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Kenichi Yokoyama

Kenichi Yokoyama

Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Biochemistry
307 Research Drive, 228B Nanaline H Duke., Durham, NC 27710
307 Research Drive, Rm 228B Nanaline H Duke Bldg, Durham, NC 27710

Research Interests

Natural product biosynthesis, mode of action, and discovery.

Selected Grants

Functions and mechanisms of metalloenzymes in natural product and cofactor biosynthesis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2030

Pharmacological Sciences Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

Tri-Institutional Molecular Mycology and Pathogenesis Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Catalysis and inhibition of chitin synthesis from pathogenic fungi

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2025 - 2027

Supporting a highly successful graduate student working on cofactor and natural product biosynthesis

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Chemical Society · 2025 - 2026

Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2021 - 2026

Radical-mediated biosynthesis and discovery of peptide antibiotics

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Heart Association · 2024 - 2025

MRI: Acquisition of a Microscale Thermophoresis System

EquipmentMajor User · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2022 - 2025

Mechanism of carbon skeleton formation in molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025

Catalysis and inhibition of chitin synthesis from pathogenic fungi

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025

Biosynthesis of antifungal nucleoside antibiotics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2024

Medical Scientist Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1997 - 2022

Organization and Function of Cellular Structure

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1975 - 2020

Biochemistry and Structure of Lipid A Enzymes

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2020

Structural Biology and Biophysics Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1994 - 2015

High sensitivity multi-purpose electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy for biotechnological and biomedical research

EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center · 2014 - 2015