Posted on Monday, October 10, 2005
Dr. Helen Boylan, an assistant professor of chemistry at Westminster College, will present "Catalyzing Research through Collaboration: Exploring Enzymes at Carnegie Mellon University" at Faculty Forum Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 11:45 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
"My forum will discuss a research collaboration I have established with Dr. Gordon Rule at Carnegie Mellon University, where I have spent the past two summers as a visiting scientist in Dr. Rule's lab," Boylan said. "I will explain how the collaboration was established and also present some of the research results. We have been investigating how a particular detoxification enzyme, glutathione transferase, recognizes and binds to several substrate molecules. This enzyme plays a role in Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and cancer treatment."
Boylan's presentation is part of the weekly Faculty Forum. Established in 1990, Faculty Forum serves as a venue for the exchange of ideas and information among Westminster College faculty. Speakers present their research, teaching ideas, lectures, performances, special programs, and uses of technology to keep faculty informed about the work of colleagues from many disciplines.
Boylan, who has been with Westminster College since 2001, earned her undergraduate degree from Westminster College, and her Ph.D. from Duquesne University.
Contact Boylan at (724) 946-6293 or e-mail boylanhm@westminster.edu for more information.
