Tamara Kinzer-ursem
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Kinzer-Ursem holds a bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering from the University of Toledo and Master and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Her postdoctoral training in Biology at Caltech focused on molecular neuroscience. She has also served as Head of Biochemistry Research and Development at a biotech firm in Monrovia, CA and Visiting Associate in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Caltech. She joined the faculty at Purdue University as Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering in Spring of 2013.
Research Interest
Computational and experimental approaches to studying spatiotemporal dynamics of protein signal transduction at synapses
Publications
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Kulkarni C, Kinzer-Ursem TL, Tirrell DA (2013) Selective Functionalization of the Protein N-Terminus with N-Myristoyl Transferase for Bioconjugation in Cell Lysate. Chembiochem 14: 1958-62.
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Waller A, Sutton KL, Kinzer-Ursem TL, Absood A, Traynor JR, et al. (2006) Receptor binding kinetics and cellular responses of six N-formyl peptide agonists in human neutrophils, Biochemistry 43: 8204-8216.
