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John Stedman Magyar
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
John Stedman Magyar, assistant professor of chemistry, joined the Barnard faculty in 2007. Professor Magyar is a bioinorganic chemist with strong interests in environmental chemistry and biogeochemistry.
Prior to joining Barnard, Professor Magyar was a postdoctoral scholar in chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, where he studied electron transfer kinetics and protein dynamics. Professor Magyar's doctoral research, at Northwestern University, provided important insights into the molecular mechanisms of lead(II) poisoning.
At Barnard, Magyar and his undergraduate research students are investigating the molecular details of trace metal uptake and homeostasis in environmentally important microorganisms, such as marine phytoplankton. They are working to elucidate the relationships between microbial trace metal processing and global biogeochemical cycles.
Selected Publications
"Structural Zinc-Binding Domains" (with P. Turano), in Biological Inorganic Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity, ed. I. Bertini, et al. (Mill Valley, CA: University Science Books, 2006)
"Reexamination of Lead(II) Coordination Preferences in Sulfur-Rich Sites: Implications for a Critical Mechanism of Lead Poisoning" (with T-C Weng, et al.), J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127 (2005)
"Spectro-potentiometric Analysis of Metal Binding to Structural Zinc Binding Sites: Accounting Quantitatively for pH and Metal Ion Buffering Effects" (with H. A. Godwin), Anal. Biochem. 320 (2003)
"Fundamental Coordination Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, and Biochemistry of Lead(II)" (with E. S. Claudio and H. A. Godwin), Prog. Inorg. Chem. 51 (2003)
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EDUCATION:
A.B., Dartmouth College
M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University
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SPECIALIZATIONS:
Physical and environmental bioinorganic chemistry
Global biogeochemical cycles
Microbial metal homeostasis