POSITIONS HELD
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Distinguished Professor of Biology, College of Science
RESEARCH INTERESTS
The mission of our laboratory is to understand the origin of chemical diversity, and to apply that diversity to drug discovery and the synthetic biology of new materials to serve human health.
We are funded by National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Foundation, and others.
Current projects include:
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Biosynthesis of natural products in marine animals
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RiPP biosynthesis and synthetic biology
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Discovery of non-opioid drugs to treat pain
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New treatments for infectious diseases
OPPORTUNITIES
Prospective graduate students can join the group via the Biological Chemistry or Molecular Biology Programs.
Prospective postdoctoral fellows should send a CV and statement of interest to Dr. Schmidt.
Undergraduate researchers: please email Dr. Schmidt.
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Education History
| Fellowship |
Johns Hopkins University |
NIH Fellowship |
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
PhD | |
| Undergraduate |
University of California at San Diego |
BS |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
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PD Scesa, EW Schmidt. Brewing coral terpenes—A yeast based approach to soft coral terpene cyclases. Academic Press
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Z Lin, V Agarwal, Y Cong, SA Pomponi, EW Schmidt. Short macrocyclic peptides in sponge genomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121 (11), e2314383121
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N Lacerna, Y Cong, EW Schmidt. An Autocatalytic Peptide Cyclase Improves Fidelity and Yield of Circular Peptides In Vivo and In Vitro. ACS Synthetic Biology 13 (1), 394-401