User:John C Ford

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 * John C Ford
 * Indiana University of Pennsylvania
 * Department of Chemistry
 * 975 Oakland Avenue
 * Indiana, PA 15705
 * Email me through OpenWetWare

I am a member of the Chemistry Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). IUP is a primarily undergraduate, teaching-oriented university in rural western Pennsylvania, about 60 miles east of Pittsburgh, PA. Most of my professional work has not involved biotechnology. Recently, I've become involved in some work related to protein expression and mutagenesis, which is why I'm here.

I learned about OpenWetWare from a web search for information on isolating DNA from fungus, and I've joined because I am a chemist who is involved with biotechnology. I like having access to protocols that I might need and I can contribute in the area of separation and purification..

Education

 * 1987, faculty member in Chemistry, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA USA
 * 1986, Research fellow, Genetics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA
 * 1986, PhD, Northeastern University, Boston, MA USA - dissertation on RPLC of proteins
 * 1975, BS, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA

Research interests

 * 1) Isolation of glycoside hydrolases from filamentous fungi
 * 2) Experimental and computational studies of adsorption onto diamond surfaces
 * 3) Physico-chemical basis of retention in reversed-phase liquid chromatography
 * 4) The role of the laboratory component of courses in training chemists

Publications

 * 1) Paper1 pmid=11355825
 * 2) Paper2 pmid=11355808
 * 3) Paper3 pmid=8900962
 * 4) Paper4 pmid=1793579
 * 5) Paper5 pmid=10763245
 * 6) Paper6 pmid=3294872
 * 7) Paper7 pmid=3985322

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