Katherine Bowers FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies U.S.A., Inc.

Katherine Bowers received her B.S. in Chemistry from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown WV, followed by her PhD in Chemistry at the Pennsylvania State University. Her graduate research, under the direction of Dr. Robert Matthews, focused on studying the protein folding mechanisms of E. coli DHFR and the -subunit of tryptophan synthase, using a protein fragmentation approach coupled to biophysical techniques to search for independent folding domains. Katherine Bowers then conducted Postdoctoral training in mechanistic enzymology at the University of Michigan, Department of Chemistry, under the direction of Dr. Carol Fierke. This research involved probing the chemical mechanism of mammalian farnesyltranferase, an enzyme involved in the post-translation lipidation of key signaling proteins, using site-directed mutagenesis, transient kinetics and kinetic isotope effects. After Postdoctoral training, Katherine Bowers worked as a Formulation Development Scientist at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in Tarrytown NY. Katherine Bowers is currently employed at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies as a Formulation and Analytical Development Scientist for this contract manufacturer of protein-based therapeutics. In this role, Dr. Bowers works with a wide variety of protein molecules, using biophysical techniques to support manufacturing process development and the development of stable parenteral formulations.