary
The Carlson Group uses tools from many fields ranging from organic and analytical chemistry to chemical biology and biochemistry to investigate microorganisms. These tiny cells are capable of living in nearly every niche on our planet, including human hosts. We are fascinated by their ability to adapt to such a diversity of conditions and use tools from all across the disciplines of chemistry to understand how this is possible. Current projects focus the study of bacterial signaling and antibiotic development, investigation of how bacteria build their unique cell wall structure, and microbial response to metals, such as those found in nanomaterials.
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