Kermit R. Mercer, B.S.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 275-4249

Fax: (585) 275-6007

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 712
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Associate (Part-Time) - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (SMD) - Primary

Biography

Research

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (epr) research and instrumentation. Development of microwave apparatus, x-ray generators, helium temperature dewar assemblies and high vacuum equipment to enable epr sample characteristics to be measured at various temperatures and at both x-band frequencies (10 GHz) and at Q-band frequencies (35 GHz).

Credentials

Education

1971
BS | SUNY Coll at Brockport
Not Classifiable

Publications

Journal Articles

12/2013
Sutton KA, Black PJ, Mercer KR, Garman EF, Owen RL, Snell EH, Bernhard WA. "Insights into the mechanism of X-ray-induced disulfide-bond cleavage in lysozyme crystals based on EPR, optical absorption and X-ray diffraction studies." Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography.. 2013 Dec 0; 69(Pt 12):2381-94. Epub 2013 Nov 19.

7/22/2010
Peoples AR, Mercer KR, Bernhard WA. "What fraction of DNA double-strand breaks produced by the direct effect is accounted for by radical pairs?" The journal of physical chemistry. B. 2010 Jul 22; 114(28):9283-8.

5/1997
Mroczka NE, Mercer KR, Bernhard WA. "The effects of lattice water on free radical yields in X-irradiated crystalline pyrimidines and purines: a low-temperature electron paramagnetic resonance investigation." Radiation research.. 1997 May 0; 147(5):560-8.

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