معرفی
Dr. Elizabeth Skellam is an Assistant Professor in Organic Chemistry at the University of North Texas, affiliated with the Department of Chemistry and BioDiscovery Institute. Her research focuses on the intersection of chemistry and biology, particularly in fungal natural products and their biosynthesis.
- Office: SRB 130
- Lab: Science Research Building 104
- Email: elizabeth.skellam@unt.edu
- Twitter: @SkellamLab
- Instagram: @fantastic_fungi_unt
Her work explores:
- Biosynthesis mechanisms of fungal polyketides and cytochalasans
- Combinatorial biosynthesis for novel compound generation
- Subcellular localization of specialized metabolites
- Engineering fungal systems for waste valorization
- Diels-Alder reactions in natural product formation
- Marine-derived fungal biotechnology
Recent publications highlight trends in:
- Chemical and genetic analysis of bioactive fungal metabolites
- Engineering heterologous systems (Aspergillus, Trichoderma, Micromonospora)
- Structure-activity relationships of cytochalasans and pyrrolones
- Phylogenetic studies of NRPS domains
- Sustainable production methods using plant and microbial systems
- Elucidation of enzymatic mechanisms in polyketide cyclization
Dr. Skellam actively seeks motivated students for research at the chemistry-biology interface via email applications.
حوزههای پژوهشی
Bioorganic ChemistryBiochemistry & BiosynthesisChemical BiologyNatural Products ChemistryFungal BiotechnologyPolyketide BiosynthesisBiological Activity of Fungal MetabolitesHeterologous Expression SystemsChemical Engineering of EnzymesMarine-Derived FungiSecondary Metabolism in FungiWaste Valorization via Microbial SystemsSynthetic Biology in Fungal Strains
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