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Session: Monday, May 19, 2008: 7:00 PM-8:30 PM |
| Student Union Building, Upper (Queensborough Community College) |
Poster Session II |
Abstract: |
| Organizers: | Irina Rutenburg Marie Thomas |
| Part 1 | |
| 275 | | Structural Effects of Interstrand Crosslinks on DNA through Molecular Dynamic Simulations
Arthur J. Campbell, Angelo Guainazzi, Orlando D. Scharer, Carlos L. Simmerling |
| 276 | | Exploring Structure and Biochemistry of Nitrogen Mustard Interstrand Crosslinks through Synthetic Analogs
Angelo Guainazzi, Orlando Schärer |
| 277 | | The Relationship Between the Ionic Structure and Viscosity in the Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids
Hualin Li, Murfat Ibrahim, Ismail Ageremi, Mark Kobrak |
| 278 | | Synthesis of Imidazolium and Pyridinium Ionic Liquids for Toxicity Studies
Xing Li, Jinhee Gwon, James F. Wishart, Catherine McEntee, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine |
| 279 | | An Electrospray Ionization Guided-Ion-Beam Tandem Mass Spectrometer for Studying Gas-Phase Biological Ion-Molecule Reactions
Fang He, Yigang Fang, Jianbo Liu |
| 280 | | Synthesis of Pyrrolidinium Ionic Liquids for Toxicity Studies
Jinhee Gwon, Xing Li, James F. Wishart, Catherine McEntee, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine |
| 281 | | Instrument Control and Data Acquisition for a Guided-Ion-Beam Tandem Mass Spectrometer
Yigang Fang, Fang He, Jianbo Liu |
| 282 | | Synthesis and Toxicity to Zebra Fish of Mono- and Diammonium Phosphate and Bis(trifyl)Imide Ionic Liquids
Ayisha Munawar, Ankita Parikh, Hughton Walker, Jasmine Hatcher, Xing Li, Sofya Penkhasova, Kijana Kerr, Pokay Ma, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine |
| 283 | | Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization of Poly(ethylene glycol) Acrylate Comb-Like Polymers
Milan Maric, Benoit Lessard |
| 284 | | Synthesis of Mixed-Valence Compounds with Metal-Metal Bonds
Amy Schauss, Jack Lu |
| 285 | | Determination of Methamphetamine and Amphetamine in Urine Using Ionic Liquid Based Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction (HS-SPME) and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
Yi He, Jeremy Pohl, Stephanie Petch |
| 286 | | Properties of DABCO Containing Ionic Liquids
Kijana Kerr, Marie Thomas, Gopal Subramaniam, James F. Wishart, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine |
| 287 | | The Quantitative Determination of the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Silver Ions to Bacterial Growth
David E. Marx, John J. Mercuri |
| 288 | | Preparation of Some Novel Dithioether-Diketones and Chelating Derivatives of Them
Molly A. O'Connor, Anthony W. Addison |
| 289 | | Carbon Nanotubes Filled with Copper Nanoparticles
James Giammarco, Patricia Valenzuela, Sebastian Oswald, Vadym Mochalin, Farhad Forohar, Yury Gogotsi |
| 290 | | Synthesis and Characterization of Transition Metal Complexes of Pendant Arm Macrocycles and Tripodal Ligands
Savitri Chandrasekhar, Rick Chen, Jeff Chan, Amanda Lee |
| 291 | | Ruthenium(II) Complexes of Some Tripodal Amine Ligands
GorDan T. Reeves, Anthony W. Addison, Vitaly V. Pavlishchuk, Allen Hunter, Matthias Zeller |
| 292 | | Colloidosomes:"Smart" Materials for Biomedical Applications
Rachel Rosenberg |
| 293 | | Organogold (III) Iminophosphorane Complexes and Study of Their Cytotoxicity against Solid Tumor Cells Neha Shaik, Idline Augustin, Maria Contel |
| 294 | | Ground State Association of Benzo[B]Fluorenone with Ethanol and Trifluoroethanol Aaron Halpern, Brian Williams |
| 295 | | Butterfly Wings, Crustacean Shells, and Squid Pens: Studies on Chitin Sources
Jessica D. Schiffman, Caroline L. Schauer |
| 296 | | Arene-Ru-Chloroquine Complexes as Potential Antimalarial Agents
