Bio
Dr. Ellis-Holder holds a B.A. in Chemistry and a PhD in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, in upstate New York. Her graduate work was spent under the guidance of Professor Steven T. Diver, where she worked on the development of N-heterocyclic carbene ligands encapsulated in a cyclophane environment, designed to find applications in the use of the Grubbs metathesis catalyst.
Qualifications
PhD Chemistry (Synthetic Organic), SUNY Buffalo, 2005
Research Areas
Her current research interests include applications in natural products chemistry with selected interest in meroterpenoids that originate in plants. Explorations have included species such as Montrichardia arborescens and Psidium guajava, Aloe barbadensis (Aloe vera), Abelmoschus esculentus (okra) and Opuntia fiscus (cactus) and Cymbopogon citratus.
Current research projects focus on:
- Montrichardia arborescens
- Psidium guajava
- Cymbopogon citratus
Keywords
Bioprospecting, Meroterpenoids, secondary metabolites, guajadial, psidial A, P. guajava, M. arborescens, O. fiscus, C. citratus, A. barbadensis.