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2008 SERMACS, Nashville, TN
Chemistry Oral & Poster Presentations
by Vanderbilt University Research Programs

Refer to the SERMACS website (http://acs.confex.com/acs/serm08/techprogram/)for schedule and specific times/locations.

Cliffel

Biomimetic Gold Monolayer Protected Clusters for Calibration of a Quartz Crystal Microbalance Immunosensor
Brian Neil Turner, Ryan D. Rutledge, David W. Wright, James E. Crowe Jr. and David E. Cliffel
Analytical Chemistry-I
Toxicological Investigation of Tiopronin Monolayer Protected Clutsters in Mice
Carrie A. Simpson, Brian J. Huffman and David E. Cliffel
Analytical Chemistry Posters
Monolayer Protected Clusters as Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Mediators
David E. Cliffel and Rachel Greene
Electrochemistry at the Nanoscale-II
Detection Strategy for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Leslie A. Hiatt and David E. Cliffel
Analytical Chemistry-I
Probing the Surface Reactivity of Printed Metal Particle Films Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
Leila F. Deravi, David Cliffel and David W. Wright
Electrochemistry at the Nanoscale-I

Hanusa

Synthesis, Structure, and Characterization of Substituted Cyclopentadienyl Complexes and the Related Hexamethyldisilylamides of Heavy Group 15 Metals
Stephen C. Chmely, Timothy P. Hanusa and Arnold L. Rheingold
Organometallic Chemistry Posters
New Developments in the Synthesis of Bis(indenyl) Complexes of Manganese
Ryan M. Meier, Jeffrey A. Crisp, Timothy P. Hanusa and William W. Brennessel
Organometallic Chemistry
Bonding Preferences in s-Block Allyl Complexes
Stephen C. Chmely, Cameron K. Gren, Timothy P. Hanusa and Arnold L. Rheingold
Main Group & f-Element Metalloorganic Chemistry-I
Effects of Charge on Transition Metal-Based Ionic Liquids
C. Heather McMillen, M. Brett Meredith, Jonathan T. Goodman and Timothy P. Hanusa
Inorganic Chemistry-III
Main-Group Metal/Arene Interactions: a Density Functional Theory Study
Timothy P. Hanusa, Stephen C. Chmely and Ryan M. Meier
Carbanion Chemistry

Harth

Development of Functionalized Star Polymers: Strategies for Imaging and Entry of Cells and Tissues
Felicia C. Udoji, Chinessa T. Adkins, Eva Harth and Sharon Hamilton
Biological Chemistry Posters

Hercules

MALDI-TOF/TOF CID Study of Polysulfone Fragmentation Reactions
Sparkle T. Ellison, Anthony P. Gies, David M. Hercules and Stephen L. Morgan
Nanostructures in Polymer Science-II
MALDI-IM-TOF-MS and CID Fragmentation Studies of Polyurethanes
Cody R. Goodwin, Anthony P. Gies, David M. Hercules, Larissa S. Fenn and John A. McLean
Polymer Chemistry Posters
MALDI-TOF MS Identification of Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) Branching and Metathesis Products
Anthony P. Gies, Larissa S. Fenn, Michal Kliman, John A. McLean and David M. Hercules
Nanostructures in Polymer Science-II
Synthetic Polymer Characterization by MALDI : Some Challenges and Some Successes
David M. Hercules and Anthony P. Gies
Mass Spectrometry of Materials and the Environment

Johnston

Chiral Proton Catalysis: Broadening the Scope of the Enantioselective Aza-Henry Reaction
Tyler A. Davis and Jeffrey N. Johnston
Organic Chemistry-I
The Development of a New Syn-Glycolate Mannich Reaction
Timothy L. Troyer, Hubert Muchalski and Jeffrey N. Johnston
Organic Chemistry-I
Enantio- and Diastereoselective Synthesis of α,β-Diamino Acids Using Chiral Proton Catalysis
Anand Singh and Jeffrey N. Johnston
Organic Chemistry-I
Studies of Olefin Functionalization by Alkyl Azides Catalyzed by Brønsted Acid
Ki Bum Hong, Matthew G. Donahue and Jeffrey N. Johnston
Organic Chemistry Posters
Chiral Proton Catalysis: Enantioselective Synthesis of Enantioenriched α,β-Diamino Acids and β-Amino Acids
Bo Shen and Jeffrey N. Johnston
Organic Chemistry-I
Synthetic Conserved and Nonconserved Proline Derivatives from a Single Unnatural Amino Acid Template
Aroop Chandra, Jayasree Srinivasan and Jeffrey N. Johnston
Organic Synthesis Posters
Chiral Proton Catalysis: New Reagents for Chemical Synthesis
Jeffrey N. Johnston
Directions in Synthetic Organic Chemistry-III

