Marnett Research Laboratory

Carol Rouzer, Research Professor

I was born and raised in Hagerstown, Maryland and attended Western Maryland College (now renamed McDaniel College), where I received a B.A. degree in Chemistry in 1976. I then left Maryland for New York City, where I spent 7 years in the Rockefeller University/Cornell University Medical College M.D.-Ph.D. program, completing my Ph.D. degree in biomedical sciences in 1982, and my M.D. degree in 1983. My interests in arachidonic acid metabolism next took me to Stockholm, Sweden for a post-doctoral position with Nobel laureate, Bengt Samuelsson, which was then followed by three years as a Research Fellow at the Merck Frosst Institute for Therapeutic Research in Montreal, Quebec.

Desiring a change of emphasis in my career, I returned to McDaniel College where I taught chemistry and biochemistry at the undergraduate level for eleven years. Eventually, however, I grew to miss research and was pleased to have the opportunity to join the Marnett lab and once again pursue my long-time interests. In the laboratory, I continue to explore aspects of arachidonic acid metabolism, particularly in macrophages responding to inflammatory stimuli, though my focus has expanded to include consideration of the role that arachidonic acid metabolites play in carcinogenesis and degenerative diseases. For fun, I enjoy tour motorcycling with my husband, reading, and baking outrageous chocolate deserts.