Grace Galinato
Dr. Mary Grace I. Galinato
Associate Professor of Chemistry
- Email address mgalina@ju.edu
- Telephone number 904-256-7292
Biography
Education
- B.S. Chemistry, University of the Philippines at Los Baños, 1999
- Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 2007
- Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Fellow, University of Michigan, 2007-2011
Areas of Specialization:
Biophysical chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, structure-function relationship in heme proteins
Academic Employment:
- 2011-2017: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University - Erie Campus
- 2017-2022: Associate Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University - Erie Campus
- 2022-current: Associate Professor of Chemistry, Jacksonville University
Dr. Mary Grace I. Galinato is an associate professor of chemistry at Jacksonville
University. She has a B.S.in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines, a Ph.D.
in Chemistry from the University of Connecticut, and a postdoctoral teaching and research
fellowship from the University of Michigan. Throughout her career, Grace has stayed
in academia, beginning as an instructor at the University of the Philippines, to associate
professor at Pennsylvania State University – Erie Campus, and now at JU. She loves
teaching undergraduates and mentoring them in research. As a biophysical/bioinorganic
chemist, she has published in over 20 high-impact journals including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical
Society, Biochemistry, and Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, among others; and has a track-record of instructional and research grantsmanship.
When she is not in the classroom or lab, she likes playing tennis, trying different
kinds of food, chatting with friends, and spending time with family.
Dr Grace Galinato