Faculty
The biochemistry major utilizes faculty from biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
Dr. Mark Larson |
Dr. Larson teaches Introductory Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Cell Biology, and a capstone class on race and representation with Dr. Lindsay Twa of the art department. His research focuses on platelets, platelet function, and platelet biogenesis. He is also the pre-professional advisor for occupational therapy and clinical lab science. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry at Concordia College and his Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and he worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at the Centre for Cardiovascular Research at the University of Birmingham (U.K.).
Dr. Jared Mays |
Dr. Jared R. Mays joined the Augustana faculty in 2009 and teaches courses in General Chemistry, Survey of Organic and Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Biochemistry/Medicinal Chemistry. He received his bachelors degree in chemistry and biochemistry from Gustavus Adolphus College. His doctoral work in pharmaceutical sciences was completed at The University of Wisconsin where he worked toward the development of prodrug histone deacetylase inhibitors under the direction of Scott R. Rajski. He completed a postdoctoral appointment with Brian S. J. Blagg in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Kansas working on C-terminal Hsp90 inhibitors. His multidisciplinary research program at Augustana bridges the boundaries between chemistry and biology and is focused on the medicinal chemistry of glucosinolates and isothiocyanates, anticancer natural products found in broccoli.
