Curriculum Vitae
Holly E. Johnson, Ph.D.
Alkemist Labs, 1260 Logan Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 USA
holly@alkemist.com808.631.8823
Academic Degrees
2007 Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy
Specialization: Natural Products Chemistry & Medical Ethnobotany
Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy
Program for Collaborative Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois – Chicago, IL
1997 B.S. in Environmental Biology, B.S. in Botany
Department of Biological Sciences
Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Professional Experience
2014 - present
Laboratory Director
, Alkemist Labs, Costa Mesa, CA
2013 – present
Scientific & Regulatory Consultant
, Natural Products Consulting, CA
2013 – 2014
Senior Field Applications Chemist
, Waters Corp., Milford, MA
2010 – 2013
Adjunct Professor
, University of Hawaii, Lihue, HI
2009 – present
Research Associate
, National Tropical Botanic Garden, Kalaheo, HI
2009 – 2011
Researcher
, University of Hawaii – Manoa, College of Tropical
Agriculture & Human Resources, Kapaa, HI
2007 – 2011
Visiting Assistant Professor
, Weber State University, Department of
Botany, Ogden, UT
2007 – 2009
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
, Institute for Ethnomedicine,
Jackson, WY
2005 – 2007
Senior Analytical Technician
, California State University -Fullerton
Department of Biological Sciences, Fullerton, CA
2003 – 2005
Analytical Chemistry Consultant
, Institute for Ethnobotany, Acacia
Lab, National Tropical Botanic Garden, Kalaheo, HI
2000 – 2003
Pre-Doctoral Fellow
, National Institutes of Health
Center for Botanical Dietary Supplements Research, Chicago, IL
1998 – 2002
Pharmacology/Toxicology Production Associate
, NAPRALERT™
Database, University of Illinois – Chicago, IL
1997 – 2000
Research & Teaching Assistant
, National Cooperative Drug
Discovery Group, Program for Collaborative Research in the
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chicago, IL