Christine Salomon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Center for Drug Design
Assistant Director, Center for Drug Design

Contact Information

Office: 4-162 VFW Cancer Research Building
Phone: 612-626-3698
Fax: 612-625-8154
E-mail: csalomon@umn.edu

Education

B.S., Southhampton College, Long Island University, 1995
Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, 2001
Post Doc, University of Minnesota, 2001-2006

Publications

Natural products as leads for tuberculosis drug development. Salomon CE, Schmidt LE. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 2011, in press.

Dual inhibitors of HIV reverse transcriptase and integrase: Structure-activity-relationship studies on integrase inhibition. Wang Z, Tang J, Salomon C, Dreis C,Vince R.  Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2010, 18, 4202-4211. Abstract

Plant signaling compounds alter secondary metabolite production among antagonistic streptomyces. Bakker MG, Salomon CE, Kinkel LL.  Phytopathology 2009, 99(6): S7-S8. 

Structure and cytotoxicity of arnamial and related fungal sesquiterpene aryl esters.. Misiek M, Williams J, Schmich K, Huttel W, Merfort I, Salomon CE, Aldrich CC, Hoffmeister D.  Journal of Natural Products 2009, 72, 1888-1891. Abstract

Biosynthesis of Ubiquinone Compounds with Conjugated Prenyl Side Chains. Lee PC,Salomon CE, Mijts B, Schmidt-Dannert C. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2008, 74, 6908-6917. Abstract

Rationally designed dual inhibitiors of HIV reverse transcriptase and integrase. Wang Z, Bennett EM, Wilson DJ, Salomon CE, Vince R. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2007, 50, 3416-3419. Abstract

Gene transfer in gram positive bacteria. Kristich C, Salomon CE, Dunny G. Methods for General and Molecular Bacteriology, Gerhardt R, Ed., American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C., USA. 2007.

Total synthesis of narbonolide and biotransformation to pikromycin: Effect of protecting groups on the intramolecular Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi coupling of 14-membered macrolides. Venkatraman L, Salomon CE, Sherman DH, Fecik R. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 9853-9856. Abstract

Merging the potential of microbial genetics with marine biological and chemical diversity: An even brighter future for marine natural product drug discovery. Salomon CE, Magarvey NA, Sherman DH. Natural Product Reports, 2004, 21, 105-121. Abstract

Localization studies of bioactive cyclic peptides in the ascidian Lissoclinum patella. Salomon CE, Faulkner DJ. Journal of Natural Products. 2002, 65, 689-692. Abstract

Relative and absolute stereochemistry of the didemnaketals, metabolites of a Palauan ascidian, Didemnum sp. Salomon CE, Williams DH, Lobkovsky E, Clardy JC, Faulkner DJ. Organic Letters. 2002, 4, 1699-1702. Abstract

The cellular localization of the pyridoacridine dercitamide in the Palauan sponge Oceanapia sagittaria. Salomon CE, Deerinck T, Ellisman M, Faulkner DJ. Marine Biology 2001, 139, 313-319.

Symbiotic bacteria in sponges: Sources of bioactive compounds. Faulkner DJ, Harper MK, Salomon CE, Schmidt EW. Drugs from the Sea, Fusetani N, ed, Kargel, Basel, 2000, 107-119.

Localization of bioactive metabolites in marine sponges. Faulkner DJ, Harper MK, Salomon CE, Schmidt EW. Proceedings, 5th International Sponge Symposium, Brisbane, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 1999, 44, 167-173.

Plakinidine D, A new pyrroloacridine alkaloid from an undescribed Didemnum sp. ascidian and Didemnum rubeum. Smith CJ, Venables DA, Ireland CM, Hopmann C, Salomon CE, Faulkner DJ, Jompa J, Tahir A. Journal of Natural Products 1997, 60, 1048-1050. Abstract

Sagitol, A pyridoacridine alkaloid from the sponge Oceanapia sagittaria. Salomon CE, Faulkner DJ. Tetrahedron Letters 1996, 37, 9147-9148.

New azacyclopropene derivatives from Dysidea fragilis collected in Pohnpei. Salomon CE, Williams DH, Faulkner DJ. Journal of Natural Products 1995, 58, 1463-1466. Abstract

Salomon Lab, 2011:

L-R, back row: Dr. Yudi Rusman, Dr. Jon Henrikson, Renne Jensen, Chris Gelbmann, Eric Anderson, Dr. Christine Salomon. Front row: Arielle Anderson, Hannah Irwin, Kayla Steeves and Neetha Eduthan.