Biochemistry

2022 Presentations:

Title: Design and Synthesis of a Novel Coumarin Derivative Against Pancreatic Cancer
Author(s): Alexandra Tse ’23
Faculty supervisor(s): Dora Carrico-Moniz
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Title: Effects of a DNA Base Lesion on Duplex Breathing Dynamics and Stability
Author(s): Jade Konsler ’25 and Danielle Aldrett ’21
Faculty supervisor(s): Megan Núñez

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Title: Engineering a Red Fluorescent Redox Sensor
Author(s): Soo Kyeong Kim ’23
Faculty supervisor(s): Mathew Tantama
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Title: Fluorescent Proteins and Silver Nanoparticles
Author(s): Camille Taylor ’23 and Jenna Meyers ’24
Faculty supervisor(s): Mathew Tantama
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Title: Investigating the Effects of Macromolecular Crowding On Antimicrobial Peptide Activity
Author(s): Naima Abdirahman ’25
Faculty supervisor(s): Don Elmore
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Title: Investigating Synergy Between Novel Histone-derived Antimicrobial Peptide and Different Antibiotics
Author(s): Josefina Reyes Fernandez ’24
Faculty supervisor(s): Don Elmore
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Title: Investigating the Antimicrobial Activity of Des3A through the mutation T11V, truncation (1-16), and their Mix Species
Author(s): Mary E. Martinez Nunez ’23
Faculty supervisor(s): Don Elmore
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Title: Investigation of Optimal Synthesis Strategies for DCM-MJ-I-21 Derivatives as Pancreatic Anti-cancer Agents
Author(s): Eden Gedangoni ’23 and Sahar Habibzai ’24
Faculty supervisor(s): Dora Carrico-Moniz
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Title: Measuring the Stability of DNA Hairpins Using Optical Tweezers
Author(s): Trisha Rahman ’25 and Elizabeth Wren ’24
Faculty supervisor(s): Megan Núñez

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Title: Progress Towards The Computational Design Of Tighter DNA-Binding Buforin-II Modeled In A Crowded Cellular Environment
Author(s): Xiaoxuan Ji ’25
Faculty supervisor(s): Mala Radhakrishnan 

Title: Targeted Buforin II Arginine Substitution: Progress Towards Better Cellular Membrane Binding
Author(s): Eleanor Rothera ’23
Faculty supervisor(s): Mala Radhakrishnan