Welcome to the Collins Lab
Our group's primary focus is the development and application of biocatalysts for the selective oxyfuntionalization of small molecules. We employ a number of whole-cell-based systems for the production of chiral building blocks used in the chemoenzymatic synthesis of natural products and funtionalized organic materials.
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The Chemistry Department at Whitman College is host to a number of dedicated and talented teacher-scholars who provide cutting edge research opportunities for Whitman undergraduates.
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Lab News
11.10.19 - Whitman undergraduates represent at Murdock College Science Research Program Conference 2019.
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Whitman College was well-represented at the most recent Murdock College Science Research Program Conference (11.7.19-11.9.19 in Vancouver, WA). A total of 23 Whitman undergraduates attended the conference and presented their research. They were joined by Assistant Professors Mark Hendricks, Michael Coronado, Britney Moss, and Jonathan Collins. James Bent '21 from the Collins lab took home the poster prize for the biochemistry division. Congratulations James!!!
Thanks to the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for hosting the conference and supporting undergraduate research at Whitman College! |
11.6.19 - Perry students from Collins and Hendricks labs highlighted in article on summer research!
Summer research by Perry Fellows Kaia Martin '2, Jack Chen '19, James Bent '21, and Zane Boyer '21 has been profiled in a recent article on the Whitman web page.
10.8.19 - A Chemoenzymatic Formal Synthesis of Expoxyquinols A and B as been published!
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Our recent work on the chemoenzymatic synthesis of epoxyquinoid natural products has bee published as an eFirst article in Synlett. Link
Congratulations to Madeleine Duncan '19, a Whitman undergraduate coauthor, and Chris Gerry (Amherst). |