Sarah Kirk B.A., Whitman College; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego        Hired: 2002; Rank: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2002 Office: Olin Science Center 313 Phone: 503-370-6902 email: skirk@willamette.edu Chem. 115 Homework Keys Courses Taught: Chem. 110 Chemical Concepts and Applications Chem. 115 Introductory Chemistry I Chem. 116 Introductory Chemistry II Chem. 225 Organic Chemistry I Chem. 226 Organic Chemistry II Chem 228 Organic Chemistry II: Bioorganic emphasis Chem 430 Advanced Topics: Bioorganic Chemistry Chem 431 Advanced Topics in Biochemistry Chem 495 Senior Research Projects I Professional Interests:  design and synthesis of amino acid conjugates of aminoglycoside antibiotics; investigation of binding between nucleic acid and novel molecules; defining of essential elements within molecules that dictate nucleic acid specificity.  Interests:  singing, hiking, camping, skiing and soccer    [Faculty Profiles] [Department Overview]

Publications (Refereed):

S.R. Kirk, T.P. Silverstein, and J.J. Willemsen, "Teaching Biologically Relevant Chemistry Throughout the Four-Year Chemistry Curriculum" J. Chem. Ed. 83, 1171-1175 (2006).

S.R. Kirk, N.W. Luedtke, and Y. Tor,  "2-Aminopurine as a Real-Time Probe of Enzymatic Cleavage and Inhibition of Hammerhead Ribozymes" Bioorg. Med. Chem.  9, 2295-2301 (2001).

S.R. Kirk, N.W. Luedtke, and Y. Tor, "Neomycin? Acridine Conjugate: A Potent Inhibitor of Rev-RRE Binding" J.Am. Chem. Soc. 122, 980-981, (2000).

S.R. Kirk and Y. Tor, "tRNAPhe Binds Aminoglycoside Antibiotics" Bioorg. Med. Chem. 7, 1979-1991, (1999).

S.R. Kirk and Y. Tor, "Hydrolysis of an RNA Dinucleoside Monophosphate by Neomycin B" Chem Commun. 147-149, (1998).