Katie Edwards
Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Background
Katie Edwards is a faculty member in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Â鶹Éç.
Her research program aligns with a One Health perspective, sitting at the intersection of human and environmental health, with a focus on developing and applying bioanalytical tools to understand metabolic function under physiological and stress conditions. Her laboratory specializes in enzyme-based assays and biorecognition strategies to probe nutrient status, redox balance, and metabolic resilience. A central theme of her work is the role of vitamin-dependent enzymes — particularly those linked to thiamine metabolism — in shaping cellular responses to environmental and physiological stressors. Her group integrates biochemical, analytical, and environmental approaches to investigate how nutrient status influences oxidative stress, disease susceptibility, and therapeutic outcomes across biological systems.
Her laboratory also examines how nutrient availability and environmental factors influence oxidative stress and metabolic capacity. Her current work includes assay development, evaluation of enzyme activity across biological systems, and the study of bioactive compounds in complex matrices such as foods and plant extracts.
Education
- BS, Clarkson University
- MS, Cornell University
- PhD, Cornell University
Research Interests
- Bioanalytical assay development (enzyme-focused)
- Thiamine metabolism and functional biomarkers
- Transketolase and related metabolic pathways
- Oxidative stress and redox systems
- Bioactivity of natural products