The Graduating Students
The 31 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.
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Shannon Marie Biros Part I. Design and Synthesis of Alpha-Helix Peptidomimetics using Inverse Electron Demand Diels-Alder Reactions Advisor: Julius Rebek, Jr., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Daniel A. Calarese Structural Studies of HIV-1 Neutralizing Antibody 2G12 Advisor: Ian A. Wilson, D.Phil., Professor, Department of Molecular Biology |
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Kevin John Capps Part I. Synthesis and Application of Solution-Phase Combinatorial Libraries Advisor: Dale L. Boger, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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M. Rocio A. Carrera Immunopharmacotherapy: Vaccines for the Treatment of the Health and Social Hazards of Drug Abuse Advisor: Kim D. Janda, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Cheng-yuen Huang The Development of Carbohydrate Based Vaccine Advisor: Chi-Huey Wong, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Brendan M. Crowley I. Total Synthesis of the Ristocetin Aglycon Advisor: Dale L. Boger, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Theodore R. Foss Studies on the Quaternary Structure, Dissociation Pathway and Ligand Binding Propeiries of the Amyloidogenic Transthyretin Advisor: Jeffery W. Kelly, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Lu Gan Conformational and Covalent Control of Bacteriophage HK97 Capsid Expansion Advisor: John R. Johnson, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Biology |
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Peter Jesse Gaskill A Study in the Role of Virus Based Changes in HIV on the Development of Neuro AIDS Advisor: Howard S. Fox, M. D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Molecular & Integrative Neurosciences |
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James J. Graziano A Novel System for the Creation and Screening of de novo Proteins from Libraries of Randomly Shuffled Secondary Structure Fragments Advisor: Peter Schultz, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Stephanie L. Gupton The Segregation of the Actin Cytoskeleton into Functional Modules in Migrating Epithelial Cells Advisor: Clare M. Waterman-Storer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology |
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Olgun Guvench Theoretical Studies of Proteins and Protein-Ligand Complexes Advisor: Charles L. Brooks, III, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Biology |
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William Seth Horne Structure and Function in Peptide-Based Supramolecular Designs Advisor: M. Reza Ghadiri, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Steven M. Johnson The Design, Synthesis, and Biophysical Evaluation of Small Molecules to Study and Selectively Inhibit Transthyretin Amyloidosis Advisor: Jeffery W. Kelly, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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David B. Kastrinsky Asymmetric Synthesis of CBI and the Total Synthesis and Structure Revision of (+)-Yatakemycin Advisor: Dale L. Boger, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Jamie Michelle Keck The Effects of Cyclin E Deregulation on Mitosis Advisor: Steven I. Reed, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Biology |
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Lucas J. Leman Accelerating Aminoacyl Transfer in Water Using Simple Prebiotic Molecules and Rationally Designed Peptides Advisor: M. Reza Ghadiri, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Warren G. Lewis Bio/Click Catalysis: Azide-Aklyne [3+2] Cycloaddition and Cholinergic Chemistry Advisor: M. G. Finn, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Fu-Sen Liang Targeting Biomacromolecules by Aminoglycosides Advisor: Chi-Huey Wong, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Fei Liu CD8+ T cell Response to Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection Advisor: J. Lindsay Whitton, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular & Integrative Neurosciences |
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Jonathan Scott Melnick Chemistry and Biology of the Tyrosine Kinome Advisor: Peter Schultz, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Jason A. Moss Peptide Synthesis Methodology and Application Toward the Study of Naturally-Occurring Biomacromolecules Advisor: Kim D. Janda, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Byron Willis Purse Structure and Reactivity in the Inner Space of Host Molecules Advisor: Julius Rebek, Jr., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Jason M. Rohde Synthetic Approaches to Aplydactone and Chartellamide A Inspired by Biosynthetic Hypotheses Advisor: Erik J. Sorensen, Ph.D. |
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Anupama R. Sawkar Chemical Chaperones Increase the Cellular Activity of Glucocerebrosidase Variants: A Therapeutic Strategy for Gaucher Disease Advisor: Jeffery W. Kelly, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Desiree A. Thayer Effects of Glycans on Peptide Antibiotics and Analytical Methods for Carbohydrate Sequencing and Binding Interactions Advisor: Chi-Huey Wong, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Ian F. Thorpe Probing the Relationship between Structure, Function and Dynamics in Proteins Advisor: Charles L. Brooks, III, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Biology |
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Douglass Wu The Design and Synthesis of Glycolipids for CD1d-mediated Natural Killer T-cell Activation Advisor: Chi-Huey Wong, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Peng Wu Metal Mediated Synthesis of Heterocycles and Dendrimers Advisor: K. Barry Sharpless, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Jianming Xie Adding Unnatural Amino Acids to the Genetic Repertoire Advisor: Peter Schultz, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Mark Edward Zak The Total Synthesis of Thiostrepton Advisor: K. C. Nicolaou, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry |
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