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American biochemist and academic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carol A. Fierke is an American biochemist who is the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Brandeis University. Her research considers biological catalysts and understanding biofunction. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Carol Ann Fierke | |
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Alma mater | Brandeis University Carleton College |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Pennsylvania State University University of Michigan Brandeis University |
Thesis | Utilization of CoA binding energy for catalysis and effect of salts and buffers on a proton transfer reaction (1984) |
Fierke was an undergraduate student at Carleton College. She completed her doctoral research at Brandeis University, where she studied biocatalysts.[1] She then moved to Pennsylvania State University as a postdoctoral researcher.[citation needed]
Fierke joined the faculty at Duke University.[when?][citation needed] She moved to the University of Michigan in 1999, and was made Chair of the Department of Chemistry in 2005. She was Head of department for ten years, after which she was made Vice Provost and Dean for Graduate Studies.[citation needed] Fierke joined Texas A&M University in 2017, and moved to Brandeis University as Executive Vice President and Provost in 2020.[2][3][4] She has dedicated her career to advocacy for researchers from historically excluded groups.[3]
Fierke's research sought to understand the mechanisms that are used by biological catalysts, enzymes.[5]