Science
Scientific Contributions from Fellows: Cohort 1
Vincent J. Venditto
Journal Articles in Referred Publications
Kitano, Y.; Venditto, V.J.; Tichy, S.E.; Simanek, E.E. Click chemistry and melamine dendrimers: A comparison of “click-and-grow” with “grow-then-click” strategies using a divergent route to diversity. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis Submitted.
Chouai, A.; Venditto, V.J.; Simanek, E.E. Synthesis of 2-[3,3’-di-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-aminodipropylamine]-4,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine as a monomer and 1,3,5-[tris-piperazine]-triazine as a core for the large scale synthesis of melamine (triazine) dendrimers. Organic Synthesis Submitted.
Chouai, A.; Venditto, V.J.; Simanek, E.E. Large scale, green synthesis of a generation-1 melamine (triazine) dendrimer. Organic Synthesis Submitted.
Venditto, V.J.; Regino, C.A.S.; Russo, A.; Andreatta, J.R.; Brechbiel, M.W. Correlation of structure to the DNA hydrolytic activity of a series of novel N-alkylated derivatives of tris(2-aminoethyl)amine. Journal of Bioinorganic Chemistry Submitted.
Regino, C.A.S., Venditto, V.J., Russo, A.; Brechbiel, M.W. Double-stranded DNA Hydrolysis using Copper(II) tach-based Ligands. Journal of Bioinorganic Chemistry Submitted.
Torti, S.V., Ma, R., Venditto, V.J., Torti, F.M., Planalp, R.P., Brechbiel, M.W. Preliminary evaluation of the cytotoxicity of a series of tris-2-aminoethylamine (Tren) based hexadentate heterocyclic donor agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 13, 2005, 5961-5967.
Venditto, V.J., Regino, C. A. S., Brechbiel, M. W. PAMAM dendrimer based macromolecules as improved contrast agents. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 2, 2005, 302-311.
Camphausen, K., Sproull, M., Tantama, S., Venditto, V., Sankinemi, S., Scott, T.,
Brechbiel, M.W. Evaluation of chelating agents as anti- angiogenic therapy
through copper chelation. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 12, 2004, 5133-5140.
Chappell, L.L., Ma, D., Milenic, D.E., Garmestani, K., Venditto, V., Beitzel, M.P., Brechbiel, M.W. Synthesis and evaluation of novel bifunctional chelating agents based on 1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane-N,N’,N’’,N’’’-Tetraacetic acid for radiolabeling proteins. Nuclear Medicine & Biology 30, 2003, 581-595.
Conference Publications
Venditto, V.J.; Simanek, E.E. Exploiting Differential Reactivity of Peripheral Amines on Triazine-Based Dendrimers for Diverse Divergent Functionalization, 236th American Chemical Society National Meeting, August 17-21, 2008, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Conference Presentations
Venditto, V.J.; Simanek, E.E., Student Research Week, The multi-handed goalie: A triazine-based dendrimer for the sequestration of iron(III) using desferrioxamine B. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States, March 24-28, 2008.
Venditto, V.J.; Simanek, E.E. Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program, The multi-handed goalie: A triazine-based dendrimer for the sequestration of iron(III) using desferrioxamine B, October 29-30, 2007, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States.
Venditto, V.J.; Simanek, E.E. 5th International Dendrimer Symposium The multi-handed goalie: A triazine-based dendrimer for the sequestration of iron(III) using desferrioxamine B. August 27 – September 2, 2007, Toulouse, France.
Venditto, V. J.; Simanek, E. E. Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program,
Synthesis and Application of AB4-type dendrimeric architectures and derivatives for
cellular transfection, October 16-18, 2006, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX,
United States.
Venditto, V. J.; Chouai, A.; Hollink, E.; Lim, J.D.; Simanek, E. E. Drug Delivery in
Medicine and Biology, Gordon Research Conference, Current status of triazine based
dendrimers: Vehicles for drug delivery, August 20-25, 2006, Big Sky, MT, United States.
Venditto, V. J.; Torti, S. V.; Torti, F. M.; Ma, R.; Planalp, R. P.; Brechbiel, M. W. Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program, Synthesis of N,N',N''-trispyridylmethylene(2-aminoethyl)amine N-alkylated derivatives as potential anti-tumor agents, October 17-19, 2005, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States.
Allen, N.; Banister, S.; Bayer, A.; Bell, M.; Bondi, J.; Clair, R.; Cobb, L.; Cuccio, J.;
Fortin, W.; Gonzalez, J.; Grubbs, G.; Hakari, R.; Hatfield, S.; Hollink, E.; Houlgrave, S.;
Johnson, R.; Kawasmi, M.; Lim, J.; McMullen, F.; Moreno, K.; Nicholson, J.; Rahaman,
A.; Rattler, T.; Rivera, G.; Simanek, E.; Stranahan, S.; Venditto, V.J. Industry-University
Cooperative Chemistry Program, Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Monomeric and
Polymeric Triazine Herbicides: Candidate Solutions to Resistance and Environmental
Issues. October 17-19, 2005, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States.
