Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Denison University
Granville, OH 43023
Office: 204B Ebaugh
Phone: (740) 587-5695
Email: spechtk@denison.edu
My research interests lie at the interface of chemistry and biology. I am interested in using chemistry as a tool to probe biological function. Currently, we have two on-going projects. One looks at the role of a set of penicillin-binding proteins that we have identified in the bacterial species Burkholderia cenocepacia. A second project, done in collaboration with Michelle Boucher at Utica College, is focused on making a model-system for biological studies that presents sugars on the uniform surface of a silicate sheet polymer.
Students in my lab have the opportunity to learn the tools of biochemistry, molecular biology and organic synthesis. Students have presented their work at local, regional and national conferences.