Chandima S.K. Rajapakse, Alberto Martinez, Becky Naoulou, Roberto A. Sanchez-Delgado |
| 297 | | Greening the Organic Chemistry Laboratory at Widener University
Kaitlyn Gerhart, Loyd D. Bastin |
| 298 | | Mechanism of Antimalarial Action of the Ruthenium(II)-Chloroquine Complex [RuCl2(CQ)]2
Alberto Martinez, Chandima S.K. Rajapakse, Becky Naoulou, Roberto A. Sanchez-Delgado |
| 299 | | Incorporation of Cisplatin, Carboplatin and Oxaliplatin into a Trinuclear Iron-Platinum Intervalent Charge Transfer Complex: Options for the Photochemical Delivery of Drug to Targeted Sites
Kate Keets, Andrew Bocarsly |
| 300 | | Parvalbumin in Fish Muscle: Cation Binding Properties and Its Role in Muscle Relaxation Mohit Sirohi, Steven Youseff, Kristen Sands, David Coughlin, Loyd D. Bastin |
| 301 | | Trinculear Iron-Platinum Complexes as Chemotherapeutic Agents: Increasing Water Solubility
Amanda Tricarico, Andrew B. Bocarsly |
| 302 | | Light Activated De Novo Protiens Using Phthalocyanines
Andrew C. Mutter, Ronald L. Koder |
| 303 | | Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide with Dibenzotetraaza[14]Annulene-Coated Platinum Electrodes
Daniel J. Dooley, J. Faye Rubinson, Richard Hotz |
| 304 | | The Properties of the Amyloid Beta Protein Coated Gold Colloidal NANOPARTICLES
Sophia H. Hahn, Hyunah Cho, Nicole Briglio, Kazushige Yokoyama |
| 305 | | Benzyl Imidazolium Porphyrins
Weici Fang, Maung-Tin Htoo Kyaw, Rukya Ali, Virginia Seng, Xiulan Wang, Alison Hyslop |
| 306 | | Synthesis of Porphyrin-Imidazolium-Ferrocene Complexes
Jennifer Chabra, Rukya Ali, Virginia Seng, Alison Hyslop |
| 307 | | Synthesis of Porphyrin-Heterocycle-Osmium Complexes for Use as Light Harvesting Compounds
Elissa Ramcharitar, Samantha Blondel, Carina Hernandez, Elise Megehee, Alison Hyslop |
| 308 | | Theoretical Calculations of C60 Isomers: A New Stable? or Unstable? Isomer C60[3,4,5]
John R. Sowa Jr., Jacqueline Rodriquez, Johnna Campbell, Theresa Wertheimer |
| 309 | | Does the Chain Length of Alkyl 4-Hydroxybenzoates Alter Phenolic Pka Values?
John J. Sczepanski, Leopold May, Jason R. Kinder, Fransis B. Pedersen |
| 310 | | Polyaniline Nanofibers and Composites with Polymer-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles
Asifa Noreen, William L'Amoreaux, David M. Sarno |
| 311 | | Morphological Effects of Ring-Substitution on Polyaniline Nanomaterials
Carolina Chaves Prado, David M. Sarno |
| 312 | | Effects of Commonly Used Cosmetic Industry Preservatives on Water Activity Karen Root Caldwell, Michael A. Lull, Janet R. Bass |
| 313 | | Identification of Clinical Candidate OSI-906 as a Potent, Selective and Orally Bioavailable IGF-1R Inhibitor
Brian Volk, Mark J. Mulvihill, Elizabeth Buck, Andrew Cooke, Andrew Crew, Hanqing Dong, Alexandra Eyzaguirre, Maryland Franklin, Lixin Feng, Kenneth W. Foreman, Qun-Sheng Ji, Darla Landfair, Yunyu Mao, Matthew O'Connor, Caroline Pirritt, Stacia Silva, Kam Siu, Arno Steinig, Kathryn Stolz, Paula Tavares, Doug Werner |
| 314 | | Synthesis of C-Glycosides of Glycoinositols Pseudodisaccharides
Sunej Hans, David Mootoo* |
| 315 | | Single Molecule Study of Dynamics near the Glass Transition
Tobias K. Herman, Stephan A. Mackowiak, Laura J. Kaufman |
| 316 | | Absolute Configuration Determination of a Light Harvesting Porphyrin by Circular Dichroism Tweezer Methodology
Troy, M. McCord, Alicia Canzius, Gloria Proni, Ana G. Petrovic, Nina Berova, Teodor S. Balaban |
| 317 | | Analysis of Vitamin "C" in Fruits and Vegetableas
Rana Said, Syamala Ranganathan, Pedro Irigoyen |
| 318 | | Analysis Oc Vitamin"C" in Commercial Juices
Shaun Bruney, Syamala Ranganathan, Pedro Irigoyen |
| 319 | | Comparison of Hemoglobin in Thin Films and in Hydrogels Formed by Photo Initiated Polymerization on Glassy Carbon
Amos Mugweru, Christian Schnarr |
