Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Training & Education

Dr. Alan Chant received his Ph.D. in Biophysics and Molecular Biology from Portsmouth University (U.K) studying the structural and functional characteristics of Zinc-finger proteins with Dr. Geoff Kneale. For his postdoctoral research, he carried out structural and enzymatic studies on RB69 DNA polymerase and its interactions with 8-oxo-guanine lesions. He was a research associate in Jonathan Boyson’s Lab, working on NKT cells and development of protein tetramer complexes. He has worked as a postdoctoral associate in the Nursing Department at UVM, where he studied the radiation-induced instability of the human genome.

Dr. Chant joined the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics in 2024.

Teaching

Undergraduate Education and Advising in MMG:

• BCOR 2500: Cell and Molecular Biology
• BIOC 3006: Biochemistry II
• MMG 3310: Survey of Bioinformatics Databases
• MMG 3330: Genetics and Genomics

Publications

Alan Chant, Ahmad Chaudary, Christina M. Kraemer-Chant. A Study of Radiation-InducedTelomere Instability Using Multiplex-Ligated Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA). Advances in Biological Chemistry, 2024, 14, 73-85.

Alan Chant, Christina M. Kraemer-Chant. “Integrating Scientific Communication into the Liberal Arts Science Classroom Using Multiple Learning Strategies”, Journal of Chemical Education, 2024, 101, 31-38.

Alan Chant, Ahmad Chaudary, Christina M. Kraemer-Chant. A Study of Radiation-Induced Instability for the Gene Locus Associated with Intellectual Disorders or Developmental Delays. Advances in Biological Chemistry, 2023, 13, 128-142.

Alan Chant, Heather Driscoll, Joshua L. Weiss, Ahmad Chaudary, Christina M. Kraemer-Chant. “Radiation-Induced Chromosome Instability in WTK1 and TK6 Human Lymphoblastoid Cells”, Advances in Biological Chemistry, 2023, 13, 57-70.

Christopher G. Toomey, David Weiss, Alan Chant, Megan Ackerman, Bethany A. Ahlers, Ying-Wai Lam, Christopher Ricciardi, Dana Bourne, Christina M. Kraemer-Chant. “Development and Applications of a Calmodulin-Based Fusion Protein System for the Expression and Purification of WW and Zinc Finger Modules, Advances in Biological Chemistry, 2017, 7, 89-106.