Defense Schedule
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Xianzhi Zhang
"Transition metal catalyst (TMC)-embedded bioorthogonal nanozymes for anticancer therapeutics "

Schuyler P Lockwood
"Determining Bond Strengths and Dissociation Dynamics of Diatomic Metal-Containing Ions by Photofragment Imaging"

Nicholas T Hight-Huf
"Scanning Probe and Spectroscopic Investigations of Polarization-Driven Electronic Interactions at 2D-Polymer Interfaces"

Ruiling Wu
"Development of an anionic nanogel system for targeting delivery of thyromimetics to the liver in the treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) disease"

Peidong Wu
"Development of biomolecule nanoparticle conjugates for targeted delivery of therapeutics"

Fanjun Li
"Investigation of kinase conformational dynamics and analytes detection with protein nanopore"

Haneen Mansoor
“The Dynamic Interplay of Defects and Transition Metal Dopants in Metal Oxide Semiconductors : A Balancing Act”

Sandor Babik
"ELUCIDATING THE INTERACTIONS OF K48-LINKED UBIQUITIN CHAINS WITH UCH37/UCHL5"

Jeffery Cullen
"Evaluations of Chemical Modifications on Primary and Immortalized Immune Cell Surfaces Toward Their Use as Cell-Based Vehicles"

David Luther
"Intracellular Delivery of Therapeutic Biomolecules through Versatile Polymer Nanotechnology"

Sanjana Gopalakrishnan
"Biomedical Applications of Protein Films and Polymeric Nanomaterials"

Kithmie H MalagodaPathiranage
"Mechanism-driven approaches and novel constructs for high purity RNA synthesis"

Bishnu Prasad Joshi
"Chemical Modification and Evaluation of Cells Towards Use as Delivery Tools"

Emily C. Smith
"Elucidating the Function of Ions in Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaics"

Kwang-Won Park
"Vapor Deposition Strategies for Tuning Surface and Interface Chemistry for Optoelectronics and Biosensors"

Jillian Denhardt
"FORMATION OF DOPED SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS FROM DOPED MOLECULAR CLUSTERS"

Sujeewa Sampath Lellupitiyage Don
"Tracking And Modulating Circadian Rhythms In Cell Culture Models"

Ishankumar V Soni
"Investigating Structures and Functions of Apoptotic Caspases"

Babgen Manookian
"Molecular Vibrations and Shape-Selectivity: A Computational Model of Biofuel Precursors in Zeolites"

Rigumula Wu
"Multi-colored fluorogenic RNA sensors for the quantification and multiplexed imaging of small-molecule levels in living cells"

Hamza Javaid
"Tailoring Interfaces and Composition for Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells "

Puspam Keshri
"Quantitative imaging of tensile forces at cell-cell junction with DNA-based probes"

Linden Kohler Allison
"An Exploration of the Thermoelectric, Thermoresistive, and Hygroresistive Properties and Applications of Vapor Printed PEDOT-Cl"

Arash Manafirad
“Manipulating the Properties of Light-Responsive Active Lipid Bilayer Membranes: Measuring Mechanics and Probing Mechanisms”

Xiao Pan
"Deciphering Protein Higher-Order Structure and Interactions via Diethylpyrocarbonate Labeling-Mass Spectrometry"

Yang Yang
"Studies of Heterogeneous Macromolecules using Novel ESI Mass Spectrometry Based Approaches"

Catherine Tremblay
"STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS BY HYDROGEN DEUTERIUM EXCHANGE AND COVALENT LABELING MASS SPECTROMETRY"

Khushboo Singh
"Design and Formulation of Antibody-Conjugated Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of Drugs and Biologics"

Yousef Bagheri
"Lipid-DNA conjugate as a novel tool for cell membrane modification and analysis"

Laura J Castellanos Garcia
"Computational approaches for the multimodal imaging of nanomaterials and their biochemical effects"

Qikun Yu
"Genetically encoded RNA devices for advanced live-cell imaging"

