Emily J. Parker FRSNZ is a New Zealand bio-organic chemist and academic. She is Professor of Chemical Biology at Victoria University of Wellington.
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| Other names | Emily J. Parker |
| Education | University of Canterbury |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
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| Fields | Bio-organic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Massey University University of Canterbury Victoria University of Wellington |
Academic career
editParker has a BSc from the University of Canterbury.[1] She completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1996[2] and stayed on there as a research fellow.[3] Parker then returned to New Zealand to take up a position at Massey University.[3] In 2006 she transferred to the University of Canterbury and remained there until June 2017 when she was appointed as full professor at the Ferrier Research Institute within the Victoria University of Wellington.[2][3]
Honours and recognition
editParker received the NZ Institute of Chemistry's Easterfield Award in 2005[4] and the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Award for Research Excellence in 2008.[5] In 2010 she received the Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching from Ako Aotearoa.[6]
In 2018 Parker was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.[7]
Selected works
edit- Oliver W Sterritt; Eric J M Lang; Sarah A Kessans; Timothy M Ryan; Borries Demeler; Geoff Jameson; Emily Parker (17 October 2018). "Structural and functional characterisation of the entry point to pyocyanin biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa defines a new 3-deoxy-d-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase subclass". Bioscience Reports. 38 (5). doi:10.1042/BSR20181605. ISSN 0144-8463. PMC 6435475. PMID 30242059. Wikidata Q64970001.
- Wanting Jiao; Gerd Mittelstädt; Gert-Jan Moggré; Emily J Parker (9 April 2019). "Hinge Twists and Population Shifts Deliver Regulated Catalysis for ATP-PRT in Histidine Biosynthesis". Biophysical Journal. 116 (10): 1887–1897. doi:10.1016/J.BPJ.2019.03.040. ISSN 0006-3495. PMID 31053263. Wikidata Q91748354.
- Wanting Jiao; Yifei Fan; Nicola J Blackmore; Emily Parker (26 March 2020). "A single amino acid substitution uncouples catalysis and allostery in an essential biosynthetic enzyme in Mycobacterium tuberculosis". Journal of Biological Chemistry. doi:10.1074/JBC.RA120.012605. ISSN 0021-9258. PMC 7212630. PMID 32217694. Wikidata Q90689425.
- Wanting Jiao; Eric Jm Lang; Yu Bai; Yifei Fan; Emily J Parker (30 July 2020). "Diverse allosteric componentry and mechanisms control entry into aromatic metabolite biosynthesis". Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 65: 159–167. doi:10.1016/J.SBI.2020.06.015. ISSN 0959-440X. PMID 32739636. Wikidata Q98187054.
References
edit- ^ "Emily Parker". The University of Canterbury. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Professor Emily Parker". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Professor Emily Parker – Title Biosynthetic Enzymes: Tools and Targets". ANU Research School of Chemistry. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Winners". NZ Institute of Chemistry. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Research Excellence Prize". The New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Emily Parker". Ako Aotearoa. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Centenary cohort of Fellows announced". Royal Society Te Apārangi. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2021.