IDP Students


	Advanced Concentration	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
	Mentor	Robert McKenna, Ph.D.
	Department	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
	Enrolled	August 2006
	Lab Room	LG-171
	Lab Phone	846-2001
	E-mail	ksippel@ufl.edu
Education
B.S., Chemistry, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
Dissertation Research
From crystal to clinical: an investigation into carbonic anhydrase IX and mycoplasma p37 as targets to combat prostate cancer
Publications
Sippel KH, Robbins AH, Reutzel R, Boehlein SK, Namiki K, Goodison S, Agbandje-McKenna M, Rosser CJ, McKenna R. Structural insights into the extracytoplasmic thiamine-binding lipoprotein p37 of Mycoplasma hyorhinis. J Bacteriol. 2009 Apr;191(8):2585-92. Epub 2009 Feb 20. abstract
Genis C, Sippel KH, Case N, Cao W, Avvaru BS, Tartaglia LJ, Govindasamy L, Tu C, Agbandje-McKenna M, Silverman DN, Rosser CJ, McKenna R. Design of a carbonic anhydrase IX active-site mimic to screen inhibitors for possible anticancer properties. Biochemistry 2009 Feb 17;48(6):1322-31 abstract
Sippel KH, Robbins AH, Reutzel R, Domsic J, Boehlein SK, Govindasamy L, Agbandje-McKenna M, Rosser CJ, McKenna R. Structure determination of the cancer-associated Mycoplasma hyorhinis protein Mh-p37. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2008 Nov;64(Pt 11):1172-8. Epub 2008 Oct 18 abstract

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards
Alumni Fellowship, 2006-2010
UF Medical Guild Research Incentive Award, 2008