Profile
Barry A Linkletter
Name:
Barry A Linkletter
Email:
blinkletter@upei.ca
Position:
Chair, Chemistry
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Department:
Chemistry
Phone:
902-628-4328
Building:
Irving Chemistry Centre 205
Island Scholar:
Island Scholar Biography
Chair; Associate Professor
BSc (UPEI); PhD (McGill)
Dr. Barry Linkletter works to better understand and synthesize molecules that will interact and associate with four-stranded DNA, a novel DNA structure. These stabilizing molecules are candidates for drugs that regulate cell proliferation and may find a use in cancer therapy and genetic research.
Research Interests
- Molecular recognition of DNA secondary structures
- Telomeric DNA
- Solid-phase organic synthesis
- Novel nucleotide bases