Principal Investigator

Dr. Ruth Stark
EDUCATION A.B., Cornell University, 1972 Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, 1977 RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE City University of New York, Institute for Macromolecular Assemblies, Director, 2003-present City University of New York, College of Staten Island, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and member of the CUNY Doctoral Faculty, 1/93-present; Associate Professor, 9/85-12/92. Molecular biophysics of fatty acid transport; structure and development of protective plant polymers; molecular structure of fungal melanins; nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Amherst College, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 7/79-6/85. Nuclear magnetic resonance and enzymatic studies of bile salt-lecithin aggregates and detergent micelles. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Chemistry, VisitingScientist, 9/82-8/83. NMR and enzymatic studies of fat digestion,with M.F. Roberts. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Magnet Laboratory,Postdoctoral Research Associate, 8/77-7/79. High-resolution NMR of solids, directed by R.G. Griffin. University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Research and Teaching Assistant, 9/72-7/77. Nuclear magnetic relaxation and molecular reorientation in liquids, directed by R.L. and R.R. Vold. Memberships: American Chemical Society, American Women in Science,Biophysical Society, American Men and Women of Science HONORS NIH: Research Career Development Award, Postdoctoral Fellowship CUNY:Faculty Performance Excellence Awards College of Staten Island: Dolphin Award for Scholarly Achievement, Faculty Released-Time Award, Full-Pay Fellowship Award Amherst College: Trustee-Faculty Fellowship American Cancer Society: Postdoctoral Fellowship (awarded but declined) UCSD: IBM Predoctoral Fellowship, graduate student teaching award