Research

Current and past research and scholarship

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2. An Alternative to Lewis-Acid Catalysis
   Ongoing
   Chad Tatko
3. Biocatalytic Desulfurization of Diesel Fuel
   Ongoing
   Chad Tatko
4. Bioisosteres and Methodology
   Ongoing
   Michael Barbachyn
5. Buffer capacity and malate analysis of barley
   Summer 2019
6. Building Foundations for Success in STEM
   Summer 2019
7. Building Nanomolecular Structures and Developing Advanced Computational Tools to Model their Chemistry
   Summer 2019
8. Combating Antibiotic Resistance
   Summer 2019
   Amy Wilstermann
9. Design and Synthesis of Novel Antibacterial Agents Targeting Bacterial DNA Gyrase: Fluoroquinolone-Derived Analogs 2
   Summer 2019
10. Design and Synthesis of Novel Antibacterial Agents Targeting Bacterial DNA Gyrase: QPT-1 Series 1
    Summer 2019
11. Design and Synthesis of Novel Antibacterial Agents Targeting Bacterial DNA Gyrase: QPT-1 Series 2
    Summer 2019
12. Determining the function of BF4112 in Bacteroides fragilis
    Summer 2019
13. Equilibrium Restricted Factor Analysis of Spectroscopic Data
    Ongoing
    Douglas Vander Griend
    Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation
14. Formative Assessment Inside and Outside the Classroom
    Ongoing
    Herbert Fynewever
15. How do we think about sustainability as scientists and Christians?
    Ongoing
    Douglas Vander Griend
16. Identification of novel bacterial topoisomerase inhibitors
    Ongoing
    Michael Barbachyn
    DoD; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
17. Modeling Molecules Using Computational Chemistry
    Ongoing
    Roger DeKock
18. Molecular Basis of GRACILE Syndrome, Bjornstad Syndrome, and Complex III Deficiency
    Feb 2017–present
    Rachael Baker, Amy Wilstermann
19. Nanobiosensors
    Ongoing
    David Benson
    Office of Naval Research
20. Nanomolecular Building Projects
    Ongoing
    Douglas Vander Griend
    Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation
21. Organic Chemistry: Synthesis of Fluorinated Indolizines
    Summer 2019
22. Organic Chemistry: Synthesis of Indolizines
    Summer 2019
23. Organic Chemistry: Synthesis of Substituted Isoquinoline Alkaloids
    Summer 2019
24. Peptides Mimicking Nature: The Crucial Role of Aromatics
    Ongoing
    Chad Tatko
25. Photochemical Study of the Elimination of Hydrogen Fluoride
    Ongoing
    Mark Muyskens
26. Post-translational modifications of G protein functions
    Ongoing
    Rachael Baker
27. Protein-Protein Interactions at the Cell Surface
    Summer 2019
28. Proteins and the Nuclei of Mammalian Cells
    Ongoing
    Eric Arnoys
29. Rare Disease Research & Support
    Feb 2017–present
    Amy Wilstermann, Rachael Baker
30. Redox activity of metal bound peptides
    Summer 2019
31. Regulation of Glucose Uptake
    Ongoing
    Larry Louters
32. Research in Fluorescence and Photophysics of Coumarins
    Summer 2019
33. Single Molecule Studies of Biological Systems by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
    Ongoing
    Kumar Sinniah
34. Sun-Responsive Windows
    Past
    Douglas Vander Griend
    NSF; ACS Petroleum Research Fund and Pleotint L.L.C
35. Synthetic methodologies for preparing N-alkyl pyridones
    Ongoing
    Carolyn Anderson
    National Science Foundation; Research Corporation for Science Advancement
36. Team Science in a Christian Context
    Ongoing
    Rachael Baker, Amy Wilstermann
37. The Scope and Mechanism of Racemic Carbonate Reactions
    Ongoing
    Ronald Blankespoor
38. Trends in the Electronic Structure of Atoms
    Summer 2019
    Roger DeKock
39. Using Rare Diseases to Elucidate a Novel Role for the Mitochondrial Protein BCS1L
    Summer 2019
40. What Kind of Instructor Are You?
    Summer 2018–Ongoing
    Elizabeth Schutt, Maame Adwoa Brantuo with Herbert Fynewever