Dana Kolibachuk

Fogarty Life Science 248 (401) 456-8010 (401) 456-8479 dkolibachuk@ric.edu

Academic Background

Ph.D., Cornell University.

Courses Taught

Biol 109, Biol 111, Biol 221, Biol 348, Biol 431

Activities

Biology Department Webpage Contact

Research Interests

Molecular microbiology; polyhydroxyalkanoic acid synthesis in bacteria; biochemical and molecular characterization of the luminescent marine pathogen, Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Publications

High-level expression of lacZ under control of the tac or trp promoter using runaway replication vectors in Escherichia coli. Biotechnol. Bioengineering 50(1996): 108-114.

Cloning, Molecular Analysis, and Expression of the PHA synthase (phaC) gene from Chromobacterium violaceum. Appl. & Environ. Microbiol. 65(1999): 3561-3568.