Regino, C. A. S.; Venditto, V. J.; Deal, K. A.; Stein, W.; Russo, A.; Brechbiel, M. W. 228th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Double-stranded DNA hydrolysis using copper(II) tripodal ligands under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. August 22-26, 2004, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Venditto, V. J.; Torti, S. V.; Torti, F. M.; Ma, R.; Planalp, R. P.; Brechbiel, M. W. 228th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Synthesis of N,N',N''-trispyridylmethylene(2-aminoethyl)amine N-alkylated derivatives as potential anti-tumor agents, August 22-26, 2004, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Scientific Contributions from Fellows: Cohort 2
Jeremy Andreatti
Switchable-Polarity Solvents Prepared with a Single Liquid Component. Phan, Lam; Andreatta, Jeremy R.; Horvey, Loel K.; Edie, Colin F.; Luco, Aimee-Lee; Mirchandani, Anish; Darensbourg, Donald J.; Jessop, Philip G. Journal of Organic Chemistry 2008, 73(1), 127-132.
What is the Real Steric Impact of Triphenylphosphite? Solid-State and Solution Structural Studies of cis- and trans-Isomers of M(CO)4[P(OPh)3]2 (M = Mo and W). Darensbourg, Donald J.; Andreatta, Jeremy R.; Stranahan, Sarah M.; Reibenspies, Joseph H. Organometallics 2007, 26(27), 6832-6838.
Inquiry into the Formation of Cyclic Carbonates during the (Salen)CrX Catalyzed CO2/Cyclo-hexene Oxide Copolymerization Process in the Presence of Ionic Initiators. Darensbourg, Donald J.; Bottarelli, Paolo; Andreatta, Jeremy R. Macromolecules 2007, 40(21), 7727-7729.
Further studies related to the copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide and carbon dioxide catalyzed by chromium Schiff base complexes. Crystal structures of two m-hydroxo-bridged Schiff base dimers of chromium(III). Darensbourg, Donald J.; Frantz, Eric B.; Andreatta, Jeremy R. Inorganica Chimica Acta 2007, 360(2), 523-528.
Presentations:
Studies towards the utilization of CO2 for polymer/catalyst separations. ICCCU IX, July 9, 2007, Kingston, Ontario.
Metal complexes of siloxy and silane substituted salen ligands for the copolymeriazation of carbon dioxide and epoxides. IUCCP. October 29, 2007. College Station, Texas.
Utilizing the air we breathe. Student Research Week. TAMU, Spring 2007.
(won 2nd place in the chemical division)
Charles Greenwald
Comparison of loline alkaloid gene clusters across fungal endophytes: Predicting the co-regulatory sequence motifs and the evolutionary history. Brandi L. Kutil, Charles Greenwald, Gang Liu, Martin J. Spiering, 1, Christopher L. Schardl, and Heather H. Wilkinson, Fungal Genetics and Biology2007, 44, 1002-1010.
Presentations:
Fungal Genetics Conference poster presentation: Evolution of Mitogen-activated Protein (MAP) Kinase Cascade Components in Filamentous Fungi, C. Greenwald and H. H. Wilkinson (2007)
Fungal Genetics Conference poster presentation: Identification of genes regulated during asexual development of Neurospora crassa, C. Greenwald and H.H. Wilkinson (2007)
Matt Hilfiger
Publications
Preparation and magnetic properties of the first reported cluster and prussian blue analogue based on hexacyanoosmate(III) Hilfiger, M and Dunbar, K. R. Chem Comm. 2008 In preparation.
Synthesis and magnetic characterization of trigonal bipyramidal and pentadecanuclear clusters based on octacyanomolybdate (V) and octacyanotungstate (V). Hilfiger, M.; Zhao, H.; Prosvirin, A.; Wernsdorfer, W.; Dunbar, K.R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008 In preparation.
Presentations
Preparation and properties of cyanide-bridged complexes incorporating 4d and 5d transition metals. Matthew G Hilfiger, Hanhua Zhao, Andrey V. Prosvirin, Alina Dragulescu-Andrasi, Michael Shatruk, Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, Catalina Achim, and Kim R. Dunbar, 235th ACS National Meeting April, 2008. New Orleans, Lousiana.
