Ph.D., Univ. of Kansas Medical Center (1996) B.A., Clark Univ. (1992)

As a graduate student, Dr. Draper worked on drug metabolism by cytochrome P450 enzymes, specifically developing in vitro tests to predict drug interactions. As a postdoctoral fellow, she studied the same enzymes, but with a focus on their endogenous roles Dr. Draper’s more recent research is focused on the environmental impact of car tire wear particles. Airborne automobile tire particles and leachate are expected to have adverse effects in the environment. Dr. Draper is curently working with Trinity undergraduates on a study of aquatic toxicity of various commonly-prescribed human pharmaceuticals.

Draper, A.J. (2004) Integrating Project-Based Service Learning into an Advanced Environmental Chemistry Course. J. Chem. Ed. 81:221-4. Draper, A.J. (2005) Supplemental Instruction addresses student learning in introductory science courses. Conference Proceedings: Innovations in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Carleton and St. Olaf Colleges, Northfield, MN. Parkinson, A., N. Leonard, A. Draper and B. W. Ogilvie (2006) On the mechanism of hepatocarcinogenesis of benzodiazepines: Evidence that diazepam and oxazepam are CYP2B inducers in rats, and both CYP2B and CYP4A inducers in mice. Drug Metab. Rev. 38:235-259. Draper, A.J., N. LaBella, P. Shakya and R. Riendeau. Aquatic toxicity of histamine antagonists and proton pump inhibitors to freshwater invertebrate (Daphnia magna) and fathead minnow (Pimephalas promelas). In preparation.