Tamra Blue (PhD 2023)
Assistant Professor Carleton College, Postdoc in the Booker Lab (PSU)
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Hello! My name is Tamra Blue and I have a passion for teaching, learning, and researching chemistry. I received my Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. My undergraduate research focused on the synthesis of CXCR4 inhibitors, which are directly involved in breast cancer cell metastasis. I joined Emory as a member of the Lutz lab where I systematically characterized a protein superfamily in order to discover industrially relevant biocatalyst. My work in the Davis lab involved the mechanistic determination and crystallization of a 4Fe-4S cluster containing family within the old yellow enzyme superfamily. When I’m not in the lab I am actively involved in my local NOBCChE Chapter helping to spread diversity, inclusion, and smiles to a field traditionally composed of the opposite 😊.
