Biography

Kerton Victory, originally from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, is a Chemistry major. He entered the MARC program in September 2005. Currently he is working with Professor Richard Magliozzo in the Chemistry Department. They are working on several drug resistant mutants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (KatG). The research project is focused on gaining a more complete understanding of the origins of INH resistance in tuberculosis caused by mutations in the enzymecatalase-peroxidase (KatG). Kerton is a recipient of the Presidential Scholarship. He attended the ABRCMS Conference in Atlanta GA, in November 2005. Kerton hopes to go on to receive a Ph.D in Biochemistry.

Research Interests

Pharmacology and Biochemistry

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