Hongxu Liu
"New chemical tools for the design of stimuli-responsive supramolecular assemblies and functional polymers"

Michael Mingroni
"Primary KIE for substrate hydroxylation and iron binding regulation in FIH"

Muhammad Abdullah
"Manipulating the Aliovalent Magnetic Dopants in Ti(IV)-based Oxide Nanocrystals"

Ann Candice Fernandez
Behavioral modulation of supramolecular assemblies via covalent and non-covalent interfacial transformations"

Cheng-Hsuan Li
"Polymer-based strategies for therapeutic delivery to bacterial biofilms"

Blaise G Arden
"Amyloidogenesis of β2-microglobulin Studied by Mass Spectrometry and Covalent Labeling"
.Manisha
"Design of responsive oligomeric and polymeric interfaces for sensing and controlled release applications"

Francesca Edith Anson
"Investigative Mechanisms to Exploit Caspase-Induced Apoptosis Using Polymeric Nanogels"

Jiale Du
"A Cryptic Site on the Proteasome-Associated Deubiquitinase UCH37/UCHL5 is Required for Chain Editing and Degradation"

Thameez Mohammed Koyasseril Yehiya
"DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND SELF-ASSEMBLY OF STIMULI-RESPONSIVE AMPHIPHILES FOR ANTIBACTERIAL APPLICATIONS"

Arash Manafirad
"Manipulating the Properties of Light-Responsive Active Lipid Bilayer Membranes: Measuring Mechanics and Probing Mechanisms."

Bach G Pham
"The nanopore development for biological molecules analysis"
"The nanopore development for biological molecules analysis"

Mahdieh Yazdani
"Understanding the gating of big potassium channels using atomistic simulations"

Elvan Cavaç
"Novel Approaches Towards Improved Purity in High Yield Transcription Reactions"

Kingshuk Dutta
"Engineering Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Nanoassemblies: Rational Design for Intracellular Delivery of Biologics"

Lin Hui Chang
"Engineered proteins as tools to understand ubiquitin signaling"

Chendi Niu
"Novel Mass Spectrometry Based Strategies to Study Heparin-Protein Interactions"

Yuanchang Liu
"Engineering Nanomaterials for Immune Modulation of Macrophages and Cancer Therapy"

Kristen Sikora
"Investigating the Accumulation, Sub-Organ Distribution, and Biochemical Effects of Nanomaterials Using Mass Spectrometry"

Priyanka Basak
"Study of the role of biologically-relevant labile nickel pools in the maturation of nickel-dependent enzymes"

Hui-Hsien Lin
"Evaluation and Small Molecule Modulation of Circadian Rhythms in Cellular Models of Cancer"
Cancelled: Undergraduate Poster Session

Vikash Kumar
"Depolymerizable & Dissipative Chemical Systems: Role in Material Synthesis and Applications"

Kirandeep Kaur Deol
Utilizing Mass Spectrometry to Study Ubiquitination and Degradation

Patanachai "Kong" Limpikirati
"Structural Analysis of Protein Therapeutics Using Covalent Labeling – Mass Spectrometry"

Joseph M Hardie
“Chemical Manipulation Of Macrophages: Nanomaterial And Molecular Approaches”

Wardah Ejaz
"Stimuli responsive nanomaterials for CRISPR-Cas9 delivery"

Christie LC Ellis
"Powering Advances in Next-Generation Photovoltaics Through Materials Synthesis and Characterization"

Xin Li
"Tools for Fundamental Mechanistic Studies: Resolving Protein Dynamics by Nanopore Tweezer and Quantitating Molecular Trafficking by Droplet-Interface Bilayer Technologies"

Jingjing Gao
"Modulating Nanoparticle-Protein Interactions Through Covalent or Noncovalent Approach for Biomedical Application"

Riddha Das
“Engineered Nanoparticles for Site-Specific Bioorthogonal Catalysis: Imaging and Therapy”

