Kristin N. Parent, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
Kristin N. Parent, Ph.D. did her graduate work at the University of Connecticut in Dr. Carol Teschke’s laboratory, where she applied protein biochemistry, genetics and biophysical approaches to the assembly of bacteriophages. As a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Timothy S. Baker at the University of California, San Diego, she trained in cryo-electron microscopy techniques including classic single particle analysis as well as cryo-electron tomography.
In her own laboratory, Parent employs an integrated, interdisciplinary approach. She established her independent laboratory at Michigan State University in 2013 and has published extensively, secured extramural funding, and established a track record as a researcher, educator, and mentor. She also established the first cryo-EM facilities at MSU and serves as the founding Director of the newly established Talos Arctica cryo-EM facility on campus.
Parent was recently honored to receive the American Society for Microbiology Young Investigator award, and was appointed the JK Billman, Jr., MD Endowed Research Professorship.
In her own laboratory, Parent employs an integrated, interdisciplinary approach. She established her independent laboratory at Michigan State University in 2013 and has published extensively, secured extramural funding, and established a track record as a researcher, educator, and mentor. She also established the first cryo-EM facilities at MSU and serves as the founding Director of the newly established Talos Arctica cryo-EM facility on campus.
Parent was recently honored to receive the American Society for Microbiology Young Investigator award, and was appointed the JK Billman, Jr., MD Endowed Research Professorship.