Principle Investigator
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
Brian McMillan
B. A. Chemistry, B. S. Biology, Florida Gulf Coast University
Han Phan
B. S. Chemistry, Vietnam National University (VNU), University of Science
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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