Ziwen Jiang
“Non-cationic Polymeric Materials for Therapeutic Delivery Applications”

Tianying Liu
"Covalent Labeling-Mass Spectrometry for Characterizing Protein-Ligand Complexes"

Hanwei Zhao
“Characterization of Biodistribution of Transferrin and Receptor Binding Mechanism by Mass Spectrometry”

Yasaman Gholamalipour
“RNA-Seq and Mechanistic Enzymology Confirm RNA Self-Templated Extension by T7 RNA Polymerase and Suggest Novel Approaches Towards Improved in vitro RNA Synthesis”

Jingjing Gao
“Modulating Nanoparticle-Protein Interactions Through Covalent or Noncovalent Approach for Biomedical Applications”

Akash Gupta
“Engineering Nanomaterials for Imaging and Therapy of Bacteria and Biofilm-Associated Infections”

Sarah R. Marques
"Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Microscopy Studies of Chromophore Coupling in Isolated Small Molecule Nanostructures"

Meizhe Wang
"Supramolecular Nanoassemblies for the Separation and Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Peptides and Modified Proteins"

Bo Zhao
“Protein Detection and Structural Characterization by Mass Spectrometry Using Supramolecular Assemblies and Small Molecules”

William L. Harrigan
“Modulating Dopant-Defect Interactions in Transition Metal Doped Colloidal Strontium Titanate Nanocrystals”

Bin Liu
“Molecular Designs of Novel Responsive Assemblies for Therapeutic Delivery Applications”

Fumitoshi Kato
“Synthesis of Transition Metal Ion Doped Metal Benzenechalcogenide Clusters”

Seung Pyo Jeong
"Azobenzene-based Polymers for Organic Electronics and Photo Thermal Batteries"

Hsin-Ting “Tiffany” Huang
“Nickel Site Structure and Function in Biological Sensing and Enzyme Activity”

Xiaorong Liu
“Multiscale Simulations of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins”

Maryam Kashefi
“Chemoreceptor Dynamics and Signaling: NMR Measurements within Functional Complexes”

Qinfang Sun
“Simulating Hydrogen Bonded Clusters and Zeolite Clusters for Renewable Energy Applications”

Derek J. MacPherson
“Probing Apoptotic Caspase Allostery and Exosite Interactions for Alternative Regulation”

Li-Sheng (Cola) Wang
“Development of Functional Biomaterials Using Protein Building Blocks”

Piyachai Khomein
"Amphiphilic Assemblies with Responsive Characteristics at Surfaces and Interfaces"

Maureen E. Hill
"Active Site Design and Exploitation of Allosteric Sites in Proteases"

Uma Sridhar
“Design and Self-Assembly of Responsive Scaffolds for Food and Sensing Applications”

Ryan Landis
“Hybridized Polymeric Nano-assemblies: Key Insights into Addressing MDR Infections”

Mahalia (Mac) Serrano
"Enhanced Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Peptides and Proteins Using Polymeric Reverse Micelles"

Huan (Joy) He
“Design, Synthesis and Study of Functional Amphiphilic Polymers and Their Applications”

Han Guo
“The Dissociative Chemisorption of Methane and Its Isotopologues on Metal Surfaces”

Bib Yang
“Engineering Outer Membrane Protein G (OmpG) for the Detection of Human Carbonic Anhydrases”

Connor Boyle
"Impact of Chemical Doping on the Thermoelectric Charge Transport of Organic Semiconductors"

Fatih Comert
“Precipitation and Coacervation in Polyelectrolyte-Colloid Systems”

Prabhat Tripathi
“Voltage-Driven Polyelectrolyte Complexation Inside a Nanopore”

Vanessa D. Chaplin
“Role of the Facial Triad in Factor Inhibiting HIF (FIH): Ligand Binding, Substrate Selectivity, and Uncoupling”

Morgan Baima
“Surface Functionalization of Fabrics and Threads for Smart Textiles”

