Kara L. Bren

Department of Chemistry                                                                                       Office:        (585) 275-4335

University of Rochester                                                                                          Fax:           (585) 276-0205

Rochester, NY 14627-0216                                                                                  bren@chem.rochester.edu

EDUCATION:

Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota (1987 – 1991) B.A., Chemistry (1991)

            Research:  1H NMR investigation of dynamics of carbohydrates

            Research Advisor:  Prof. Lynn Buffington

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California (1991 – 1995) Ph.D., Chemistry (1996)

            Thesis:  Structurally Engineered Cytochromes c with Novel Ligand-Binding Properties

            Research Advisor:  Harry B. Gray

University of Florence, Florence, Italy (4/94 – 8/94; 4/95 – 5/95), visiting student

            Research:  NMR solution structures of paramagnetic heme proteins

            Research Advisor:  Ivano Bertini

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Professor of Chemistry, University of Rochester	2008-present
Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Rochester	2003 – 2008
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Rochester	1997 – 2003
Member of Biophysics and Structural Biology Cluster, University of Rochester	1998 – present
Research:  Spectroscopic investigation of folding and dynamics of heme proteins.
Analysis of electronic structure and electron transfer activity of heme proteins
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California at Davis	1996 – 1997
Research:  1H NMR studies of electronic and molecular structure of P. furiosus ferredoxin
Research Advisor:  Gerd N. La Mar

LEADERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC FIELD

Editorial Board Member, Inorganic Chemistry	2009-2012
Chair-Elect, ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry, Bioinorganic Subdivision	2009
Co-organizer, Tenth Annual Upstate NY NMR Symposium, Rochester, NY	2008
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry	2007-2010
Member, NIH Macromolecular Structure and Function A Study Section (MSFA)	2005-2008
Session Moderator, Protein Structure and Folding, Graduate Research Seminar on
Bioinorganic Chemistry	2006
Member, DOE Review Panel on Basic Research for Hydrogen Fuel Initiative	2005
Moderator, Bioinorganic Oral Session, National Meeting of the ACS, Anaheim, CA	2004
Session Organizer and Moderator, Bioinorganic Chemistry Oral Session,
Northeast Regional Meeting of the ACS, Rochester, NY	2004
Ad hoc Member, NIH Physical Biochemistry Special Emphasis Panel	2004
Guest Editor, Inorganic Chemistry Forum on Metalloprotein Folding	2004
Ad hoc Member, NIH Metallobiochemistry Study Section (twice)	2003
Ad hoc Member, NIH Biochemistry Study Section	2003
Ad hoc Member, NIH Biochemistry Special Emphasis Panel	2003
Moderator, Residual Structures in Unfolded Proteins Session, Gordon Research
Conference on Protein Folding Dynamics, Ventura, CA	2002
Organizer, Third Annual Upstate New York NMR Symposium, Rochester, NY	2001
Invited Expert Analyst, ChemTracts Inorganic Chemistry	2000-present

AWARDS AND HONORS:

American Chemical Society PROGRESS/Dreyfus Lectureship Award	2006
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow	2003-2005
Paul Saltman Memorial Lecturer	2004
National Research Service Award (NIH Post-doctoral Fellow)	1996-1997
Eastman/Kodak Graduate Fellow	1992-1995
Special Institute Fellow, Caltech	1991-1992
Nominated to Phi Beta Kappa	1991
Nominated to Sigma Xi	1991
Exner Award (Carleton College)	1991
Technology Policy Studies Fellow (Carleton College; sponsored by Sloan Foundation)	1990

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Chemical Society (Inorganic, Biological, and Physical subdivisions)

Phi Beta Kappa

Sigma Xi

Society for Biological Inorganic Chemistry