| 320 | | Peptide Folding Dynamics and Their Implications in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Gregory Siroky, Marsiyana M. Henricus, Melanie P. Dabakis, Evan M. Smoak, Robert Tamayev, Ipsita A. Banerjee |
| 321 | | Design, Synthesis and Applications of Metal Oxide Nanocomposites
Christopher P. Avanzato, Marsiyana M. Henricus, Karl R. Fath, Ipsita A. Banerjee |
| 322 | | Design and Synthesis of Nanotube Bound Biocompatible Hydrogels
Evan M. Smoak, Ipsita A. Banerjee |
| 323 | | Organic Chromophores in Tert-Butylcalix[4]Arene for Metal Oxide Semiconductor Sensitization
Yongyi Zhang, Elena Galoppini |
| 324 | | Xanes Study of Cross Sectional Distribution of Charge States and Local Structrual Environments of Iron in Porous Vycor Glass
S. Amarasinghe, D Sunil, H.D Gafney |
| 325 | | Hf(IV) and Zr(IV) Porphyrins as Dyes on Semiconductor Surfaces
Ivana Radivojevic, Alexander Falber, Benjamin P. Burton-Pye, Charles Drain |
| 326 | | Porphyrinoid Derivatives and Fullerene C60 for Light Harvesting Materials
Alessandro Varotto, Charles Drain, Joao Tome |
| 327 | | The Analysis of the Interactions and Complexation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Cyclodextrin Using Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Andrew Harron, Catherine Bentzley, Preston Moore, Zhiwei Liu, Jhenny Galan, Darryl Davis |
| 328 | | NEW APPROACH to 3, 5-DIAMINO-SUGARS from 4, 6-DIDEOXY-1, 2-O-ISOPROPYLIDENE-D-Glycero-PENT-4-ENOPYRANOS-3-ULOSE
Zbigniew J. Witczak, Arthur Jankowski, David Lorchak |
| 329 | | Synthesis of 3-Substituted Coumarins by the Knoevenagel Condensation Reaction
Mariam N. Israiel |
| 330 | | The Synthesis of Biodiesel
Shane E. Smith, Josh M. Gesford, Kathleen M. Halligan, Gregory P. Foy, Gary A. Sigel |
| 331 | | New Synthetic Probes for Understanding Molecular Recognition during Olfaction
Yadi Li, Zita Peterlin, Stuart Firestein, Grant Sun, Kevin Ryan |
| 332 | | Formation of Novel Fused-Ring System by Rhodium-Catalyzed Cycloaddition Reactions
Yu Han Gary Teng, Joseph Jr. Kaloko, Iwao Ojima |
| 333 | | The Synthesis and Rearrangement of Carbazole Sulfonamide and Imidobibenzyl Sulfonamide to the Corresponding Sulfones
Taylor W. Meek, James R. Mckee, Murray Zanger |
| 334 | | Sodium Ion Dependence and Deuterium Solvent Isotope Effect Studies of the Inhibition of Human á-Thrombin by Hirudin and NAPAP
Ildiko M. Kovach, John Paul Sheehy, Krystal Dole |
| 335 | | Determination of Conditions for the Dimerization of Pokeweed Antiviral Protein
Alexia Tussay, Amy E. Baldwin, Diana E. Friedland |
| 336 | | Expression Levels of PKC Substrates in Human Breast Cancer Cells
Guy Surpris, Susan A. Rotenberg, Regina Sullivan |
| 337 | | Investigations into the Conversion of Cellulose to Simple Sugars for Ethanol Production
Lisa A. Williams |
| 338 | | Study of the Characteristics of Modified PF Resins from Microwave Synthesis Meghan M. MacIntyre, David Irwin, Adango Miadonye |
| 339 | | Sugarcane as An Energy Crop for USA
Sohan L. Jindal |
| 340 | | Engineering Fluorinated Phosphotriesterases to Detoxify Organophosphates
Peter James Baker, Jin Kim Montclare |
| Part 2 | |
| 341 | | Modified Gum Acacia in Emulsions and Spraydried Flavors
Florian M. Ward, Stephen A. Andon |
| 342 | | Protection of Enzymes in Harsh Aqueous and Organic Environments
Andreas Mylonakis, Indraneil Mukherjee, Sudipto Das, Shuxi Li, Yen Wei* |
| 343 | | Platinum and Palladium Metallic Solutions
Moni Chauhan, Devindra Tilakdhari |
| 344 | | The NYSTAR Sponsored Center for Engineered Polymeric Materials
Andrew Auerbach |
| 345 | | Rational Design Methodology for Porphyrin Binding Proteins
Christopher Negron, Christian Fufezan, Ronald Koder |
| 346 | | Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Boron-Containing Block Copolymers
Chengzhong Cui, Yang Qin, Edward M. Bonder, Frieder Jäkle |
| 347 | | When Is the Histone Protein Bound to a Chain End of a Giant DNA Molecule?
