Erin Prestwich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry
Wolfe Hall 2209 (Main Campus)
Phone: 419.530.1944
E-mail: erin.prestwich@utoledo.edu
Area of Research
Research in the Prestwich laboratory employs analytical and chemical tools to probe the pathophysiology of disease and potentially find new treatments and pharmaceutical targets. We study nucleic acid modifications to discover the mechanisms and consequences of these modifications, including how the epigenome and epitranscriptome affect the formation of biofilms and affect other pathologies. This involves using bioanalytical tools, especially mass spectrometry, along with microbiology, synthetic organic chemistry, and chemical biology to discover and probe novel biochemical mechanisms.
Educational Background
| Ph.D. in Chemistry | Boston College, 2006 |
| B.A. in Chemistry | Wellesley College, 1999 |
Training
Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biological Engineering