LARRY P. WACKETT
Professor
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
PhD, Microbiology, University of Texas Austin, 1984
Research Interests
Biodegradation, bioremediation, biosynthesis of hydrocarbons, enzymology, and computational methods for predicting reactivity.
Bio
In his work, Larry Wackett investigates enzyme transformations for biotechnological applications. The applications focus on biodegradation for environmental purposes and biocatalysis for producing specialty chemicals or chemical purification processes. The Wackett lab also studies the biosynthesis of natural products.