In the Parkinson lab, we focus on the discovery of novel bioactive natural products from cryptic biosynthetic gene clusters found in soil dwelling bacteria.

West Lafayette, IN
Joined August 2018
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New Parkinson Lab Photo!!! Happy Holidays from the Parkinson Lab!
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Honors Biology students learning about how Microbes in our soil produce useful antiobiotics. Practices such as serial dilution, sterile technique and micro-pipetting are also being applied in this unique learning experience with @ParkinsonLab! @jeff_principal @LSClafayette
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Thank you to all of our great speakers at the Modern Natural Products Discovery Session at SIMB! @SIMB_Microbio @LoesgenLab @JMWinterlab @WritesofMurph @MeversLab @corteva @NIDDKgov
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My students Namuunaa, Noah, and I had a blast at the Natural Product GRC last week! Cannot wait until next year! @PurdueChemistry @Purdue_MCMP @GordonConf
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Congratulations to Dr. Nelson! The newest PhD from the Parkinson lab!
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Parkinson Lab had a great time volunteering at the Children's Museum Indianapolis! We isolated soil bacteria, did candy chromatography, and saw some dinosaurs @TCMIndy @PurdueChemistry
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Big news alert! The Department of Chemistry has a new name: the James and Margaret Tarpo Department of Chemistry. This change reflects the profound impact of their generous contributions. @PurdueChemistry @LifeAtPurdue bit.ly/4aVp9Dp #Purdue #Science #Chemistry
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So honored to win this award!
🏆 Meet Betsy Parkinson, winner of the 2023-24 Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award. This @purduescience professor excels both in and out of the classroom. Learn more. ⬇️

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The latest #cellfree natural products work from my lab! nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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We are thrilled to release 3,000+ more genomes on the NPDC Genome Portal (npdc.rc.ufl.edu)! This week, we are also launching new filter and search functionalities to improve your experience. Please take a moment to fill out our NPDC survey here: forms.office.com/r/6yWxZDVww…
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Proud to have this now accepted in @MCR_AACR ! Great work by first author @annaleighbenton, and thanks to collaborators @NadiaAtallah1 @ParkinsonLab. @PurdueBiolSci @PUCancerInst aacrjournals.org/mcr/article…
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Our paper on the nanoRAPIDS platform is out in @CommsChem. The analytical pipeline nanofractionates 10 ul complex culture extract into 384 wells and then determines high-res mass and bioactivity of all peaks. doi.org/10.1038/s42004-024-0…
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Congrats Professor Li @theligroup for this award recognizing outstanding faculty members who are on an accelerated path of academic distinction!
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Betsy Parkinson, assist. professor at @PurdueChemistry, was stunned to learn that she was one of the recipients of Purdue's Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award. The announcement took place during a faculty meeting. #PurdueUniversity #Boilermaker #Science #Chemistry #Teaching
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Honored to receive the Purdue exceptional early career teaching award!
My wonderful colleague @ParkinsonLab gets recognized for excellence in teaching! Congrats, Betsy! Wonderful!
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Congratulations to all our 2024 @PurdueScience Faculty and Staff honorees including executive assistant Jackie Butram! Here are the other honorees in Chemistry and the college: purdue.edu/science/about/fac…
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