Kristen Kilpatrick

Technical Writer

Kristen earned a Masters in Chemistry from Duke University and conducted post-graduate studies on molecular mechanisms of melanoma at Marshall University School of Medicine. Her other research interests include incorporation kinetics of boranophosphate-substituted nucleotides using DNA polymerase. She worked as a chemist at an industrial plant for 6 years before pursuing a career in teaching. Kristen has been teaching chemistry for the North Carolina Community Colleges for 9 years. She also develops chemistry courses to be used by other instructors in the online community. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children. They love to go to the beach, spend the day on the boat, reading, and enjoying the sunny days on the coast of North Carolina.