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Kazlauskas Group Engineering a Protein- September 2008

Research Examples:

Ionic liquids & deep eutectic solvents

Metal substituted carbonic anhydrase for oxidations and reductions


Current Students and Postdocs  

Johnathan Gorke

Ph.D. student, Chemical Engineering, NIH Biotechnology Trainee

Hometown: Grand Blanc, MI

Research Project: Recovery of renewable materials using ionic liquids

e-mail: gorke@cems.umn.edu

Harmiza Harun

Visiting graduate student from the University Putra Malaysia

Hometown: Malacca, Malaysia

Research Project: Creating new catalytic activities by metal exchange

e-mail: amiez_5@yahoo.com

Yun Jiang

Ph.D. student, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics

Hometown: Huaiyin (Jiangsu Province), China

Research Project: Molecular basis of enantioselectivity in hydrolases

e-mail: jian0104@umn.edu

Graig Legatt

Graduate student, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics

Hometown: Foley, MN

Research Project: Creating new catalytic activities

e-mail:legat009@umn.edu

Khoi Yee Wong

Visiting grauate studnet from the University Putra Malaysia

Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Research Project: Creating new catalytic activities

e-mail: kyee_wong@hotmail.com

Tyler Yin

Graduate student, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics; NIH Biotechnology Trainee

Hometown: Omaha, NB

Research Project:
Enzyme-catalyzed perhydrolysis

e-mail: yinxx030@umn.edu

Li Zhang

Directed Research Student

Hometown: Bejing, China

Research Project: Enzyme-catalyzed perhydrolysis

email: zhang647@d.umn.edu


Former Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

Name, years
degree
title of project present position
Paul Mugford
2000-2006
Ph.D.
Subtilisin-catalyzed hydrolysis of sulfinamides research scientist, Ocean Nutrition, Halifax, Canada
Christopher Savile
2001-05
Ph.D.
Structure-based design of protease reactions scientist, Codexis, Redwood City, CA
Krista Morley
2000-2005
Ph.D.
Molecular basis for improved enantioselectivity scientist, Merck Process Research, Rahway, NJ
Jeremy Cheeseman
2000-04
Ph.D.
Pseudo-dynamic combinatorial chemistry for drug discovery high school science teacher, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Alessandra Mezzetti
1998-2003
Ph.D.
Enantioselectivity of lipases toward primary alcohols patent examiner, Canadian Patent Office, Ottawa, Canada
Seongsoon Park
2000-2003
Ph.D.
Improving the enantioselectivity of lipases assistant professor, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, Korea
Alexandra Weissfloch
1990-99
Ph.D.
Predictive models for hydrolase enantioselectivity assistant professor, Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Lana Janes
1993-99
Ph.D.
Screening methods to identify stereoselective hydrolases patent agent, QLT Inc., Vancouver, Canada
Ian Colton
1990-95
Ph.D.
Models of ion pumps & resolutions with lipases patent agent, Gowlings, Ottawa, Canada
Joanne Krupa
1991-95
Ph.D.
Coenzyme analogs in dehydrogenase-catalyzed reactions scientist, Targanta Therapeutics, Montréal, Canada
Alessio N. Serreqi
1988-94
Ph.D.
Resolution of phosphines and sulfoxides with hydrolases director of manufacturing, Biosyntech, Laval, (Québec) Canada
e-mail: serreqi@biosyntech.com
Gaetan Caron
1988-93
Ph.D.
Optimized sequential kinetic resolution vice president of R&D and regulatory affairs, Bioxel Pharma, Sainte-Foy (Québec) Canada
Jiun-Guo (Jason) Yu
2006-2009
M.S. Introduce epoxide hydrolase activity ino an esterase exectutive assistant for VP of Sales in Shinih Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Taipei, Taiwan
Amina Clarisse Lobban
2005-06
M.S. Increasing the enantioselectivity of lipases bioengineer, Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Cambridge, MA
Harjap Grewal
2000-2002
M.Sc. Molecular basis for the regioselectivity of lipases graduate student, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
Vladimir Magloire
1999-2001
M.Sc.
Enzyme-catalyzed resolution of sulfinamides clinical research associate, Icon Research, Montreal, Canada
Geoff Horsman
1999-2001
M.Sc.
Directed evolution of more enatioselective hydrolases postdoc, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Andrew Man Fai Liu
1997-99
M.Sc.
Novel lipases by directed evolution scientist, Hong Kong Institute of Technology, China
e-mail: liumanfai@yahoo.com
Neil Somers
1997-99
M.Sc.
Mapping the substrate selectivity of new hydrolases researcher
CTS, Tel Aviv, Israel
e-mail: somersneil@yahoo.com
W. Victor Tuomi
1996-97
M.Sc.
Molecular modeling of lipase-substrate interactions patent agent, Ballard Power Systems, Vancouver, Canada
e-mail: vtuomi@mac.com
Sharmin Ahmed
1991-93
M.Sc.
Kinetic resolution of carboxylic acids by lipase MBA student, Concordia U., Montréal
Christine Ng-Youn-Chen
1989-91
M.Sc.
Kinetic resolution of pipecolinic acid with hydrolases dentist, Ottawa, ON
Ryota Fujii
2005-2007
postdoc
Directed evolution of lipases researcher, National Institute for Advanced Science & Technology, Tsukuba City, Japan
Adrian Katona
2006-07
postdoc
Enzyme-catalyzed perhydrolysis postdoctoral fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Krzysztof Okrasa
2004-05
postdoc
Redox reactions in bioorganic chemistry researcher, Manchester Multidisciplinary Biocentre, UK
Enikö Forró
2001
postdoc Enzymatic resolution of b-amino acid precursors researcher, University of Szeged
e-mail: forro@pharma.szote.u-szeged.hu
Ronghua Shu
1999-2000
postdoc
Directed evolution of pharmaceuticals programmer/analyst, Milgram Group, Montréal
e-mail: r_shu88@hotmail.com
Christine Guerard
1999-2000
postdoc
Directed evolution of lipases assistant professor, Universite Paris VI, France
e-mail: c.guerard@libertysurf.fr
Christina Löwendahl
1997-98
postdoc
Enantioselective screening of lipases scientist, AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal , Sweden
Hedda Weber
1997-98
postdoc
Enantioselective screening of lipases in organic solvents Lenzing R&D
e-mail: h.weber@lenzing.com
Chan-Seong Cheong
1996-97
postdoc
Synthesis of transition state analogs scientist, drug synthesis laboratory, KIST, Seoul, Korea
e-mail: c2496@kistmail.kist.re.kr
Xiaoming (Michael) Zhang
1995-98
postdoc
Chiral materials for nonlinear optical applications San Diego, CA
Ajay Gupta
1991-92
postdoc
Increasing the enantioselectivity of lipases by substrate modification Chairman & CEO, Osta Biopharma, Montreal, Canada

 

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