Chemistry & Biochemistry

Design and Validation of a Chemistry Literacy

Blecking, Anja, Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Letters & Science, Mentor, Poster Presentation, Reece, Elizabeth, School and College, Student

Elizabeth Reece, “Design and Validation of a Chemistry Literacy”  Mentor: Anja Blecking, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #147  Transitioning from high school into college-level chemistry courses can be very challenging for students, especially if they had…… Read More

Efficient Palladium-Catalyzed Buchwald-Hartwig Amination of Brominated Heterocycles using Pd2(dba)3 and Xphos Ligand

Arnold, Alexander, Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Letters & Science, Harrington, Shaun, Mentor, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student

Shaun Harrington, “Efficient Palladium-Catalyzed Buchwald-Hartwig Amination of Brominated Heterocycles using Pd2(dba)3 and Xphos Ligand”  Mentor: Alexander Arnold, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #163  Palladium catalyzed reactions have become prominent reactions for creating C-N bonds and are…… Read More

In Vivo Evaluation of FAN-NM-CH3 and Vitamin C Combination Therapy in Cancer Models

Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Letters & Science, Jakusz, Julia, Mentor, Peng, Xiaohua, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student

Julia Jakusz, “In Vivo Evaluation of FAN-NM-CH3 and Vitamin C Combination Therapy in Cancer Models”  Mentor: Xiaohua Peng, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #12  Breast cancers are highly heterogeneous and aggressive, with limited treatment options and…… Read More

In-Vitro Proteomics Analysis of Gallium Maltolate-Treated Glioblastoma Xenograft Rat

Adams, Ireoluwa, Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Letters & Science, Mentor, Poster Presentation, School and College, Shama, Mirza, Student

Ireoluwa Adams, “In-Vitro Proteomics Analysis of Gallium Maltolate-Treated Glioblastoma Xenograft Rat”  Mentor: Mirza Shama, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #65  Glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of glioma (Stage IV), carries a grim prognosis, with a survival…… Read More

Interaction of NADP+ and NAD-capped RNA with Wildtype and Mutant Human Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase

Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Letters & Science, Frick, David, Mentor, Poster Presentation, Rivera, Kali, School and College, Student

Kali Rivera, “Interaction of NADP+ and NAD-capped RNA with Wildtype and Mutant Human Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase”  Mentor: David Frick, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #133  The recent discovery that RNA polymerases frequently initiate synthesis with co-enzymes like…… Read More

Predicting the Binding Affinity of Protein-Protein Interactions

Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Letters & Science, Getty, Allie, Mentor, Poster Presentation, Saha, Arjun, School and College, Student

Allie Getty, “Predicting the Binding Affinity of Protein-Protein Interactions”  Mentor: Arjun Saha, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #87  Our goal is to establish a reliable way of predicting binding affinity of protein-protein interactions (PPIs) using machine…… Read More

Purification of a Truncated Hemoglobin N Variant

Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Letters & Science, Mentor, Pacheco, Arsenio, Parlier, Joseph, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student

Joseph Parlier, “Purification of a Truncated Hemoglobin N Variant”  Mentor: Andy Pacheco, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #156  Truncated Hemoglobin N (trHbN) is a protein that helps the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis evade the human immune system…… Read More

Purification of His-Tagged Cytochrome C Nitrite Reductase Variants

Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Letters & Science, Mentor, Neuberger, William, Pacheco, Arsenio, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student

William Neuberger, “Purification of His-Tagged Cytochrome C Nitrite Reductase Variants”  Mentor: Andy Pacheco, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #161  Cytochrome c nitrite reductase (ccNiR) is a multi-heme enzyme that enables certain microorganisms to interconvert ammonia and…… Read More

Synthesis of Human Cytomegalovirus Replication Inhibitors 

Arnold, Alexander, Burmesch, Ryan, Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Letters & Science, Mentor, Poster Presentation, Student

Ryan Burmesch, “Synthesis of Human Cytomegalovirus Replication Inhibitors”  Mentor: Alexander Arnold, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #57  With the high rates of infection of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV), specifically in transplant recipients, congenitally infected infants, and immunocompromised…… Read More

The Exploration of Potential Inhibitors for Human Cytomegalovirus Through Organic Synthesis

Arnold, Alexander, Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Letters & Science, Mentor, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student, Veliz, Alec

Alec Veliz, “The Exploration of Potential Inhibitors for Human Cytomegalovirus Through Organic Synthesis”  Mentor: Alexander Arnold, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #101  The Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a virus that can be found in a growing…… Read More