James A. Endrizzi
SuperNova C, USA
Biography
James Endrizzi, founder of SuperNova C, is a Ph.D. chemist and X-ray crystallographer based in Missoula, Montana. He specializes in the use X-ray crystallography combined with biochemical, biophysical, and bioinformatic approaches to unveil structure-based molecular mechanisms for macromolecular function. With a B.S. in Chemistry & Biology from the University of Minnesota and a doctorate from Eugene, Oregon, James went on to a post-doctoral position in the Alber lab at UCBerkeley, where the newly commissioned tunable, synchrotron beam 8.3.1 was available at the Atomic Light Source for many Friday and Saturday nights spent experimenting on various crystals. After 9 years at Berkeley, he went on to research stints at UC Davis (4 years),, Montana State University (3 ½ years) and the Hormel Institute, giving 15 talks, presenting over 20 posters and publishing 23 papers along the way before founding SuperNova C, a company devoted to providing vitamin C as mineral ascorbates.