Chwen-Yang Shew, Andy Khoo |
| 348 | | A New Catalyst for Efficient and Selective Conversion of Silanes to Silanols Moni Chauhan*, Abhshek Roka, Alok Sarkar, Bhanu P. S. Chauhan* |
| 349 | | Synthesis and Characterization of Chromophore-Grafted Polybutadienes Bhanu P. S. Chauhan*, Alok Sarkar, Esra Cinar, Mauhanad (George) A. Bittar |
| 350 | | Chemical/Thermal Reduction of Gold and Silver Salts: A New Route to in-Situ Nanoparticle Synthesis and Stabilization
Moni Chauhan, Maninder Kaur |
| 351 | | Synthesis and Characterization of Polystyrene Supported Borane Complexes PS-BH2•D
Ami Doshi, Yang Qin, Frieder Jäkle |
| 352 | | High-Yield Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET) Synthesis of Easily Accessible PPV Oligomers
Narayan Mukherjee, Ralf M. Peetz |
| 353 | | Formation and Characterization of Donor-Acceptor Complexes of Polyamide 6 as a Mean to Modify the Morphology and Extensibility
Hsin Ho, Nadarajah Vasanthan |
| 354 | | Cationic Polymerization of Norbornadiene
Narmandakh Mijid-Taylor, Ralf M. Peetz |
| 355 | | Functionalization of Si(100) Surfaces with Rigid-Rod Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)S
Chivin Sun, Ralf M. Peetz |
| 356 | | π-Stacking of Soluble N-Type Semi-Conductors
Min Zhi Chen, Yingfeng Tu, Shi Jin |
| 357 | | Synthesis and Characterization of Oxazoline Block Copolymers for Photovoltaic Devices
Hongmei Li, Morton Litt |
| 358 | | High Performance Size-Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) Column for Water Soluble Polymers
Ken Tseng, Ryuji Takahashi, Ritsuko Ohno, Masatoshi Murakami |
| 359 | | DNA Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes as Active Stabilizers: Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites with Enhanced Stabiliy
William Cheung, Yufeng Ma, Guangru Mao, Huixin He |
| 360 | | Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorene-Based Organoboron Quinolate Polymers
Haiyan Li, Frieder Jäkle |
| 361 | | Preparation and Characterization of Nano-Hollow Spheres of Conducting Polymer by “Micro-Interfacial Polymerization” and the Study of Controlled Release from Them
I-Wei Chu, Kai Su, Nan-Loh Yang |
| 362 | | Biocompatible, Hydrogen-Bonded Multilayers of a Polyphenol with High pH-Stability
Irem Erel Unal, Svetlana Sukhishvili |
| 363 | | An Odd Couple: A Designed Protein:Natural Protein Chimera
Jessica A. Norman, Andrew C. Mutter, Ronald L. Koder |
| 364 | | De Novo Designed Safranine Enzymes
Gheevarghese Raju, Ronald L. Koder |
| 365 | | Multi-Responsive Polyelectrolyte Diblock Copolymer Micelles
Zhichen Zhu, Li Xu, Svetlana Sukhishvili |
| 366 | | Rheology and Confocal Reflectance Microscopy as Complementary Probes of the Kinetics of Collagen and Collagen/hyaluronan Gelation
Yali Yang, Laura J. Kaufman |
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