Liz Karr, Ph.D. – University of Oklahoma
Associate Dean of the Graduate College
Associate Professor of Microbiology
Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology
School of Biological Sciences
University of Oklahoma
Stephenson Research and Technology Center
Lab: 2150; Office 2021
101 David L. Boren Blvd.
Norman, OK 73019
405-310-9697
E-mail: lizkarr@ou.edu
Appointments
| 2020-present: | Associate Dean, OU Graduate College and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs| |
| 2014-present: | Associate Professor, Microbiology, University of Oklahoma |
| 2017-2020: | Graduate Liaison and Graduate Program Director, Microbiology and Plant Biology |
| 2014- present: | Associate Director, Price Family Foundation Institute of Structural Biology |
| 2007-2014: | Assistant Professor, Microbiology, University of Oklahoma |
Education & Training
| 2003-2007: | NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Ohio State University, Department of Microbiology |
| 2003: | Ph.D. Southern Illinois University, Department of Microbiology |
| 1999: | Bachelor of Science, Murray State University, Department of Biology |
| 1997: | Associate in Science, Paducah Community College |
Welcome to the Karr Lab
My primary research interests include mechanisms regulating gene expression and energy conservation in microorganisms. Utilizing molecular, biochemical, biophysical, genetic, structural biology, and physiological tools, my research group investigates these mechanisms in members of life’s bacterial and archaeal domains. I am interested in key microorganisms involved in methane generation from an environmental perspective, including methanoarchaea and syntrophic bacteria. Additionally, I am also interested in how the regulation of gene expression contributes to hypervirulence in select strains of the medically important pathogen Clostridiodes difficile. Although these organisms have diverse metabolisms, a unifying feature in my research group is a focus on anaerobic microorganisms. For a listing of lab projects, see the Research page.
