Profile
Geoff Ford
Genetics and Biochemistry
Senior Lecturer
864-656-3828
Poole Agricultural Center (P&A) 156 [Office]
Educational Background
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of South Carolina, 2016
B.S., Chemistry, Presbyterian College, 2009
Profile/About Me
I graduated from Presbyterian College in 2009, earning my Bachelors of Science in Chemistry with a minor in Biology. I entered the graduate program at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC in 2010 and earned my Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2016. My research encompassed bacterial metabolism, biochemistry, and molecular biology, with a primary focus on the metabolism, function, and cross-talk of various transition metals in Escherichia coli.
Research Interests
My current research interests includes the discovery and characterization of secondary metabolites in prokaryotic and other single-celled organisms, and their potential applications in biotechnology.
Courses Taught
BCHM 3050 Essential Elements of Biochemistry
BCHM 3040 Molecular Biology Laboratory
BCHM 4310 Physical Approaches to Biochemistry
BCHM 4330 Physical Approaches to Biochemistry Laboratory
BCHM 4340 Biochemistry of Metabolism Laboratory
Selected Publications
Washington – Hughes, CL, Ford, GT, Jones, AD, McRae, K, Outten, FW. Nickel exposure reduces enterobactin production in Escherichia coli. MicrobiologyOpen. 2019; 8:e691. https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.691
