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Amy Gehring serves as the Philip and Dorothy Schein Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Science Center at Williams College, where she has maintained an active research program since 2002. Her laboratory is housed in the Hopper Science Center (Room 113), with office space in Room 115.
Her academic credentials include:
- B.A. in Chemistry from Williams College (1994)
- Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology from Harvard University (1998)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard University (2002)
Dr. Gehring's research investigates the molecular regulation of bacterial development and antibiotic production in Streptomyces coelicolor. Her lab employs proteomics (2D gel electrophoresis, MALDI-TOF), genetic, and biochemical approaches to characterize stress response sigma factors, transcription factors essential for sporulation, and mutation effects on antibiotic yields. This work bridges bacterial physiology with pharmaceutical applications, focusing on how soil bacteria produce medically critical compounds during their complex life cycles.
Analysis of her publication history reveals consistent expertise in bacterial molecular genetics, with significant contributions to understanding Streptomyces development and pathogenic mechanisms in organisms like Yersinia pestis. Her research spans proteomics, enzymology, and secondary metabolism regulation, demonstrating interdisciplinary integration across microbiology and biochemistry.
She teaches core biochemistry courses including Biochemistry I (BIMO 321/BIOL 321/CHEM 321), Enzyme Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms (CHEM 324), and advanced seminars in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BIMO 401). Previously, she developed and taught the interdisciplinary course AIDS: The Disease and Search for a Cure (CHEM 115).
Dr. Gehring serves on the British Post Graduate Fellowship Committee and oversees institutional scientific resources as Science Center Director. Her laboratory continues active research into bacterial developmental pathways and antibiotic biosynthesis mechanisms.
