Parkinson Laboratory

In the Parkinson lab, we focus on the discovery of novel bioactive natural products from cryptic biosynthetic gene clusters found in soil dwelling bacteria.

[Mid-Atlantic Graduate Student Symposium @magss_medchem]

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[Parkinson Laboratory @ParkinsonLab]

New Parkinson Lab Photo!!! Happy Holidays from the Parkinson Lab!

[J Org Chem/Org Lett @JOC_OL]

In #OrgLett: Enzymatic indolylamide installation for peptide macrocyclization by @ParkinsonLab at @GT_CHEM.

#OpenAccess
https://t.co/R1DQjPQFqW

[Alyce Myers @Bronchobio]

Honors Biology students learning about how Microbes in our soil produce useful antiobiotics. Practices such as serial dilution, sterile technique and micro-pipetting are also being applied in this unique learning experience with @ParkinsonLab! @jeff_principal @LSClafayette

[Parkinson Laboratory @ParkinsonLab]

Thank you to all of our great speakers at the Modern Natural Products Discovery Session at SIMB! @SIMB_Microbio @LoesgenLab @JMWinterlab @WritesofMurph @MeversLab @corteva @NIDDKgov

[Parkinson Laboratory @ParkinsonLab]

My students Namuunaa, Noah, and I had a blast at the Natural Product GRC last week! Cannot wait until next year! @PurdueChemistry @Purdue_MCMP @GordonConf

[Parkinson Laboratory @ParkinsonLab]

Congratulations to Dr. Nelson! The newest PhD from the Parkinson lab!

[Parkinson Laboratory @ParkinsonLab]

Parkinson Lab had a great time volunteering at the Children's Museum Indianapolis! We isolated soil bacteria, did candy chromatography, and saw some dinosaurs @TCMIndy @PurdueChemistry

[Purdue Science @PurdueScience]

Big news alert!
The Department of Chemistry has a new name: the James and Margaret Tarpo Department of Chemistry. This change reflects the profound impact of their generous contributions.
@PurdueChemistry @LifeAtPurdue
https://t.co/FN5a28UWDe
#Purdue #Science #Chemistry

[Parkinson Laboratory @ParkinsonLab]

So honored to win this award!

[Purdue University @LifeAtPurdue]

🏆 Meet Betsy Parkinson, winner of the 2023-24 Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award.

This @purduescience professor excels both in and out of the classroom. Learn more. ⬇🏆 Meet Betsy Parkinson, winner of the 2023-24 Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award.

This @purduescience professor excels both in and out of the classroom. Learn more. ⬇🏆 Meet Betsy Parkinson, winner of the 2023-24 Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award.

This @purduescience professor excels both in and out of the classroom. Learn more. ⬇🏆 Meet Betsy Parkinson, winner of the 2023-24 Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award.

This @purduescience professor excels both in and out of the classroom. Learn more. ⬇🏆 Meet Betsy Parkinson, winner of the 2023-24 Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award.

This @purduescience professor excels both in and out of the classroom. Learn more. ⬇️

[Constance Bailey @CBBaileyLab]

The latest #cellfree natural products work from my lab!

https://t.co/2RVRYychce

[Shen Lab @lab_shen]

We are thrilled to release 3,000+ more genomes on the NPDC Genome Portal (https://t.co/8xWuQXQ5nn)! This week, we are also launching new filter and search functionalities to improve your experience. Please take a moment to fill out our NPDC survey here: https://t.co/wl7JRff5pF

[HannaLab @HannaLabPurdue]

Proud to have this now accepted in @MCR_AACR ! Great work by first author @annaleighbenton, and thanks to collaborators @NadiaAtallah1 @ParkinsonLab. @PurdueBiolSci @PUCancerInst https://t.co/9jxcIkAppG

[Parkinson Laboratory @ParkinsonLab]

Parkinson lab representing at the PICR 5k! @PUCancerInst @PurdueChemistry @Purdue_MCMP

[Gilles van Wezel 💙💛 @GillesvanWezel]

Our paper on the nanoRAPIDS platform is out in @CommsChem. The analytical pipeline nanofractionates 10 ul complex culture extract into 384 wells and then determines high-res mass and bioactivity of all peaks.
https://t.co/5EOEtvYAuB

[Purdue Chemistry @PurdueChemistry]

Congrats Professor Li @theligroup for this award recognizing outstanding faculty members who are on an accelerated path of academic distinction!

[Purdue Science @PurdueScience]

Betsy Parkinson, assist. professor at @PurdueChemistry, was stunned to learn that she was one of the recipients of Purdue's Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award. The announcement took place during a faculty meeting.
#PurdueUniversity #Boilermaker #Science #Chemistry #Teaching

[Parkinson Laboratory @ParkinsonLab]

Honored to receive the Purdue exceptional early career teaching award!

[PGWenthold @PaulWenthold]

My wonderful colleague @ParkinsonLab gets recognized for excellence in teaching! Congrats, Betsy! Wonderful!

[Purdue Chemistry @PurdueChemistry]

Congratulations to all our 2024 @PurdueScience Faculty and Staff honorees including executive assistant Jackie Butram! Here are the other honorees in Chemistry and the college: https://t.co/f4sNqzTfnl

[Bradley Moore @BradMoore_SIO]

Move over titin... introducing PKZILLA as the largest protein in life that makes one the largest nonpolymeric compounds in biology, the marine polyether toxin prymnesin. Congrats to @photocyte & @VikShende and rest of team! https://t.co/MxPldVS9xx