Research Experience for Undergraduates

University of Virginia Chemistry Department

National Science Foundation

1999

Final Symposium -- August 5 & 6, 1999

 

The grand opening session

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A fine end to the first day

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Lakiea J. Bailey and Prof. T.L. Macdonald

Agnes Scott College
Decatur, Georgia

"The Synthesis of an Antigen for LPA"
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Bethany Buck,

 

German Gómez

and Prof. Cassandra Fraser

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Albright College
Reading, Pennsylvania

"Multiple Polymerization Methods Using Ru(II)Centered Initiators"
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Noelle Dwarzski and Dr. Michal Sabat

Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, Virginia

"Zinc Ions in the d(AGCT)n Cruciform"
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John Goodell, Scott A. Hart and Prof. Felicia A. Etzkorn

University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls, Wisconsin

"Progress Toward the Synthesis of cis- and trans-Proline Mimics for Inhibition of Pin1 as a Possible Target for Cancer Chemotherapy"
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Shahriar Haji-Momenian, Dr. Milton
Brown and Prof. T.L. Macdonald

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia

"Cytochrome P450-2D6: Homology Modeling"

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Gary Juskowiak, Jayson Reiger
and Prof. Timothy Macdonald

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia

"Synthesis of a Novel A2a Adenosine Receptor Agonist"

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Katie Kindt, Angela Scott, Dr. Jeff   Ellena and Prof. David Cafiso

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

"A 2H NMR Investigative Report: Probing Interactions
with Membrane Bilayers"
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William J. Kirschner, Rob Zehr and Prof. Ian Harrison

Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, Michigan

"A Molecular Accelerator on the Ĺ Scale Based on Surface Photochemistry: CO2 on Pt (111)"
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Eric R. Lutz, Dr Glenn Foulds and Prof. Felicia A. Etzkorn

Albright College
Reading, Pennsylvania

"Investigation of the Effects of Environmental Estrogen on Estrogen Receptor-DNA Binding Affinity Using Capillary Electrophoresis Mobility Shift Assay (CEMSA)"
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Nathan Mack, William D. Bare and Prof. J.N. Demas

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia

"Design, Synthesis and Photochemical Properties of a -Diimine Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl Substituted Pyridine Complexes with Applications to pH Sensors"

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Andrew F. Mason, J. Monte Russell, Tye J. Dodge and Prof. Russell Grimes

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia

"Linkage of Iron and Cobalt Metallacarboranes via the
Pentaphenylcyclopentadienyl Anion"

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A little home support and lab tour afterwards
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David Moore, Duane Simonson and Prof. Lin Pu

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia

"The Asymmetric Epoxidation of a ,b -unsaturated Ketones by a Chiral Zinc Catalyst"
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Gerald Morgan and Prof. Felicia A. Etzkorn

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, Maryland

"Synthesis of a Peptidomimetic Glycine Turn in the Helix-Turn-Helix (HTH) DNA-Binding Protein Motif"
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Sarah B. Sutter and Dr. Michal Sabat

Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, Michigan

"Interactions of Zinc Ions and (GA)n DNA Sequences"
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Fran Wittich, Dr. Wenying Xu and Prof. James Demas

Mt. Vernon Nazarene College
Mount Vernon, Ohio

"A Study on Polymer Support Systems for Luminescence-based Metal Complex Moisture Sensors"
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