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Parkinson, Betsy

Professional Positions

2018 - Present, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Purdue University
2015-2018, NIH Postdoctoral Fellow in Genetics, Microbiology, and Natural Product Biosynthesis with Professor William W. Metcalf, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
2010-2015, NSF and ACS Graduate Research Fellow in Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry with Professor Paul J. Hergenrother, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
2007-2010, St. Jude Summer Plus Undergraduate Research Fellow in Molecular Pharmacology with Doctor Philip M. Potter, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Education

2015, Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
2010, BS in Chemistry, Rhodes College

APS Service

I have attended past APS meetings and given seminars. I am excited to be running for council and to potentially have the opportunity to give back to APS!

Awards & Honors

2024, American Peptide Society Early Career Lectureship Awardee
2024, Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Early Career Awardee
2024, ACS Bio & Med Chem Au Rising Star
2024, Exception Early Career Teaching Award for Purdue University
2024, College of Science Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Teaching by an Assistant Professor
2024, ACS Organic Division Young Academic Investigator
2023, NSF CAREER Award
2023, Christian J. Foster Award for outstanding contributions to K-12 science, technology, engineering and math education in Indiana
2022, College of Pharmacy Bravo Award, Purdue University
2021, College of Science Faculty and Staff Leadership Award, Purdue University
2021, Arthur Kelley Undergraduate Teaching Award, Chemistry Department, Purdue University
2017, NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
2013, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
2010, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
2008, Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

Betsy Parkinson

Betsy Parkinson
Councilor
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry, and Molecular Pharmacology
Purdue University