This collection features presentations by current and former faculty and staff in the Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics.
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Submissions from 2016
Undergraduate Research at Armstrong State University: Authentic Research Experiences Plus Outcomes-Based Assessment, Sarah K. Zingales and W. Lynch
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Heterocyclic Chalcones and Their Derivatives, Sarah K. Zingales, M. Z. Wallace, M. E. Moore, J. Futch, and K. Calkins
Submissions from 2015
Ensuring Environmental Health by Assessing and Monitoring Water Quality at Georgia Southern University Campus, J. Ahweyevu, Scott R. Cox, Matthew W. Pfister, Subhrajit Saha, and Arpita Saha
Hepatic Gene Expression In Pups Exposed to 2-Aminoanthracene In Utero Indicative of Susceptibility to Metabolic Syndrome, Grant W. Barnett, Wilson Yau, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Biocatalytic Reductions of Chalcone and Chalcone Derivatives, Yanairie Caraballo, Michael Underwood, and Brent D. Feske
Design, Synthesis, and Antimicrobial Evaluation of a Novel 3’-c-acetohydrazide Puromycin Analog, Josh A. Carter, Blair A. Weaver, Maria A. Chiacchio, Amy R. Messersmith, Brent D. Feske, and Giuseppe Gumina
Divergent Synthesis of Novel 3-α- and 3-β-c-functionalized Ribose Derivatives, Josh Carter, Blair A. Weaver, Maria A. Chiacchio, Will E. Lynch, Brent D. Feske, and Giuseppe Gumina
Optimization of Reaction Conditions for an Amine Dehydrogenase Reaction and New Substrate Synthesis, Adela Casas, Annalise Evans, Jonathan Groover, Bettina R. Bommarius, Andreas S. Bommarius, and Brent D. Feske
Examination of the Hepatic Effects in Dams that Ingested 2-Aminoanthracene during Gestation, Liam P. Cavanaugh, Jessica A. Rasdall, Wilson Yau, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Substrate Investigations for Amine Dehydrogenase, Annalise Evans, Jonathan Groover, Brent D. Feske, Bettina R. Bommarius, and Andreas S. Bommarius
Examining the Hepatic Response of Sprague Dawley Pups Associated with In Utero Exposure to 2-Aminoanthracene, Omowunmi Fakorede, Grant W. Barnett, Wilson Yau, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Investigating Pancreatic Response of Pups Exposed to 2-Aminoanthracene In Utero, Richard D. Govan, Walter L. Jackson, Wilson Yau, Elizabeth W. Howerth, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Synthetic Studies Toward Metabolically Stable Puromycin Analogs, G. Gumina, A. R. Messersmith, D. H. Eagerton, and Brent D. Feske
Adiponectin May Be a Predictor of Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes in Sprague Dawley Offspring Exposed to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon In Utero, Daniel A. Hunter, Shamaya L. Whitby, Joseph J. Rosaldo, Wilson Yau, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Role of Oxidative Stress in the Pancreas of Pups Exposed to 2-Aminoanthracene In Utero, Walter L. Jackson, Richard D. Govan, Elizabeth W. Howerth, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Role of Apoptosis in Modulating Effects of 2-Aminoanthracene in Pancreatic Tissue of Sprague Dawley Rat Dams, Jacob W. Jay, Emma Venable, Elizabeth W. Howerth, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Biocatalytic Reduction of a Variety of Aromatic Nitro Compounds by Nitroreductases, Stephen Kennedy and Brent D. Feske
Application of Self Determination Theory in Motivation Studies of Students in Chemistry and Anatomy/Physiology, Shainaz Landge, Diana Sturges, Dawn Tysinger, and Jessica Orvis
Initial Investigation on Structural Mimicking of the Photosynthetic Catalyst, B. K. Long, C. Stouder, and Arpita Saha
Beyond Engagement: A pilot study of past experiences, current expectations, and engagement related behaviors after graduation, William Mase, Samuel Adeyeye, Olga Amarie, Ellen Hamilton, Claudia A. Cornejo Happel, Shamika D. Jones, Jessica N. Orvis, and Neri Romero
In Utero Exposure to 2-Aminoanthracene and the Link to Type-1 Diabetes, Christopher A. Mays, Daniel A. Hunter, Liam P. Cavanaugh, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Effects of Freshwater Crayfish Aquaponics System on Growth and Yield of Leafy Vegetables, Amber Monroe, Martin Day, Matthew Pfister, Arpita Saha, and Subhrajit Saha
Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of an Α-methylalanine Analog of Puromycin, C. Moracho, A. R. Messersmith, B. Weaver, Brent D. Feske, and G. Gumina
Motivation Studies Using Self Determination Theory of Students in General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Human Anatomy/Physiology, Jessica N. Orvis, Shainaz Landge, Diana Sturges, Dawn Tysinger, and Christopher Niemiec
Motivation Studies Utilizing Self Determination Theory in Chemistry and Allied Health Classes, Keenya Riggins, Diana Sturges, Shainaz Landge, Dawn Tysinger, and Jessica Orvis
Investigating Diabetic-Like Effects in Adipose Tissues of Progeny Exposed to 2-Aminoanthracene In Utero, Joseph J. Rosaldo, Daniel A. Hunter, Shamaya L. Whitby, Wilson Yau, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Performance of an IDI Engine Fueled with Fatty Acid Methyl Esters Formulated from Cotton Seeds Oil, Valentin Soloiu, Spencer Harp, Channing Watson, Martin Muinos, Sherwin Davoud, Gustavo Molina, Brian P. Koehler, Julia Heimberger, Marcis Jansons, and Christopher Butts
Comparative DNA Binding Studies, Single-Crystal X-Ray and Spectral Characterizations for a Family of Isostructural, Mononuclear Ln (Ln=La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,Eu,Gd,Tb,Dy,Ho,Er) Complexes Containing Pyridoxine as a Chelating Ligand, C. Stouder, K. Warren, B. K. Long, A. Stewart, Karelle Aiken, Shainaz M. Landge, Allison J. Amonette, Clifford W. Padgett, and Arpita Saha
Synthesis of a Natural Product Derivative, Blair Weaver and Brent D. Feske
Inflammatory Effect of 2-Aminoanthracene (2AA) on Adipose Tissue Gene Expression in Pregnant Sprague Dawley, Shamaya L. Whitby, Daniel A. Hunter, Wilson Yau, Elizabeth W. Howerth, and Worlanyo E. Gato
High Capacity Lithium Ion Battery for Self-Powered and Sustainable Street Light Unit on GSU Campus, Ji Wu and Shaowen Xu
Submissions from 2014
Design and Synthesis of Novel Chalcones as Anti-Cancer Therapeutics, C. B. Belflower, A. Goetz, D. Hayward, E. Marye, P. Metzger, and Sarah K. Zingales
Biocatalytic Reductions of Chalcone and Chalcone Derivatives, Yanairie Caraballo, Michael C. Underwood, Sarah Zingales, and Brent D. Feske
Optimization of Reaction Conditions for an Amine Dehydrogenase Reaction, Adela Casas, Jonathan Groover, Bettina R. Bommarius, Andreas S. Bommarius, and Brent D. Feske
Using Novel Amine Dehydrogenase Enzymes in the in the Asymmetric Synthesis of Amines, Adela Casas, Jonathan Groover, Abigail Sears, Bettina R. Bommarius, Andreas S. Bommarius, and Brent D. Feske
Assessment of Water Quality to Ensure Environmental Health at Georgia Southern University Campus, Stefani Cox, Jennifer Ahweyevu, Matthew Pfister, Arpita Saha, and Subhrajit Saha
Synthesis of Pharmaceutical Precursors Using Biocatalysis, Brent D. Feske
Utilizing Biocatalysis Toward Asymmetric Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Intermediates, Brent D. Feske
Recent Investigations of Amine Dehydrogenases and Nitroreductases, Brent D. Feske, Adela Casas, Jonathan Groover, Thomas Reams, Jonathan Park, Bettina R. Bommarius, and Andreas S. Bommarius
Substrate Studies of Amine Dehydrogenases and the Nitroreductases, Brent D. Feske, Jonathan Groover, Thomas Reams, Jonathan Park, Bettina R. Bommarius, and Andreas S. Bommarius
Apoptosis Modulates Hepatotoxic Effects of 2-Aminoanthracene in Fisher 344 Rat, Worlanyo E. Gato, Dale B. Hales, Stacey R. McGee, and Jay C. Means
Synthesis of Novel Tetralone-Furan Chalcones and Their Biological Properties, A. Goetz and Sarah K. Zingales
Investigating Pancreatic Response of Pups Exposed to 2-Aminoanthracene in Utero, Richard D. Govan, Walter L. Jackson, Wilson Yau, Elizabeth W. Howerth, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Optimization of Reaction Conditions of Amination by Amine Dehydrogenase Enzymes, Jonathan Groover, Adela Casas, Bettina R. Bommarius, Andreas S. Bommarius, and Brent D. Feske
Design and Synthesis of Inhibitors of the HIF-1 Pathway, J. Holmes, K. Damera, Sarah Zingales, N. S. Devi, Stefan Kaluz, E. Van Meir, and B. Wang
