Shepherd

Current Projects

Shepherd Lab

Grant Proposals Funded

"Elucidation and Regulation of Rhodoquinone Biosynthesis in Rhodospirillum rubrum," National Institutes of Health, AREA R-15 program, $241,355, for award period: 8/1/11-7/31/14.

“RUI: Purchase of a Liquid Chromatograph Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer,” National Science Foundation, CRIF-MU program, $286,753, for award period: 2/1/08-1/31/11.  Role: PI with Co-PIs Joanne Smieja, Stephen Warren, Jeff Watson and Jeff Cronk.  Awarded.


"Rhodoquinone Biosynthesis and Anthelminthic Agent Design," National Science Foundation, Division of Chemistry, CAREER Award Supplemental Funding Request, $4289, for award period 6/01/04 - 8/31/04. Submitted November 23, 2003. Awarded.

"Rhodoquinone Biosynthesis and Anthelminthic Agent Design," National Science Foundation, Division of Chemistry CAREER Award, $355,000 for award period 9/01/02 - 8/31/07. Submitted July 26, 2001. Awarded.

“RUI: Acquisition of a 300 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer,” National Science Foundation, Division of Chemistry Instrumentation and Facilities, $133,795 for award period: 9/01/00 - 8/31/03. Submitted January 10, 2000 with Co-PI’s: David Cleary, Joanne Smieja and Kay Nakamaye. Awarded.

“The Biosynthesis of Rhodoquinone: A New Target for Anthelminthic Drug Design,” Research Corporation, Cottrell College Science Award (Resubmission), $42,738 for award period: 06/01/00 - 09/01/01. Submitted November 11, 1999. Awarded.

“Biosynthesis of Rhodoquinone in Rhodospirillum rubrum,” M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Partners in Science, $14,000 for award period: 6/2001 – 9/2002. Submitted in collaboration with Bethany Hopkins, Ferris High School November 24, 2000. Awarded.