Chicita F Culberson, Senior Research Scientist
Office Location: 370 Bio Sci
Office Phone: (919) 660-7300
Email Address: cculb@duke.edu
Specialties:
Systematics
Research Categories: Identification and chemistry of lichen products
Research Description: I am interested in the systematics and ecology of lichen-forming fungi, including their natural product chemistry, evolution, habitat relationships, and the geography of sibling species and chemical races. I use thin-layer chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography to identify new natural products, analyze qualitative and quantitative secondary product chemistries under natural and experimental conditions and assess gene flow in natural populations with secondary products serving as genetic markers.