David J Merkler
University of South Florida, USA
Biography
David J Merkler obtained a PhD in Biochemistry from Pennsylvania State University in 1985 and completed Postdoctoral Fellowships in Enzymology at Temple University School of Medicine (1985-1987) and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1987-1989). His next position was as Senior Scientist at Unigene Laboratories, Inc. involved in the in vitro production of a peptide hormone, calcitonin. In 1995, he moved back to academia as a Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry first at Duquesne University (1995-1999) and then the University of South Florida (1999-present). His laboratory has been interested in the fatty amides: identification and characterization of the fatty acid amides (Lipidomics), identification and characterization of the enzymes of fatty acid amide biosynthesis (Enzymology and Structural Biology), and changes in the fatty acid amidome after targeted enzyme knock-out (subtraction lipidomics).
Abstract
Abstract : N-acyltransferases and their role in fatty acid amide biosynthesis