Kaszynski

A Convenient Preparation of 4-(4-n-Alkylphenylazo)Phenols and Their 4-Pentylbenzoate Esters: Numerical Analysis of a Long Homologous Series
Lillian Johnson, Bryan Ringstrand and Piotr Kaszynski
Undergraduate Oral Presentations-I
Progress towards Advanced Molecular Materials Incorporating the [Closo-1-CB9H10]- Cluster
Bryan Ringstrand and Piotr Kaszynski
Materials Chemistry-II
The Substituent Effect on Electronic Absorption Spectra of 1-Acyloxypyridine-2-Thiones (Barton Esters)
Aleksandra Jankowiak and Piotr Kaszynski
Organic Chemistry Posters
2-(2-Halophenylazo)Pyridines as Precursors to New Heterocycles
Emilia Obijalska, Adam Pieczonka and Piotr Kaszynski
Organic Chemistry-I
A Multi-Analyte Platinum Screen-Printed Electrode for Real-Time Monitoring of Cellular Metabolism in a Microfluidic Device
Jennifer R. Merritt, John P. Wikswo and David Cliffel
Analytical Chemistry-I

Lindsley

Total Synthesis of Ciliatamides a – C: Stereochemical Revision and Unnatural Analogs
Jana A. Lewis, R. Nathan Daniels and Craig W. Lindsley
Organic Synthesis Posters
Advances in the Development of Positive Allosteric Modulators for Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5 (mGluR5)
Oluwatomi O. Oluwatola, Darren W. Engers, Gary A. Sulikowski and Craig Lindsley
Biological Chemistry Posters
Efforts toward the Ethylideneproline Core of Lucentamycins Α-D
Emily A. Wang, R. Nathan Daniels, Bruce J. Melancon, Gary A. Sulikowski, and Craig W. Lindsley
Organic Synthesis Posters
Progress toward the Total Synthesis of Piperazimycin a
J. Phillip Kennedy and Craig W. Lindsley
Organic Synthesis Posters
Total Synthesis of Lucentamycins Α-D
R. Nathan Daniels and Craig W. Lindsley
Organic Synthesis Posters

Lukehart

Electrocatalytic Performance of Carbon-Supported Gold Palladium, Gold Platinum and Platinum Bismuth Nanoparticles for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells
Sharlene A. Lewis, Alan Cisar, Eric Heselmeyer, Bhavesh Patel, Sandy H. Withers-Kirby, Carlos Salinas and Charles M. Lukehart
Materials Chemistry Posters
Confined Plume Chemical Deposition of Superhard Coatings of ReB2, RuB2, WB4 and B4C
Borislav Ivanov, Matthew S. Wellons and Charles M. Lukehart
Materials Chemistry-II

McLean

Structural Resolution of Sphingolipids and Glycerophospholipids by Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry
Michal Kliman and John A. McLean
Mass Spectrometry Posters
Conformational Studies of Anhydrous Peptides and Proteins Using Nano Electrospray Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry
Sevugarajan Sundarapandian, Michael Kliman and John A. McLean
Mass Spectrometry Posters
Integrated ‘Omics' Using Structural Mass Spectrometry Strategies
Larissa S. Fenn, Michal Kliman, Ablatt Mahsut, Sophie Zhao, Thomas J. Kerr, Randi L. Gant and John A. McLean
Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry
Separation of Structural Isomers of Oligonucleotides Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Ion Mobility-Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
Ablatt Mahsut, Michael Kliman, Sophie Zhao and John A. McLean
Mass Spectrometry Posters
MALDI-IM-TOF-MS and CID Fragmentation Studies of Polyurethanes
Cody R. Goodwin, Anthony P. Gies, David M. Hercules, Larissa S. Fenn and John A. McLean
Polymer Chemistry Posters
Dynamic Biomolecular Measurements of Cellular Response by Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry: a New Strategy for Systems Biology
Jeffrey R. Enders, Sevugarajan Sundarapandian, Kevin Seale, John P. Wikswo and John A. McLean
Analytical Chemistry Posters
Multiplexed Quantitiative Phosphoproteomics Using a Lanthanide Based Tagging Strategy with MALDI-TOF MS
Randi L. Gant and John A. McLean
Mass Spectrometry Posters
MALDI-TOF MS Identification of Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) Branching and Metathesis Products
Anthony P. Gies, Larissa S. Fenn, Michal Kliman, John A. McLean and David M. Hercules
Nanostructures in Polymer Science-II

