WILLIAM GERWICK

Distinguished Professor

Research Interests

• Biosynthesis of Marine Natural Products
• Biofuel Production by Cultured Marine Microalgae
• Anticancer, Antiinflammatory, Tropical Disease Drug Discovery
• Marine Natural Products Drug Discovery
• Molecular Genetics of Cyanobacterial Natural Products Biosynthesis
• Molecular Evolution of Natural Product Pathways in Marine Cyanobacteria
• Elicitation of Natural Products Biosynthesis
• Cyanobacterial Phylogenetics

Degrees

• B.S., University of California, Davis
• PhD, UCSD, Scripps Institution of Oceanography