Welcome to the Sutherland Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Delaware. We are microbiologists and biochemists who study the fundamental biological processes of cytochrome c biogenesisand heme trafficking in bacteria.
Bacteria are able to survive and thrive in nearly every environment on Earth. This is in part due the plasticity of bacterial respiration and the diversity found in their electron transport chains. Cytochromes c are a key component of many electron transport chains, but also perform other important functions in bacteria. The Sutherland Lab studies cytochrome c biogenesis or how cytochromes c are made by the cell. We use biochemical, molecular biology and microbiology techniques to study this fundamental biological process.
Check out the UDaily article on mentorship in the Sutherland lab! The article features undergraduate researcher Sarah Garner and graduate student Alicia Kreiman with a focus on their mentoring relationship…
Donna and Sarah have been valuable members of the Sutherland lab over the past few years. We wish them the best as they move forward in their careers! Donna won the…