The Graduating Students

The 21 individuals who are graduating from The Scripps Research Institute's Kellogg School of Science and Technology this week are listed below, with the names of their advisors and thesis titles.

Dwight James Barnes RNA/Protein Interactions in Chloroplast Translation Advisor: Stephen P. Mayfield, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Timothy Raymond Chang Triazoles in Click Chemistry: Ligands, Cooper (I)-Catalysis, and Organocatalysis Advisor: K. Barry Sharpless, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry

Jeffrey Alan Chao Molecular Basis of RNA-protein Recognition: Studies of Yeast L30e and FHV B2 Advisor: James R. Williamson, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Chemistry

Brian R. Chapados Substrate Recognition and Regulation of Structure-specific Nucleases Central to DNA Replication and Repair Advisor: John A. Tainer, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Biology

Allison Ann Henry Efforts Toward Expanding the Genetic Alphabet and the Substrate Repertoire of a DNA Polymerase Advisor: Floyd Eric Romesberg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry

Matthew S. Kelker Structural and Biophysical Studies of Human and Mouse TREM-1 and the Use of Multi-wavelength Anomalous Disperson to Phase Merohedrally-Twinned Crystals Advisor: Ian A. Wilson, D.Phil, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology

Haitian Liu Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis: Assays and Inhibitors Advisor: Chi-Huey Wong, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry

Caren Virginia Lund Zinc Finger Proteins and Endogenous Gene Regulation Advisor: Carlos F. Barbas, III, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Chemistry

Paul Thomas Nyffeler I. The Chemistry of Amine-Azide Interconversion II. Dihydrogen Trioxide: New Stability for Peroxone Process Intermediate Advisor: Chi-Huey Wong, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry

Liam C. Palmer Guest Binding in Hydrogen-Bonded Capsular Hosts Advisor: Julius Rebek, Jr., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry

William Lewis Redmond Mechanisms of CD8 T Cell Peripheral Tolerance to Cross-presented Self-antigen and Soluble Peptide In Vivo Advisor: Ian A. Wilson, D.Phil, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology

Anthony Jon Roecker I. Studies Toward the Synthesis of Azadirachtin II. Chemical Biology and Technology Development of Natural Product-like Librarie Advisor: K. C. Nicolaou, Ph.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Chemistry

William D. Shipe Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Guanacastepenes A and E Advisor: Erik J. Sorensen, Ph.D.

Anna E. Speers Advanced Click Chemistry Strategies for In Vivo Enzyme Activity Profiling Advisor: Benjamin F. Cravatt, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Cell Biology and Chemistry

Lucy Muriel Stark Total Synthesis of Harziphilone Advisor: Benjamin F. Cravatt, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Cell Biology and Chemistry

Cindy A. Takeuchi Biological Implications of the Antibody-Catalyzed Oxidation of Water Advisor: Paul Wentworth, Jr., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry

Julie Lunyée Tubbs Controlling Chromophore Structural Chemistry and Environment by Structure-Based Design Advisor: Elizabeth Getzoff, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Biology

Elizabeth M. Wilson Protein Structure Determination on Lipid Subsrates via Electron Microscopy Advisor: Ronald A. Milligan, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Cell Biology

R. Luke Wiseman The Biological and Chemical Implications of Ligand Binding to the Amyloidogenic Protein Transthyretin Advisor: Jeffery W. Kelly, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry

Xu Wu Exploring Stem Cell Differentiation Using Chemical and Genomic Tools Advisor: Peter Schultz, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry

Pia Pauliina Yachi The Role of CD8 in Antigen Recognition Advisor: Nicholas R. J. Gascoigne, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Immunology

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