Investigation of Gene Expression Changes in Adipose Tissue of Pups Exposed to 2-Aminoanthracene In Utero, Daniel A. Hunter, Shamaya L. Whitby, Wilson Yau, Elizabeth W. Howerth, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Role of Oxidative Stress in the Pancreas of Pups Exposed to 2-Aminoanthracene in Utero, Walter L. Jackson, Richard D. Govan, Elizabeth W. Howerth, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Analysis of Hepatic Protein Expression in Fisher-344 Rats Exposed to 2-Aminoanthracene Using Proteomic Techniques, Walter L. Jackson, Richard D. Govan, Jay C. Means, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Profile of Six Hepatic Insulin Signaling Pathway Genes in Response to 2-Aminoanthracene Dietary Ingestion, Jacob W. Jay, Grant W. Barnett, Jay C. Means, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Biocatalytic Reduction of a Variety of Aromatic Nitro Compounds by Nitroreductases, Stephen Kennedy, Delia Singleton, Jonathan T. Park, Andreas S. Bommarius, and Brent D. Feske
Profile of Select Hepatic Insulin Signaling Pathway Genes in Response to 2-Aminoanthracene Dietary Ingestion, Nytara D. Mattis, Jacob W. Jay, Grant W. Barnett, Joseph J. Rosaldo, Elizabeth W. Howerth, Jay C. Means, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Effects 2-Aminoanthracene Exposure on Insr, Irs, Akt and Glut4 Expression, Nytara D. Mattis, Joseph J. Rosaldo, Jay C. Means, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Pre-Freshman Organic Chemistry Research Experience in Anti-Cancer Therapeutics, P. Metzger, D. Hayward, A. Goetz, C. Belflower, and Sarah K. Zingales
Challenges of Measuring Success in Supplemental Instruction- The Role of Academic Motivation, J. Orvis, Shainaz Landge, Keenya Riggins, and Diana Sturges
Metalloproteinase-Disintegrin Adam8: A Potential Biomarker for 2-Aminoanthracene Toxicity in the Liver of Fisher-344 Rats, Jessica A. Rasdall, Ryan D. Ford, S. W. Jiang, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Biocatalytic Reduction of a Non-Aromatic Nitro- Group by a Nitroreductase from Salmonella typhimurium, Thomas Reams, Ryan Oliff, and Brent D. Feske
Exploring Medical Applications of Pyridoxine-Lanthanides, Arpita Saha
Difluorination of (2-Nitoethyl)benzene for Enzymatic Purposes, Delia Singleton and Brent D. Feske
Synthesis of Fluorinated Substrate Analogs for Nitroreductase Enzymes, Delia Singleton, Thomas Reams, and Brent D. Feske
Exploring Synthetic Strategies for Making a New Class of MBioFs, C. Stouder, Karelle Aiken, and Arpita Saha
Exploring Synthetic Strategies for Making a New Class of MBioFs, Caitlyn E. Stouder, Karelle Aiken, and Arpita Saha
Exploring Medical Applications of Pyridoxone-Lanthanides, C. Stouder and Arpita Saha
Exploring Medicial Applications of Pyridoxine-Lanthanides, C. Stouder, K. Warren, B. K. Long, Allison J. Amonette, Amanda L. Stewart, Shainaz M. Landge, Karelle Aiken, and Arpita Saha
Exploring Biocatalytic Chalcone Reductions Using a Library of Ketoreductases, Michael Underwood, Yanairie Caraballo, Sarah Zingales, and Brent D. Feske
Thioamide-based chemosensor for fluoride in organic solvents, D. Wang, B. Ke, W. Chen, Sarah K. Zingales, C. Dai, H. Dinh, and B. Wang
Exploring the Initial Reactions with Pyridoxine in Manganese-Lanthanide Metal Cluster Chemistry, K. Warren, J. Ahweyevu, and Arpita Saha
Synthesis of a Natural Product Caerulomycin Derivative, Blair Weaver, Jonathan Groover, Gary Guillet, and Brent D. Feske
Examining the Effect of 2-Aminoanthracene Exposure in Sprague Dawley Dams from Gestation through Postnatal Period, Shamaya L. Whitby, Daniel A. Hunter, Wilson Yau, Elizabeth W. Howerth, and Worlanyo E. Gato
Chalcones: Inspiration From Nature, Innovation for the Future, Sarah Zingales
Student Expectations About Organic Chemistry (And, Yes, They Think It's Scary), Sarah K. Zingales
Submissions from 2013
Chiral Lactones, Eric Branch, Sarah Franz, Richard Watkins, and Brent D. Feske
The Role of Androgen Production on Female Social Status in a Semi Free-Ranging Population of Lemur catta, Tiffany Burgess, J. Michelle Cawthorn, and Brian Koehler
