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Kristin N. Wobbe

Associate Professor
John C. Metzger Professor of Chemistry
Associate Dean of the First Year

Office: Boynton Hall, 108A
Phone: +1-508-831-5375
Fax: +1-508-831-5774
kwobbe@wpi.edu

Educational Background

• B.S., St. Olaf College, 1983
• Ph.D., Harvard University, 1991

Research & Teaching Interests

Regulation of gene expression, issues in food production/distribution/utilization, first year interdisciplinary courses. 

Recent Publications

• Wobbe, KK, B. Savilonis and D. Spanagel. 2010. "Engaging Students with Great Problems." Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, July 22-25. Louisville, KY

• Arsenault, P.R.; Vail, D.R.; Wobbe, K.K. and Weathers, P.J. (2010) Effect of Sugars on Artemisinin Production in Artemisia annua L.; Transcription and Metabolite Measurements. Molecules, 15, 2302-2318; doi:10.3390/molecules 15042302

• Arsenault, P.R.; Vail, D.R.; Wobbe, K.K.; Erickson, K. and Weathers, P.J. (2010) Reproductive development modulates gene expression and metabolite levels with possible feedback inhibition of artemisinin in Artemisia annua L. Plant Physiol. First published on August 19, 2010; doi: 10.1104/pp.110.162552.

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Years of Service at WPI

• Assistant Professor, 1995-2001
• Associate Professor, 2001-
• Associate Dean for the First Year, 2009-