PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Glenn D. Gilyot, Ph.D.

Office: Pauley 314A

Email: ggilyot@hsc.edu

Glenn attended Xavier University of Louisiana for his undergraduate studies. He earned a B.S. in Chemistry in 2016. For three years, he worked in the lab of Candace M. Lawrence, Ph.D. as Center for Undergraduate Research Scholar and NIGMS-RISE Scholar. His research focused on synthesizing modified guanosine hydrogels with polymer scaffolding to operate as cancer drug carriers.

Glenn earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Missouri in 2023. His project was supervised by Timothy Glass, Ph.D. His research consisted of development and synthesis of selective fluorescent sensors for detection of biologically relevant analytes, such as blood pH, proteins and neuropeptides. During his graduate career, Glenn was an NIH-IMSD scholar, SREB Dissertation Year Scholar, Graduate Scholar of Excellence, Chemistry Graduate Student Organization (CGSO) President, Mizzou 18 Award recipient, Rollins Society Inductee, Alpha Chi Sigma collegiate member, The College Tour Mizzou cast member, and Graduate Coordinator for the STEM Cubs program.

Glenn joined the Department of Chemistry at Hampden-Sydney College in July 2023. His lab focuses on development and synthesis of fluorescent sensors for disease biomarkers and development of tools for improving student outcomes in Organic Chemistry. He is currently an Alpha Chi Sigma professional member and American Chemical Society (ACS) member.