Carol Johnson
Publication
Rapid Protein Screening Using Cold Microwave Technology. Smith, A.S., Johnson, C.B., Ellis, E. A., Vitha, S. & Holzenburg, A., (accepted manuscript)
Presentations
Promising Practices: Constructing Knowledge by Connecting the Dots 7 Southwest Regional National Science Foundation GK-12 Conference. College Station, TX (Poster) 10 November 200
FtsZ Localization in Arabidopsis thaliana Texas Society for Microscopy Conference. Denton, TX 4 October 2007
Fret Analysis of Trans-membrane Flipping of FM4-64 in Living Root Hairs American Society of Plant Biology Conference. Chicago, IL (Poster). [3] 7 July 2007 “
Bonnie Millamaki
Zebrafish atoh1 genes: classic proneural activity in the inner ear and regulation by Fgf and Notch, Millimaki BB, Sweet EM, Dhason MS & Riley BB Development, 2007, 134: 295-305.
Presentations:
Feb, 2007: First prize in the Texas A&M genetics symposium Oral presentation competition
June 2007: Poster presentation in the Texas Zebrafish conference
June 2006: Poster presentation and finalist in the poster competition at the international zebrafish meeting
October 2005: Oral presentation in the Lost Pines meeting
June 2005: Oral presentation in the Texas zebrafish meeting
Ryan Jones
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy of Alkylsilane Monolayers with Varied Chain Lengths on Silicon Oxide Substrates with Varying Geometries. Jones, Ryan L.; Pearsall, Batteas, James D. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, To be submitted, 2008.
Dynamic variations in adhesion of self assembled monolayers on nanoasperities probed by atomic force microscopy. Xu, Chang; Jones, Ryan L.; Batteas, James D. Scanning, In Press, 2008.
Presentations:
FTIR and AFM studies of organosilane self-assembled monolayers in silica asperity-asperity junctions. Jones, Ryan L.; Pearsall, Nicole; Batteas, James D. Abstracts of Papers, 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, United States, August 19-23, 2007.
Influence of hydrogen bonding on the organization of SAMs on nanoasperities. Pearsall, Nicole; Jones, Ryan L.; Batteas, James D. Abstracts of Papers, 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, United States, August 19-23, 2007.
Tribological Properties of Organosilane Self Assembled Monolayers in Silica Asperity-Asperity Junctions. Jones, Ryan L.; Liang, Gang; Xu, Chang; Helt, James; Batteas, James D. Abstracts of Papers, Texas A&M Student Research Week, College Station, TX, United States, March 2007.
Tribochemistry of Mica Studied by AFM. Jones, Ryan for Batteas, James. Abstracts of Papers, 62nd Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Houston, TX, United States, October 19-23, 2006.
Tribological Properties of Organosilane Self Assembled Monolayers in Silica Asperity-Asperity Junctions.Jones, Ryan L.; Liang, Gang; Xu, Chang; Helt, James; Batteas, James D. Abstracts of Papers, Texas A&M Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program, College Station, TX, United States, October 2006.
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Aspartic and Glutamic Acid Based Surfactants. Jones, Ryan L.; Trevino, Amanda; Billiot, Eugene J.; Billiot, Fereshteh. Abstracts of Papers, 60th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Fort Worth, TX, United States, September 29-October 4, 2004.
Houston Perry
Presentations:
Characterization of porous catalysts by N2 sorption and small angle neutron scattering (SANS) studies. Kirumakki, Sharath R.; Perry, Houston P.; Clearfield, Abraham; Pingali, Sai Venkatesh; Thiyagarajan, P. Abstracts of Papers, 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States, March 25-29, 2007 (2007)
Temperature stability of a molecular sieve crystalline silicotitanate with the mineral sitinakite topology. Galloway, Melissa M.; Celestian, Aaron J.; Parise, John B.; Clearfield, Abraham; Perry, Houston P.. Abstracts of Papers, 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States, March 26-30, 2006 (2006),
Microporous material obtained by pillaring of zirconium phosphate. Bestaoui, Naima; Perry, Houston; Spurr, Nicholas A.; Quirindongo, Lucki; Heising, Joy M.; Clearfield, Abraham. Abstracts of Papers, 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, United States, Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 2005 (2005).
Veronica Pinnick
SIMS on Nano-objects: Evidence of Sample Size Dependent Secondary Ion Response, V. Pinnick, S. Rajagopalachary, S.V. Verkhoturov, E.A. Schweikert, In preparation for Physics Review Letters, 2008.
Presentations
Examination of Supported Lipid Bilayers with Cluster Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (poster) V. Pinnick, C. Guillermier, Z. Li, S. Daniel, T. Yang, P.S. Cremer, E.A.
Schweikert. SIMS Workshop 2007.
Secondary Ion Emission from Nanoparticle on Nano-object Collisions (poster) V.Pinnick, S. Rajagopalachary, S.V. Verkhoturov, E.A. Schweikert. IUCCP 2007.