Principle Investigator

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Contact Information
Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
North Carolina State University
Polk Hall
120 West Broughton Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607

email: tmmakris@ncsu.edu
phone: (919) 515-3759

Thomas M. Makris

Associate Professor
Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
North Carolina State University

Education
B. A., Biology, University of Pennsylvania (1996)
Ph.D., Biophysics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2004)
PostDoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota (2006-2012)

Awards
NSF CAREER Award (2016)
ACS “Future of Biochemistry” (2018)
UofSC Breakthrough Rising Star (2018)

Links
Department Profile Page
Google Scholar Profile
ORCID


Graduate Students

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Brian McMillan

B. A. Chemistry, B. S. Biology, Florida Gulf Coast University

Han Phan

B. S. Chemistry, Vietnam National University (VNU), University of Science

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Hannah Gering

B. S. Biochemistry, Duquesne University


Undergraduate Students

Jo-Yann Tremolet de Villers

Kay Millikan


Former Members

PhD and MS Students

Suman Das, PhD(2017 - 2022) “The role of structural elements in substrate selectivity and mechanistic variations in cytochrome P450” industry

Dontae Mosley, MS (2020 - 2022) “Di-metal enzymes responsible for unique para-aminobenzoic acid biosynthesis” industry

Olivia M. Manley, PhD (2016 - 2021) ““Functional Divergence of Diiron Enzymes for Natural Product Biosynthesis” currently a PD at Northwestern

Courtney E. Wise, PhD (2014 - 2019) “Mechanistic Studies of Atypical Reactions and Uncommon Substrates Native to Bacterial Cytochrome P450 Enzymes OleTJE and NikQ” currently a PD at National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)

Jose A. Amaya, PhD (2013 - 2018) “Mechanisms of decarboxylation in the cyp152 family of cytochrome p450s” industry

Job L. Grant (2013 - 2017) “Redirecting P450 Ferryl-oxo Intermediates from Oxygenation to Decarboxylation” currently a PD at UW Madison

Chun H. Hsieh (2012 - 2016) “Mechanistic Investigation and Potential Application of a Fatty Acid Decarboxylating Cytochrome P450 Peroxygenase” currently at FDA

Steven C. Ratigan (2012 - 2017) “Elucidation of Protein Interactions and the Retuning of Porphyrin Electronics for Hydroxylases” currently a PD at Ohio St.

Undergraduate Students
Job L. Grant - PD at UW Madison
Kayla Checkovich
Jon Aharon
Zak Roth
Courtney E. Wise - PD at NREL
Megan E. Mitchell - graduate student, CU Boulder (NSF GFRP awardee!)
Carson Keys - industry
Kristy Dezenzo
Carly Blumenstein
Caleb Padgett - graduate school
Taylor Kuhlman - MD student, MUSC
Himabindu Vinnakota
Cooper Rutland - MD student, MUSC
Aubrey Brockmiller
Celensia Tolson
Nathan Poplin
Julia Bian - MD student USC Columbia
Camron Edrissi - MD student, USC Greenville
Nicholas Leschinsky - graduate student, UI Chicago
Joey Zambelas
Gabriel D’Agostino - graduate student, Harvard
Sydney Wheeler - UofSC
Alexis Holwerda - UofSC



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