Lisa Alty

Professor of Chemistry

Science Addition A329
(540) 458-8927
altyl@wlu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• 1987 Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Pharmacy
  • Dissertation Topic: Synthesis of Alpha Antagonists for use as Probes of Receptor Topography
• 1982 B.S., Chemistry, College of William and Mary

Research

Laboratory instruction in chemistry

Teaching

• Chem 341 Biochemistry
• Chem 343 Biochemistry Laboratory
• Chem 298 Medicinal Chemistry
• Chem 243 Organic Spectroscopic Methods

Selected Publications

Alty, L. T. "Analysis of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters in Egg Yolk using GC-MS" J. Chem. Educ. 2009, 86, 962-965.

Alty, Lisa T. Monoterpene Unknowns Identified Using IR, 1 H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, DEPT, COSY, and HETCOR J. Chem. Educ. 2005, 82, 1387-9.

France, M.B., Alty, L.T., Earl, T.M. Synthesis of a 7-oxanorbornene Monomer: A Two-Step Sequence Preparation for the Organic Laboratory, J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 659-660.

Alty, L.T. Multitasking, J. Chem. Educ. 1993, 70, 663-665.

Awards

• 1994 Alpha Epsilon Delta, Premedical Honor Society
• 1989 Mednick Foundation Fellowship
• 1987 Sigma Xi
• 1986 Rho Chi, Pharmacy Honor Society
• 1984-85 A. H. Robins Graduate Fellow in Medicinal Chemistry
• 1982-83 A. D. Williams Predoctoral Fellow in Medicinal Chemistry

Professional Organizations

• Southeastern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions

  President, 2006-2009

  President-Elect, 2005-06

  Board of Directors, 2001-3, 2005-11

  Program Committee for the Regional Meeting, 2004-05

• National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions
               Board Member, 2006-2009
               Program Committee Member, 2004 National Meeting
               Staff Benefits Task Force, 2007
• Virginia Academy of Sciences - Secretary, 1992
               Councilor, Medical Sciences Section, 1990
               Secretary, Medical Sciences Section, 1992
• American Chemical Society
               Division of Medicinal Chemistry
               Chemical Education Division