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Mark D Distefano
Associate Professor
Chemical Biology; Organic Chemistry
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B.A., Biochemistry and Chemistry, UC Berkeley, 1984
Ph.D., MIT, 1989
Postdoc., California Institute of Technology, 1989 - 1992
Office: 437a Smith Hall
Phone: 612-624-0544
Fax: 612-626-7541
Email: diste001
Research Page: http://www.chem.umn.edu/groups/distefano/
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Principal Research Interests:
Our group is interested in understanding how proteins accelerate chemical reactions and how proteins recognize other molecules with high specificity. This information is useful for drug design and biotechnology applications. Two key areas that we are currently studying include the enzymology of protein prenylation reactions and protein engineering based on adipocyte lipid binding protein. We use a combination of organic chemistry, biochemistry and recombinant DNA methods to study these problems.
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Honors and Awards :
Horace T. Morse—Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education, 2006
George W. Taylor/ITAS Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2004
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 1994
American Cancer Society Junior Faculty Research Award, 1994
Mailing Address:
Mark D Distefano
Univ. of Minnesota
Dept. of Chemistry
A-8, 139 Smith Hall
207 Pleasant St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0431
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