Meiler

Cryo-EM Guided De Novo Protein Fold Elucidation
Steffen Lindert, Rene Staritzbichler, Nils Woetzel, Mert Karakas, Phoebe Stewart and Jens Meiler
Computational Chemistry Posters
Virtual High Throughput Screening for mGluR5 Potentiators
Ralf Mueller, Mariusz Butkiewicz, Eric S. Dawson and Jens Meiler
Computational Chemistry Posters
Relative Quantitation of Peptides and Proteins Using Lanthanide Chelation Tags as Ion Mobility Shift Reagents
Thomas J. Kerr and John A. McLean
Mass Spectrometry Posters
Structures of 1,N2-Ethenodeoxyguanosine Adduct in DNA Duplexes: Comparing Solution Structure with Polymerase Structure
Ganesh Shanmugam, Ivan D. Kozekov, F. Peter Guengerich, Carmelo J. Rizzo and Michael P. Stone
Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry-III
Protein Structure Determination by Coupling Sparse or Low Resolution Experimental Data with Computational Methods
Nathan Alexander, Hassane Mchaourab and Jens Meiler
Computational Chemistry
Knowledge-Based Transfer Free Energies for Predicting Transmembrane Spans
Julia Koehler, Nils Woetzel, Rene Staritzbichler, Charles Sanders and Jens Meiler
Computational Chemistry Posters

Porter

Fishing for Danger: a Selective Capture and Identification of the Proteins Adducted with 4-Hydroxynonenal in Human Plasma
Dain B. Beezer, Hye-Young H. Kim and Ned A. Porter
Meeting in Miniature Posters-IV

Rizzo

Carbinolamine DNA-Peptide Conjugates Arising from the Acrolein-Derived Exocyclic 1,N2-Deoxyguanosine Adduct: Formation and Minor Groove Orientation of the Peptide
Hai Huang, Ivan D. Kozekov, Hao Wang, Carmelo J. Rizzo and Michael P. Stone
Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry-III
Formamidopyrimidine Lesions from Initial N7-Alkylation of Deoxyguanosine
Plamen Christov, Kyle L. Brown, Ivan D. Kozekov, Michael P. Stone, Thomas M. Harris and Carmelo J. Rizzo
Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry-III
Structures of 1,N2-Ethenodeoxyguanosine Adduct in DNA Duplexes: Comparing Solution Structure with Polymerase Structure
Ganesh Shanmugam, Ivan D. Kozekov, F. Peter Guengerich, Carmelo J. Rizzo and Michael P.
Stone
Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry-III

Rosenthal

Photovoltaics from Electrophoretically Deposited Nanocrystal Thin Films
Nathanael J. Smith, Kevin J. Emmett and Sandra J. Rosenthal
Nanocrystals and Nanoclusters; Properties and Applications-III

Sulikowski

Advances in the Development of Positive Allosteric Modulators for Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5 (mGluR5)
Oluwatomi O. Oluwatola, Darren W. Engers, Gary A. Sulikowski and Craig Lindsley
Biological Chemistry Posters
Efforts toward the Ethylideneproline Core of Lucentamycins Α-D
Emily A. Wang, R. Nathan Daniels, Bruce J. Melancon, Gary A. Sulikowski, and Craig W. Lindsley
Organic Synthesis Posters
Chemical Synthesis of Oxy-Apoptolidinone D
Jingqi Wang and Gary A. Sulikowski
Directions in Synthetic Organic Chemistry-II
Progress toward the Total Synthesis of the Hibarimicins
Ian M. Romaine and Gary A. Sulikowski
Directions in Synthetic Organic Chemistry-I
Progress toward the Total Synthesis of the Diamine Alkaloid Haliclonacyclamine C
Brian Smith and Gary A. Sulikowski
Directions in Synthetic Organic Chemistry-I

Stone

Carbinolamine DNA-Peptide Conjugates Arising from the Acrolein-Derived Exocyclic 1,N2-Deoxyguanosine Adduct: Formation and Minor Groove Orientation of the Peptide
Hai Huang, Ivan D. Kozekov, Hao Wang, Carmelo J. Rizzo and Michael P. Stone
Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry-III
Structure of a 7-Deaza-2'-Deoxyadenosine Modification in the Dickerson-Drew Dodecamer Duplex
Ewa Anna Kowal, Manjori Ganguly, Pradeep S. Pallan, Barry Gold, Martin Egli and Michael P. Stone
Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry-I
Structural Insights of the Y-Class Sulfolobus Solfataricus DNA Polymerase Dpo4 with a Template Containing the Aflatoxin B1 N7–deoxyguanosine–formamidopyrimidine AdductSurajit Banerjee, Kyle L. Brown and Michael P. Stone
Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry-III

