Karen T. Welch
Assistant Professor
BioOrganic Chemistry

B.S. Univ. of Memphis (1995)
Ph.D. Univ. Tenn - Knoxville (2002)
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2002–2004)

Office: Chemistry & Nursing Rm 3213
Phone: (912) 478-1883
E-mail: kwelch@georgiasouthern.edu

Dr. Welch came to Georgia Southern in 2004 after conducting postdoctoral research with Dr. Engin Serpersu in the Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology at UTK. Her postdoctoral research focused on the design and testing of non-carbohydrate molecules that act as inhibitors of aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes. In 2002, Dr. Welch earned her Ph.D. in organic chemistry under the supervision of Dr. David C. Baker in the chemistry department at UTK. The focus of her doctoral research was the determination of the three-dimensional structures of small and medium sized molecules using nuclear magnetic resonance techniques and molecular modeling. Since arriving at Georgia Southern, she has set up a research group working on the synthesis of aminoglycoside-like molecules, structural analysis of carbohydrates, and drug design. In her spare time, Dr. Welch enjoys spending time with her husband, going to art museums, reading, scrapbooking, and being a member of a local church.

Courses Taught

  • CHEM 3341 Organic Chemistry I
  • CHEM 3342 Organic Chemistry II

Selected Publications

  • Karen T. Welch, Kristopher G. Virga, Neil A. Whittemore, Edward Wright, Can Özen, Cynthia L. Brown, Richard E. Lee, and Engin H. Serpersu. Discovery of non-carbohydrate inhibitors of aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes. (In press, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters).
  • Karen T. Welch, Slivia Arévalo, John F. C. Turner, and Rafael Gómez. An NMR and Molecular Modeling Study of Carbosilane-Based Dendrimers Functionalized with Phenolic Groups or Titanium Complexes at the Periphery. Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 1217–1227.
  • Neil A. Whittemore, Karen T. Welch, James R. Cox, Donald K. Dougall, and David C. Baker. A Quenched Molecular Dynamics-Rotating Frame Overhauser Spectroscopy Study of a Series of Semibiosynthetically Monoacylated Anthocyanins. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 1663–1669.

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