Kou-San Ju
Contact Information
Associate Professor
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Areas of Expertise
- Microbiology
Education
- BA: University of California-Berkeley, 2001
- BS: University of California-Berkeley, 2001
- PhD: University of Callifornia-Davis, 2009
- Postdoc: University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 2010-2016
Research Description
We are broadly interested in the chemical diversity of microbes, the biology underlying these chemistries, and the evolution and emergence of new metabolic pathways and enzymes. Working at the interface of chemistry and biology, we integrate approaches from multiple disciplines to discover new microbial natural products, characterize their bioactivity, and decipher the genetics and biochemistry of their synthesis.