| Julie T. Millard
Dorros Professor of Life Sciences Department of Chemistry 5757 Mayflower Hill Drive Colby College Waterville, ME 04901 (207) 859-5757 jtmillar@colby.edu |
The Millard research group is interested in the interactions of small molecules with DNA, focusing on the question of how some small molecules cause cancer whereas others act as anti-cancer drugs. We primarily use polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis to examine DNA sites targeted by interstrand cross-linking agents and to probe structural abnormalities induced by cross-linking. We are currently most focused on diepoxybutane, the metabolite of butadiene believed to be responsible for increased levels of cancer in those exposed to it industrially. Click here for more information about our work. |
Our work is funded by the Petroleum Research Fund, and we are grateful for past support from Research Corporation, the National Cancer Institute, the Clare Boothe Luce Fund, and the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. |
Links to Courses | |
CH 112: Chemistry for Citizens | |
CH 118: Chemistry of Life | |
Chemistry 151: K-8 Chemistry Outreach Activities | |
BC 367: Biochemistry of the Cell I | |
BC 368: Biochemistry of the Cell II |
Additional Links
Link to
information about Millard's textbook, Adventures in Chemistry.
Link to April 28, 2010 Colby Echo story about Millard and fellow running professors at the Boston Marathon.
Link to Spring 2002 Colby Magazine story about Millard's run-in with the law.
Link
to Spring 2002 Colby Magazine story about how it was all worthwhile.
Link
to Colby Chemistry Department. |
Link
to Empire Falls saga as Millard goes to Hollywood in Skowhegan, Maine.
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These pages last updated June 2010.