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Dr. Johnson joined the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in 2014. He received a B.A. in Molecular Cellular and Development Biology and a PhD in Chemical Oceanography from UC Santa Cruz. He conducted postdoctoral studies at UC Berkeley in collaboration with UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz and UCSF. His background is in the area of analytical and bioorganic chemistry with an emphasis in biomedical research involving natural products. The goal of the Johnson laboratory is to chemically validate biologically active terrestrial and marine-derived natural products to serve as: a) therapeutic lead molecular structures for treating cancer, inflammation and neurobiological disorders or b) novel molecular probes in chemical biology research. 

Contact Information

Dominican University of California
50 Acacia Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94901

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Education/Academic qualification

Chemical Oceanography - Marine Natural Products Chemistry, PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz

2008

Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, BA, University of California, Santa Cruz

1999

Research Interests

  • terrestrial and marine-derived natural products to serve as therapeutic lead molecular structures that affect specific targets in biomedical research involving oncology and neuroscience

Disciplines

  • Biomedical
  • Biochemistry
  • Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy