Todd Gruber
Email: tdgruber@wisc.edu
Todd Gruber received a B.S. in Chemistry
and Biology at the University of Utah in 2003. He then joined the University
of Wisconsin’s Biochemistry graduate program. His research interests are
centered in the area of enzyme function. He is currently working on characterizing
the novel reaction catalyzed by the flavin containing enzyme UDP-galactopyranose
mutase (UGM). In addition to being a very interesting enzyme because of its
unique chemistry, UGM is also a potential drug target for treatment of tuberculosis.
Todd is an NIH Biotechnology Training Program trainee.
Publications:
M. L. Soltero-Higgin, E. E. Carlson, T. D. Gruber and L. L. Kiessling (2004).
A Unique Catalytic Mechanism for UDP-Galactopyranose Mutase, Nature Mol.
Struct. Biol. 11, 539-543.