Tellinghuisen

Least Squares with Non-Normal Data: Estimating Experimental Variance Functions
Joel Tellinghuisen
Analytical Chemistry-I
Spectroscopy of and with Laser Pointers
Joel Tellinghuisen
Technologies for the Chemistry Classroom

Wright

Biomimetic Gold Monolayer Protected Clusters for Calibration of a Quartz Crystal Microbalance Immunosensor
Brian Neil Turner, Ryan D. Rutledge, David W. Wright, James E. Crowe Jr. and David E. Cliffel
Analytical Chemistry-I
Synthesis of Silica Nanoparticles Containing Functionally Active Nitrilase Offers An
Effective and Reusable Biocatalyst for Synthetic Nitrile Hydrolysis

Joshua D. Swartz, Scott A. Miller, and David W. Wright
Biological Chemistry Posters
Structure Activity Relationship of Heptad Repeat Peptide Truncates That Prevent Viral Fusion
Catherine E. Prudom, Lee Karlsson, Scott Miller, John Williams, James Crowe Jr2 and David Wright
Biological Chemistry-I
SERM 64291:  Molecular Trolling for the Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Jonas W. Perez, Frederick R. Haselton and David Wright
Biological Chemistry-II
In Situ Isolation of Schistosomal Hemozoin
Melissa D. Carter, Brook Gliga, Vanessa J. Scott, L. Jackson Roberts and David W. Wright
Biological Chemistry-III
A High Throughput Screen for Beta-Hematin Inhibitors
Melissa D. Carter, R.D. Sandlin and David W. Wright
Biological Chemistry-III
Probing the Surface Reactivity of Printed Metal Particle Films Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
Leila F. Deravi
, David Cliffel and David W. Wright
Electrochemistry at the Nanoscale-I
Effects of Hemozoin Constituents on Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Regulation
Alexandra C. Schrimpe and David W. Wright
Biological Chemistry-III
Allied Research Programs & Departments

Mechanistic Studies of Topoisomerase II-Mediated DNA Cleavage
Joseph E. Deweese, Alex B. Burgin and Neil Osheroff
Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry-I
Fluoride Exchange on Pyridine: Radiosynthesis of Fluorine-18 Labeled Fluoropyridyl Indolyl-Glyoxylamides
M. Sib Ansari, David Alagille, Gilles D. Tamagnan and Ronald M. Baldwin
Organic Chemistry-I
Recent Progress in the Development of Nanocrystalline Particles for a Diversity of Applications
Dmitry S. Koktysh
Nanocrystals and Nanoclusters; Properties and Applications-I
Binding Energies of Nucleobases on Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes
Blain D. Reynolds, Christina E. Wells and Thomas R. Rybolt
Meeting in Miniature Posters-II
Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Europium Sulfide Materials

James H. Dickerson II
Nanocrystals and Nanoclusters; Properties and Applications-II
Α Two-Metal-Ion Mechanism for DNA Cleavage by Human Topoisomerase IIα and β

Joseph E. Deweese, Amber M. Burch, Alex B. Burgin and Neil Osheroff
Biological Chemistry Posters
Structural Basis for Repair of DNA Alkylation Damage
Brandt Eichman, Emily H. Rubinson, Audrey H. Metz and Zdzislaw Wawrzak
Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry-III
Effects of Supercoiling on DNA Cleavage Mediated by Human Topoisomerase I
Amanda C. Gentry, Sissel Juul, Birgitta R. Knudsen and Neil Osheroff
Biological Chemistry Posters
Pinned Emission from Ultrasmall Cadmium Selenide Nanocrystals
Albert D. Dukes III
Nanocrystals and Nanoclusters; Properties and Applications-III
Electrophoresis of Monolayer Protected Clusters
Brian Hixson
Nanocrystals and Nanoclusters; Properties and Applications-I
Structure-Function Analysis of the Interaction Between Anticancer Drug Amsacrine and Human Topoisomerase IIα and β
Adam C. Ketro1, David E. Graves and Neil Osheroff
Biological Chemistry Posters
Enhancing the Analysis of Biological Tissue Sections Using MALDI T-Wave IM-MS
Whitney B. Ridenour and Richard M. Caprioli
Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry
   

 



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