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Latest Basta Battalion Lab News

• 1/C Laura Fern Jones has *officially* joined the lab! She'll be tackling a project that Professor Basta has been thinking about since her time as a postdoctoral fellow.

• Professor Ina O'Carroll, Professor Melonie Teichert, and Professor Basta have been working hard to develop a new lab for Integrated Lab III. Work for lab development is funded by the NSF.

AY2025 News

• Professor Basta's NSF grant has been funded! Details to follow.

• Work that Professor Basta did as an undergraduate (20 years ago!) was recently published in the journal Carbohydrate Research. You can find the article here.

Professor Basta is a biochemist and trained mechanistic enzymologist who studies bacterial cell wall enzymes. Her diverse training background allows her to tackle projects that span the biology-chemistry continuum. Her experience also allows her to teach a wide variety of courses, including freshman chemistry, a survey biology course, and upper level biology and biochemistry courses. 

Currently, her lab studies mycobacterial LD-transpeptidase enzymes toward opportunities for antimicrobial development. She has trained a number of midshipmen with interests in biochemistry and medicine, and many of her students have gone on to study at prestigious medical schools. She has a number of ongoing collaborations with faculty all over the US.