Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Georgia
PhD, Biology, University of Pennsylvania
BA, Biology, University of Pennsylvania
Research
Dr. Jenney’s research is focused on the role of metalloproteins in metabolism. Along
with a number of collaborators, he is helping to look at the fine structure of metal
centers in proteins, in particular in iron proteins that strictly anaerobic microorganisms
use to protect themselves from oxygen.
In addition to these basic studies, his laboratory is also attempting to adapt some
of these proteins for use as potential treatments for cancer, as well as problems
such as ischemia-reperfusion injury. The extreme stability of proteins from organisms
which flourish at and above 100°C, as well as the ability of some of these proteins
to still function even 80°C below their optimal temperature, makes them of great potential
utility.