The Graduating Students
The 27 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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Grant Edward Boldt Development of Botulinum Neurotoxin A Inhibitors Advisor: Kim D. Janda, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Shuibing Chen Exploring Stem Cell Biology with Chemical Tools Advisor: Peter G. Schultz, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Kyle P. Chiang Functional Characterization of Hydrolytic Enzymes that Regulate Signaling Lipids Advisor: Benjamin F. Cravatt, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Cell Biology and Chemistry |
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Ryan T. Cirz A Novel Approach to Combating Antibiotic Resistance: Inhibition of Mutation as a Therapeutic Strategy Advisor: Floyd Romesberg, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Philippe Dagneau Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Vannusal A Advisor: K. C. Nicolaou, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry |
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Erik W. Debler Structural Studies of Antibody Catalysis: Proton Transfer and Stilbene Photochemistry Advisor: Ian A. Wilson, D. Phil., Professor, Department of Molecular Biology |
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Jonas F. Dorn Measurement and Analysis of Kinetochore Microtubule Dynamics in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Advisor: Gaudenz Martin Danuser Andres, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology |
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Michael J. Evans Preparation and Reactivity of a Natural Product-Like Library of Activity-Based Probes Advisor: Benjamin F. Cravatt, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Cell Biology and Chemistry |
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Alina K. Feldman Organic Azides: from [3.3] Rearrangement to Copper (I)-Mediated Synthesis of Complex Molecular Architectures Advisor: K. Barry Sharpless, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Douglas McKay Fowler Functional and Pathological Amyloid in Humans Advisor: Jeffery W. Kelly, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Jovana J. Grbić A Functional Genomic Approach to In-Depth Analysis of Topics in Cellular Biology Advisor: Peter G. Schultz, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Scott Timothy Harrison Total Synthesis of Abyssomicin C, Atrop-abyssomicin C, and Abyssomicin D: Implications for Natural Origins of Atrop-abyssomicin C Advisor: K. C. Nicolaou, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry |
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Gunnar Jöerg Floris Kaufmann Engineering and Biological Applications of Antibodies Against Small Molecules Advisor: Kim D. Janda, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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YoungSoo Kim I. Selection, Synthesis, and Mechanisms Studies of Cell-penetrating Peptides: New Drug Delivery Systems Advisor: Kim D. Janda, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Lindsey Jane Macpherson Feeling the Burn: Towards a Determination of the Molecular Mechanisms of Activation of TRPA1 Advisor: Ardem S. Patapoutian, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Cell Biology |
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Andrea Lynne Manuell Dissecting Translation in the Chloroplast Advisor: Stephen P. Mayfield, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Cell Biology |
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Michele Kirby McKinney Catalytic Mechanism and Substrate Selectivity of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Advisor: Benjamin F. Cravatt, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Cell Biology and Chemistry |
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Leslie Ann Nangle Pathological Consequences of tRNA Synthetase Induced Mistranslation Advisor: Paul R. Schimmel, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Biology |
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Bryan M. O'Neill Elucidation of Novel Components of the Response to Gentoxic Stress in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Advisor: Floyd Romesberg, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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April A. Saunders Mutagenic Analysis of the Multifunctional Stable Signal Peptide of the Arenaviruses Advisor: Michael J. Buchmeier, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular & Integrative Neurosciences Department |
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Erica Leigh Strable Development of Icosahedral Virus Particles as Polyvalent Display Platforms Advisor: M. G. Finn, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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John David Trzupek Part I: Efficient Synthesis of the DEF Ring System of Complestatin Advisor: Dale L. Boger, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Porino Jinjo Va Total Synthesis of Amphidinolide E and Amphidinolide E Stereoisomers Advisor: William R. Roush, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Hao Xu The Total Synthesis of 1-O-Methyllateriflorone, Gambogin and Floresolide Advisor: K. C. Nicolaou, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry |
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Yang Xu Part I: A Small-molecule Library Strategy for Disruption of Protein-protein Interactions Advisor: Kim D. Janda, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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Maneesh Kumar Yadav Structural Investigations of Coiled Coil Peptides, Microfluidic Protein Crystallization and Chemical Graph Transformation Advisor: Peter Kuhn, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology |
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Yu-Ying Yang Development of Chemical Methods for the Synthesis of Glycopeptides and Glycoproteins Advisor: Chi-Huey Wong, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry |
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