Name: Lisa Kroutil

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Chemistry

Training and Background:

B.S. Chemistry 1988: University of Missouri -Rolla

Ph.D. Chemistry 1993: Washington University in St. Louis

Post-doc 1993-1997: Lab of Molecular Genetics, National Inst. Env. Health Sciences

Course Responsibilities:

Chem 361: Biochemistry I

Chem 362: Biochemistry II

Chem 708: DNA (MSE course)

Awards and Recognition:

Research Corp. Cottrell College Science Award

Replication Fidelity of DNA Sequences Containing Secondary Structures

200-2003: $34,848

WI Teaching Fellow

2004-2005

Mechanisms of DNA mutation particularly how the sequence structure of DNA influences mutation rate.

Integration of Biochemistry into Introductory Chemistry and how it influences students' interest, retention, and choice of major.

Development of DNA labs for high school courses.