Biochemistry at Vassar College

23 faculty and 0 courses in Biochemistry at Vassar College.

Faculty

• Joseph M. Tanski, Professor of Chemistry on the Matthew Vassar Jr. Chair h-index 34
  Notable: “Structural Basis for Antioxidant Activity of trans-Resveratrol: Ab Initio Calculations and Crystal and Molecular Structure” (2004) · 184 citations
• Christopher J. Smart, Associate Professor of Chemistry h-index 28
  Notable: “Acromioclavicular Dislocation” (1998) · 255 citations
• Zachary J. Donhauser, Professor of Chemistry on the Mary Landon Sague Chair h-index 14
  In the areas of molecular-scale biophysics and scanning probe microscopy. To pursue these interests, Mr. Donhauser maintains a lab equipped with surface analysis tools, such as a Rame-Hart
  Notable: “Conductance Switching in Single Molecules Through Conformational Changes” (2001) · 1,244 citations
• David J. Esteban, Associate Professor of Biology and Director of Biochemistry h-index 13
  Research in my lab focuses on two main areas. 1) The gut microbiome (the collection of microbes that reside in the gut) is known to impact, and be impacted by, the health of the host. The effects of microbial activity and host response to t
  Notable: “A Poxvirus Protein That Binds to and Inactivates IL-18, and Inhibits NK Cell Response” (2000) · 180 citations
• Marianne H. Begemann, Associate Professor of Chemistry h-index 12
  Notable: “Velocity-Modulated Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Molecular Ions: Theν1Band of HCO+” (1983) · 328 citations
• Rebecca Pollet, Assistant Professor of Chemistry h-index 12
  Es on mechanisms of nutrient transport and transcriptional regulation in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a dominant member of the human gut microbiota. Her research lies at the interface of protein biochemistry and microbiology, often using t
  Notable: “An Atlas of β-Glucuronidases in the Human Intestinal Microbiome” (2017) · 284 citations
• Eric S. Eberhardt, Associate Professor of Chemistry h-index 12
  Lie at the interface of biology and chemistry. In general, he is interested in the molecular interactions that determine the structure and function of proteins. Currently, he is exploring the role that charged surface amino acids play in co
  Notable: “Inductive Effects on the Energetics of Prolyl Peptide Bond Isomerization: Implications for Collagen Folding and Stability” (1996) · 263 citations
• Alison Spodek Keimowitz, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Director of Environmental Studies h-index 11
  Es on the behaviors of contaminants in the environment, particularly arsenic, manganese, and other redox- sensitive metals. She is particularly interested in the behaviors of these contaminants at redox interfaces such as those found in lak
  Notable: “Microbial Mineral Weathering for Nutrient Acquisition Releases Arsenic” (2009) · 107 citations
• Glenn Roy, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry h-index 10
  Notable: “Silicon in synthesis—17” (1983) · 73 citations
• Myles Drance, Assistant Professor of Chemistry h-index 8
  Notable: “Acceptorless Alkane Dehydrogenation Catalyzed by Iridium CCC-Pincer Complexes” (2014) · 73 citations
• Taylor Teitsworth, Assistant Professor of Chemistry h-index 8
  Es on the use of electrochemistry as a tool to both modify and measure the properties of electrode surfaces. This research also involves the use of numerous other surface/nano analytical techniques such as
  Notable: “Water splitting with silicon p–i–n superlattices suspended in solution” (2023) · 113 citations
• Leah I. Bendavid, Associate Professor of Chemistry h-index 7
  Es on innovating and advancing state-of-the-art solar energy technologies using computational quantum chemistry. Her research leverages the power of computational chemistry to probe the physical, optical, electronic, and chemical properties
  Notable: “CO2Adsorption on Cu2O(111): A DFT+U and DFT-D Study” (2013) · 219 citations
• Krystle J. McLaughlin, Associate Professor of Chemistry h-index 5
  Focused on the characterization of proteins from diverse microbial systems such as the gut microbe Bacteroides ovatus and antibiotic resistance transfer in Staphylococcus and Salmonella using structural biology techniques like x-ray cry
  Notable: “Structural Basis for NADH/NAD+ Redox Sensing by a Rex Family Repressor” (2010) · 95 citations
• Jennifer B. Herrera, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry h-index 4
  Notable: “Cloning and characterization of the Arabidopsis thaliana lupeol synthase gene” (1998) · 124 citations
• Anita Kusmierska-Gomez, Laboratory Technician in Chemistry
• Anthony Scaduto, Laboratory Instructor in Chemistry
• Chi-Lin O'Young, Laboratory Instructor in Chemistry
• Evan Howard, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
  Notable: “Synthesis of 2-Naphthols via a Trifluoroacetic Acid-Mediated Epoxy Alcohol Rearrangement” (2026)
• Frank Guglieri, Laboratory Instructor in Chemistry
• Jennifer Appawu, Lecturer and Lab Coordinator in Chemistry
• Joseph Dunstan, Laboratory Coordinator in Chemistry
• Navneet Kaur, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry
• Sarjit Kaur, Professor and Chair of Chemistry
  Polymer chemistry include the study of sulfonated polymers as proton exchange membranes, synthesis and characterization of biodegradable poly(anhydrides), characterization of novel amide mimics and synthesis of unique fluorinated styrene

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.