Lisa Sharpe Elles


Lisa Sharpe Elles
  • Associate Teaching Professor

Contact Info

Phone:
2152D GL (ISB)
Lawrence
1567 Irving Hill Rd
Lawrence, KS 66045

Education

Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Northwestern University
A.B. in Chemistry, Ripon College

Selected Publications

Adem, S.M.; Leung, S.H.; Sharpe Elles, L.M.; and Shaver, L.A.; A Laboratory Experiment for Rapid Determination of the Stability of Vitamin C, J. Chem. Ed., 93, (10), 1766-69, (2016).

Sharpe Elles, L.M.; Sykes, M.T.; Williamson, J.R.; and Uhlenbeck, O.C.; A dominant negative mutant of the E. coli RNA helicase, DbpA, blocks late-stage assembly of the 50S ribosomal subunit, Nucleic Acids Research, 37, (19), 6503-6514, (2009).

Sharpe Elles, L.M. and Uhlenbeck, O.C.; Mutation of the arginine finger in the active site of Escherichia coli DbpA abolishes ATPase and helicase activity and confers a dominant slow growth phenotype, Nucleic Acids Research36, (1), 41-50 (2008).

Awards & Honors

ACS Division of Chemical Education BCCE Scholarship 2026

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