William Gerwick

William Gerwick is a Professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, affiliated with the Department of Marine Biology, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry and the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine (CMBB).

His research spans marine natural products chemistry with core emphases on:

• Biosynthesis pathways of marine-derived compounds
• Anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and tropical disease drug discovery
• Biofuel production from cultured marine microalgae
• Molecular genetics and evolution of cyanobacterial natural product pathways
• Elicitation techniques for natural products biosynthesis
• Cyanobacterial phylogenetics and systematics

As a key investigator at CMBB, his work integrates chemical, genetic, and evolutionary approaches to develop biomedical and bioenergy applications from marine organisms, particularly focusing on cyanobacteria and their bioactive metabolites.