Research Interests:
The Kennedy group has recently focused on investigating potential natural product
inhibitors of sugar cleaving glucosidase enzymes. Natural products are often utilized
as the starting point for drug discovery; in this case we are targeting sugar metabolism
disorders, such as diabetes, with algal phlorotannin derivatives. The successful approach
to this project will involve aspects of biochemistry, organic chemistry, and computational
chemistry. I am also very interested in pursuing green chemistry projects as well
as research in chemical education.
