Graduate Student 2017-2022
After Mo Lab: Research Scientist at Arzeda (Seattle, WA)
Ph.D. Chemistry 2022
B.A. Biophysical Chemistry, Dartmouth College
kaclark@princeton.edu
Mo Lab Publications
Clark, K. A.; Covington, B. C.; Seyedsayamdost, M. R. 2022, Submitted.
Clark, K. A.; Seyedsayamdost, M. R. 2022, Submitted.
Bushin, L. B.; Covington, B. C.; Clark, K. A.; Caruso, A.; Seyedsayamdost, M. R. Bicyclostreptins are Radical SAM Enzyme-modified Peptides with Unique Cyclization Motifs. Nat. Chem. Biol. 2022, In Press.
Clark, K. A.; Bushin, L. B.; Seyedsayamdost, M. R.RaS-RiPPs in Streptococci and the Human Microbiome. ACS Bio. Med. Chem. Au 2022, 328-339.
Clark, K. A.; Covington, B. C.; Seyedsayamdost, M. R. Biosynthesis-guided Discovery of Enteropeptins, Unusual Sactipeptides Containing an N-Methylornithine. ChemRxiv 2021, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2021-jnv18.
Clark, K. A.; Bushin, L. B.; Seyedsayamdost, M. R. Aliphatic Ether Bond Formation Expands the Scope of Radical SAM Enzymes in Natural Product Biosynthesis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 10610–10615.
Caruso, A.; Bushin, L. B.; Clark, K. A.; Martinie, R. J.; Seyedsayamdost, M. R. A Radical Approach to Enzymatic β-Thioether Bond Formation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 990-997.
Bushin, L. B.; Clark, K. A.; Pelczer, I.; Seyedsayamdost, M. R. Charting an Unexplored Streptococcal Biosynthetic Landscape Reveals a Unique Peptide Cyclization Motif. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 17674-17684.
Awards
Eli Lilly-Edward C. Taylor Fellowship in Chemistry (2021)
Pickering Teaching Award (2019)