Education
- Ph.D. 1996, The University of Arizona
- M.S. 1996, The University of Arizona
- B.S. 1992, Central Michigan University
Professional
Started with ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ - 1998
Honors and Awards
- Willard R. Sparks Eminent Faculty Award, University of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Board of Visitors, 2017
- Distinguished Research Award, University of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Alumni Association, 2011
- Distinguished Research Award, College of Arts and Sciences, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½, 2008
- Olin Atkins Professorship, University of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½, 2007-2010
- Award for Teaching Excellence, College of Arts and Sciences, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½, 2007
- Research Paper Competition Award, University of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Sigma Xi Chapter, 2001
- Early Career Research Award, University of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ College of Arts and Sciences, 2000
Research Interests
Research interests in the Parrill group are in the areas broadly described as computational structural biology and rational ligand design. The rapid growth of experimental techniques that probe the three-dimensional structure of biologically important structures such as proteins have provided a wealth of information that can be used to study protein structure and design ligands that will bind to these molecules. Such ligands can be used to gather additional information that is useful for the optimization of drugs and molecules with other important functions. Specific projects related to both computational structural biology and rational ligand design involve studies of the interactions between existing or newly designed ligands with interesting biological targets.
Grants
- Regulation of arterial diameter through specific sensing of endogenous steroids and novel nonsteroidal analogs by BK channel subunits, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center subcontract from National Institutes of Health grant, $336,667, 3/19-3/23
Graduate Students
- Gregory Szwabowski
- Christy Dyer