Marilyn K. Speedie

Marilyn K. Speedie, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Pharmacy
Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry

Office:  5-130 Weaver-Densford Hall

Telephone Number:  612-624-1900

FAX Number:  612-624-2974

E-mail Address: speed001@umn.edu

Education:
B.S. Pharm., Purdue University, 1970
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1973

Research Interests:
My research experience and expertise include the following: enzymology and molecular biology of antibiotic biosynthesis, the expression and secretion of recombinant proteins in streptomycetes, and the microbial biodegradation of pesticides and other pollutants. I do not currently have an active laboratory due to my administrative responsibilities.

Publications:
Speedie, M.K., Antisense Therapeutic Agents, in Foye's Medicinal Chemistry, T. Lemke and D. Williams, eds. Williams and Wilkens, Baltimore, 2002.

Speedie, M.K., Proceedings of Association of Formulations Chemists, 1997. Major Formulation Challenges: Pharma Perspective.

M. Sathyamoorthy, D. Stemke, and M.K. Speedie. Native and Heterologous Protein Secretion by Streptomyces lividans. Applied Microbiol. Biotech., 46, 347-352 (1996).

M. Meng, W.-Q Sun, L. Geelhaar, G. Kumar, A. Patel, G.F. Payne, J. Stacy, and M.K. Speedie. Denitration of Glycerol Trinitrate by Resting Cells and Cell Extracts of Bacillus thuringiensis/cereus and Enterobacter agglomerans. Appl. Environ. Microbiology, 61, 2548-2553 (1995).