Morgan Baima
“Surface Functionalization of Fabrics and Threads for Smart Textiles”

Moumita Ray
“Co-engineering Proteins and Nanoparticles for Fundamental Study and Delivery Applications”

Priyaa Prasad
“Design and Development of Redox-Responsive Nanocarriers for Therapeutic Delivery”

Michael D. Johnston, Jr.
“Photofragment Imaging Fast Ion Beams”

Xuni Li
“Hydrogen Exchange Identifies Protein Interfaces and Signaling-Related Changes in Functional Chemoreceptor Arrays”

Jake W. Pawlowski
“Novel Mass Spectrometry Methods for the Analysis of Covalent and Non-Covalent Protein Structures and Their Influence on the Functions of Therapeutic Proteins”

Youngju Bae
"Light-Harvesting and Light-Responsive Materials for Optoelectronic and Biological Applications"

Poornima Rangadurai
“Study of Self-assembly and Stimuli Responsive Behavior in Polymeric and Dendritic Amphiphiles”

Elizabeth R. Haglin
"Assembly and Functional Architecture of Bacterial Chemoreceptor Nanoarrays"

Celia Homyak
"Formulation and Characterization of Lipogels as a Tunable Delivery Scaffold"

Mallory Gordon
“Design and Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Nanogels Towards Therapeutic Translation”

Muhammad Affawn Ashraf
“Spectroscopic Studies of Gas-Phase Metal Cation Complexes with Alkanes and Ammonia”

Banyuhay (Bay) P. Serrano
“The Molecular Basis of Caspase-9 Inactivation by PKA and c-Abl Kinases”

Oyuntuya Munkhbat
"Role of Rigidity and Flexibility of Functional Groups Within the Interior of Supramolecular Assemblies and Their Implications"

Gulen Yesilbag Tonga
Nanoparticle as Supramolecular Platform for Delivery and Bioorthogonal Catalysis

Ngoc Le
“Robust Biosensors for Healthcare Applications: from High-Content Screening to Point-of-Care Testing”

Dongming Zhou
“Aliovalent Dopants in ZnO Nanocrystals: Synthesis to Electronic Structure”

Rubul Mout
“Protein-Nanoparticle Co-Engineering: Self-Assembly, Intracellular Protein Delivery, and CRISPR/Cas9-Based Gene Editing”

Kishore Raghupathi
“Protein-Nanoparticle Co-Engineering: Self-Assembly, Intracellular Protein Delivery, and CRISPR/Cas9-Based Gene Editing”

Kevin Buadlart Dagbay
“Probing the Domain Architecture and Structural Dynamics of Caspase-6 for its Specific Regulation”

Yunlong Zhao
“Characterization of Highly Heterogeneous Heparin-Protein Complexes using Novel Mass Spectrometry-Based Approaches”
Jing Huang
"Mechanistic Studies of Peptide-Mediated Protein Transport Across Droplet-Interface Bilayers"

Shengsheng Xu
“Analytical Methods to Support Design and Optimization of Protein Drug Conjugate: Focusing on Haptoglobin-hemoglobin Complex as a Drug Carrier”

Lawrence A. Renna
"Characterization of Electronic and Ionic Transport in Soft and Hard Functional Materials"

En-Hsin Lee
“Mechanistic Studies of Proton Gradient-Driven Protein Translocation by Droplet-Interface Bilayer Techniques”

Alyssa Marsico
“Analysis of Gold Nanoparticles and Their Use with Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry”

Scott J. Eron
“Exploitation and Regulation of Apoptotic Caspases”

Zhe Zhang
“New Mass Spectrometric Methods for Studying Proteins in Solution and in the Gas Phase”

Sukru Gokhan Elci
“Gold Nanoparticle Biodistributions and Stability In Vivo from Mass Spectrometric Imaging”

Carolyn Elise Carr
“Investigating the Relationship Between Structure and Function in Nickel Proteins and Enzymes”