The Class of 2012

	Robert John Aversa A Furan-Based Strategy Towards the Total Synthesis of Maitotoxin Advisor: K. C. Nicolaou, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry

	Gira Bhabha Life in (Atomic) Motion: Protein Dynamics in Enzyme Catalysis Advisors: Peter Wright, PhD, Chair, Department of Molecular Biology Jane Dyson, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology

	Jacqueline L. Blankman Characterization of Lipid Hydrolases in Endocannabinoid Signaling and Neurodegeneration Academic Advisor: Benjamin F. Cravatt, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Physiology

	Ming Chen Development of Functionalized Chiral Allylboranes via Allene Hydroboration and Applications in Natural Products Synthesis Advisor: William R. Roush, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

	Johnathan R. Chittuluru Structural Studies of the Yeast NuA4 and Piccolo-NuA4 Histone Acetyltransferases and the Human α-Synuclein Protein Advisor: Francisco Asturias, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology

	Christine A. Crumbley The Role of Retinoic Acid Receptor-Related Orphan Receptors (RORs) and REV-ERB Receptors in Regulating Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism Advisor: Thomas Burris, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular Therapeutics

	Cory Michael Dambacher Mutation and Modulation of Translational Machinery in E. coli Advisor:Peter G. Schultz, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

	Stephen M. Dean Chemical Glycobiology: Development and Application of Chemical and Enzymatic Methods for the Study of Glycoproteins Advisor: Chi-Huey Wong, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

	Melissa M. Dix Development and Application of Advanced Proteomic Methods to Globally Map Protease Substrate Profiles Advisor: Benjamin F. Cravatt, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Physiology

	Damian Charles Ekiert Structural Basis of Influenza Virus Inhibition by Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Advisor: Ian A. Wilson, D. Phil., D.Sc. FRS, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology

	Shelby Paige Ellery I. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Bridged Nucleosides and BE-43472B Analogues II. Progress Towards the Total Synthesis and Structural Determination of Brasiliensophyllic Acid A Advisor: K. C. Nicolaou, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry

	Hunter Lee Elliott Cell Shape Invariant Quantification of Morphology, Migration and Subcellular Dynamics Advisor: Gaudenz Danuser, PhD, Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School

	Yevgeniy Grigoryev Post-transcriptional Mechanisms of Gene Regulation and Information Control in Immunity Advisor: Daniel R. Salomon, MD, Professor, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine

	Geoff T. Halvorsen Studies on the Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reaction Advisor: William R. Roush, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

	David A. Harris Novel Antibacterial Agents via the Inhibition of Bacterial Signal Peptidase Advisor: Floyd E. Romesberg, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry

	Kathryn M. Hastie The Lassa Virus Tool-kit for Replication, Packaging and Immune Evasion Advisor: Erica Ollmann Saphire, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Immunology and Microbial Science

	Christine Johanna Heideker New Roles for SUMO and SUMO-targeted Ubiquitin Ligases in Genome Stability Advisor: Michael Boddy, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology

	Robert N. Kirchdoerfer Components of Pathogenic Microorganisms and Applications in Human Health Advisor: Ian A. Wilson, D. Phil., D.Sc. FRS, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology

	Dong-In Koo Part I. Functional Metabolomics and Genomics Approaches to Identifying Endogenous Regulators in Cellular Processes Part II. Towards Understanding of Mechanism of Action of a Neurite Outgrowth Promoting Compound Advisor: Advisor: Peter G. Schultz, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

	Paul John Krawczuk Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Maoecrystal V Advisor: Phil S. Baran, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

	Tun-Hsun Kuo A Functional Genomic Approach to the Cellular Events in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Advisor: Peter G. Schultz, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

	Sen Wai Kwok - 2011 Graduate Synthetic Applications and Mechanistic Studies of Rhodium(II)-Catalyzed Transformations of 1,2,3-Triazoles Advisors: K. Barry Sharpless, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Valery Fokin, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry

	Daniel P. Leaman Stable and Homogeneous HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein Trimers as Vaccine Candidates and Target of Inhibitors Advisor: Michael B. Zwick, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology and Microbial Science

	Jonathan W. Lockner Studies in Meroterpenoid Synthesis Advisors: Phil S. Baran, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

	Jonathan Z. Long Annotation of Serine Hydrolase Function in Mammalian Physiology and Behavior Advisor: Benjamin F. Cravatt, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Physiology

	Victor Mitch M. Luna Structural Characterization of Oxygen Pathways in Cytochrome ba3 Oxidase Advisor: C. David Stout, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology

	Tian-Sheng Mei Weak Coordination as a Powerful Means for Developing Useful Palladium (II)-Catalyzed C-H Activation Reactions Advisor: Jin-Quan Yu, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

	Takashi Miyamoto Nitric Oxide Links Skin and Sensory Neurons to Mediate Thermosensation Advisor: Ardem Patapoutian, PhD, Professor, Department of Cell Biology

	Amira Yaazim Moreno Immunopharmacotherapy: Towards the Creation of Effective Vaccines Against Drugs of Abuse Advisor: Kim D. Janda, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

	Emily Plummer Tracking CPMV Interactions with Systems, Diseases, and Cells Advisor: Marianne Manchester, PhD, Professor, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of California, San Diego

	Stanislav Ivaylov Presolski Ligand-Accelerated CuI-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition: Kinetic Studies and Reaction Mechanism Advisor: M. G. Finn, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

	William K. Ridgeway Principles of Parallel Assembly in Bacterial 30S Ribosomes Probed with Fluorescence Triple Correlation Spectroscopy Advisor: James R. Williamson, PhD, Professor, Departments of Molecular Biology and Chemistry

	David Sarlah Adventurous Total Synthesis: Part I. The Chemistry and Biology of Biyouyanagins Part II. Total Synthesis of Hirsutellones A, B and C Advisor: K. C. Nicolaou, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry

	Ian Bass Seiple The Pursuit of Palau’amine Advisor: Phil S. Baran, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

	Jun Shi Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Products: Cortistatin A, Vinigrol and Maoecrystal V Advisor: Phil S. Baran, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

	James P. Solomon Probing the Molecular Pathogenesis of Gelsolin Amyloidosis Advisor: Jeffery W. Kelly, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine

	Anne Marie W. Turner Transcriptional Gene Silencing of HIV-1 by Non-Coding RNAs: Progress towards a TGS- Based Genetic Therapy Advisor: Kevin Morris, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine

	Lisa Michelle Tuttle NMR Studies of Side Chain Conformations and Dynamics in E. Coli and Human DHFR Advisors: Peter Wright, PhD, Chair, Department of Molecular Biology and Jane Dyson, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology

	Landon R. Whitby Comprehensive Peptidomimetic Libraries Targeting Protein-Protein Interactions Advisor: Dale L. Boger, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

	Wayne Yu Carbon-Deuterium Bonds as Probes of Protein Thermal Unfolding & Initial Efforts Toward Studying the Effects of Somatic Evolution on Antibody Backbone Dynamics by NMR Spectroscopy Advisor: Floyd E. Romesberg, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry