Jennifer R. Anthony
Assistant Professor of Biology
Office: STC 277
Phone: (215) 596-7437
Email: j.anthon@usip.edu

Training
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley (2005-2007)
Ph.D. Microbiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2005)
B.S. Biology, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse (1998)

Research Interests
Terpenoids comprise the largest and most diverse family of natural products. They are a rich source of therapeutic and commercially useful compounds. The Anthony lab focuses on production of terpenoids in E. coli. Our interest lies in characterizing the enzymes that catalyze synthesis of these compounds, and in optimizing these enzymes for high-level production in E. coli. Another focus of our lab is characterizing the physiological consequences of expressing these heterologous pathways in E. coli.

Selected Publications
Anthony, J.R., Anthony, L.C., Nowroozi, F., Kwon, G., Newman, J.D., and J.D. Keasling. 2007. A modular approach to improving metabolic pathways: application to production of the anti-malarial drug precursor amorpha-4,11-diene in Escherichia coli. Metab. Eng. (Submitted).

Campbell, E.A., Greenwell, R., Anthony, J.R., Wang, S., Lim, L., Das, K., Sofia, H.J., Donohue, T.J., and S.A. Darst. 2007. A conserved structural module regulates transcriptional responses to diverse stress signals in bacteria. Mol. Cell. 27: 793-805.

Anthony, J.R., Warczak, K.L., and T.J. Donohue. 2005. A transcriptional response to a toxic byproduct of photosynthesis. PNAS. 102: 6502-6507.

Teaching Responsibilities
BS348 – Clinical Microbiology
BS453 – Microbial Physiology