Synthesis of the Pharmaceutical Bepreve Using Biocatalysis as the Key Asymmetric Step, Adela Casas, Blair Weaver, Jonathan Groover, and Brent B. Feske
Exploring the Chlorination of Diethyl cyanophosphonate, Ashlynn Dykes, Todd J. Hizer, and Brent D. Feske
Substrate Investigation of Amine Dehydrogenase and the Nitroreductase NRSal, Brent D. Feske, Jonathan Groover, Thomas Reams, Jonathan Park, Bettina R. Bommarius, and Andreas S. Bommarius
Time-Dependent Regulation of Apoptosis by Aen and Bax in Response to 2-Aminoanthracene Dietary Consumption, Worlanyo E. Gato, Stacey R. McGee, Dale B. Hales, and Jay C. Means
Investigation of Novel Amine Dehydrogenases for the Asymmetric Synthesis of Amines, Jonathan Groover, Bettina R. Bommarius, Andreas S. Bommarius, and Brent D. Feske
Design and Synthesis of HIF-1 Inhibitors as Anti-Cancer Therapeutics, J. N. Holmes, K. Damera, Sarah Zingales, N. S. Devi, E. G. Van Meir, and B. Wang
Lessons Learned From Scholars Lost, James Lobue, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Joy Darley, Marlynn Griffin, and Brian Koehler
Using Biocatalysis to Produce Chiral, Biologically Active Lactones, Ryan Oliff, Richard Watkins, Sarah Franz, Blair Weaver, Giuseppe Gumina, and Brent D. Feske
Biocatalytic Reduction of a Non-Aromatic Nitro Group by a Nitroreductase from Salmonella typhimurium, Thomas Reams, Ryan Oliff, Jonathan Groover, Andreas S. Bommarius, and Brent D. Feske
Experimental and Computational Studies of Polynuclear Mn Single-Molecule Magnets Containing Alcohol Based Ligand, Arpita Saha
Exploring Initial Reactions with a Chiral N,O,O Based Ligand in Transition Metal Cluster Chemistry, K. Warren, B. K. Long, and Arpita Saha
A Biocatalytic Strategy Towards Chiral Lactones, Richard Watkins and Brent D. Feske
Aldehydes to Lactones: A Synthetic Strategy Toward Asymmetric Lactones, Blair Weaver, Sarah Franz, Richard Watkins, Giuseppe Gumina, and Brent D. Feske
I’m a Barbie Girl in the Science World, or, What It’s Like to be a Young Female Instructor in the Sciences, Sarah Zingales, E. Bennett, and S. Laughlin
Submissions from 2012
Shifts in Pedagogy for Noyce Scholars as a Result of Assisting Pre-Service Elementary and Middle School Teachers in Mathematics Performance Assessments, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Joy Darley, Marlynn Griffin, Brian Koehler, and James Lobue
Using a Practicum Experience for Selecting SMART (Science and Mathematics Achievement via Research and Teaching) Scholars at Georgia Southern University, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Joy Darley, Marlynn Griffin, Brian Koehler, and James Lobue
Identification of Residues that Specify Substrate Binding in the Aldo-Keto Reductase, YDL124w, Cassandra Connelly, Maddy Roush, Beth Budden, Andrea Orrego, Mike Page, Brandon Stevenson, and Brent D. Feske
Progress Towards the Synthesis of Dragmacidin Derivatives for Cancer Treatments, Stephen N. Crooke and C. Michele Davis McGibony
Progress Towards the Synthesis of Dragmacidin Derivatives for Cancer Treatments, Stephen N. Crooke, C. Michele Davis McGibony, and Christine R. Whitlock
Biocatalysis: Utilizing Enzymes for the Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals, Brent D. Feske
Utilizing Biocatalysis Toward Asymmetric Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Intermediates, Brent D. Feske
A Biocatalytic Approach to Synthesizing Asymmetric Lactones, Sarah Franz, Eric Branch, Richard Watkins, Giuseppe Gumina, and Brent D. Feske
Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Lactones Using Biocatalysis as the Key Step, Sarah Franz, Mathew Goss, and Brent D. Feske
Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Lactones Using Biocatalysis as the Key Step, Sarah Franz, Richard Watkins, Elizah Jackson, Mathew Goss, Giuseppe Gumina, and Brent D. Feske
Characterizing Substrate-Specificity in the Aldo-Keto Reductase, Ydl124w via Modified Alanine-Scanning Mutagenesis, Jamie Hall, Brandon Stevenson, Candace Poole, Brent D. Feske, and Scott C. Mateer
Synthesis of Novel Iron-Chelating Agents, Kathryn Lanier, Halie Martin, and Christine R. Whitlock
Synthesis of Novel Iron-Chelating Agents, Kathryn Lanier and Christine R. Whitlock
