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Bioscience REU program accepting applicants

The University of Alabama REU in Interdisciplinary Convergence to Advance the Biotechnological and Bioscience Workforce (ICABBW) is now accepting applications for summer 2021 participants.  This REU program is hosted by the departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Chemistry & Biochemistry, with Dr. Ryan Summers (ChemE) and Dr. Matthew Thompson (Chem & Biochem) leading the program.  The program provides students the opportunity to do research in the biotechnology and bioscience fields under the direction of UA faculty.  More information and application […]

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REU 2018 Participants

REU 2018 Participants Name School Professor Research Focus Athina Amanor Spring Hill College Dr. Dunkle “Determining the Role of Sequence and Structure of the C-Terminal Domain in Erythromycin Resistant Methyltransferase Function” Gabrielle Covey University of Alabama Dr. Bonizzoni “Fluorescent Turn-on Sensors for Transition Metal Ions” Morgan Fair Tuskegee University Dr. Bowman “Binding of Molecules to Cytochrome P450” Myles Harris North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Gupta “Pulsed Laser Deposition and Characterization of Magnetic Oxide Thin Films” Breanna Holmes Mississippi College […]

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REU 2017 Participants

Name School Professor Research Focus Sarah Altman University of Texas-San Antonio Dr. Papish Anticancer Ruthenium Compounds Victoria Arau Gordon College Dr. Pan Nanoelectrochemistry for imaging and sensing Bailee Barrett University of Tennessee-Martin Dr. Szulczewski New ways to detect explosives Joseph Burke University of the Cumberlands Dr. Shaughnessy New palladium catalysts for bond-forming reactions Shantal Garcia Swarthmore College Dr. Gupta Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetic Thin Films and Nanocrystals Jackson Gunter University of Alabama Dr. Pan Developing nanostructured semiconductor electrode for […]

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REU 2016 Participants

Name School Professor Research Focus Akeeta Barnaby Alabama A&M University Dr. Dunkle “Biochemistry of RNA Methltransferases Regulating Meiosis” Elizabeth Dyer Saint Francis University Dr. Pan “Nanostructured Electrode for Solar Cells” Jeremy Hitt University of Alabama Dr. Pan “Nanoelectrochemistry Study with Improved Spatial and Spectral Resolution” Heesoo Kimm Brown University Dr. Pan “Single Nanoparticle Electrochemical Study with Improved Spatial and Spectral Resolution” Jaclyn Lecaroz University of Alabama Dr. Bowman “Conformation and Spin Dynamics of Flexible Biradicals” Timothy Lee Rutgers University Dr. […]

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REU 2015 Participants

2015 REU Participants Name School Professor Research Focus Victor Alves Ferreira De Aguiar Brazil Dr. Rupar “Synthesis of Novel Electron-Deficient Conjugated Polymers” Shawna Blankenship Wofford College Dr. Bowman “Binding Potential Drugs to Cytochrome P450” Ignatius Bonck Southeast Louisiana University Dr. Snowden “The Effect of Substituents and Geometry on the Asymmetric Reduction of N-isopropoxydiarylimines” Chance Boudreaux Kennesaw State University Dr. Blackstock “Synthesizing Organic Molecules that Reversibly Change Shape and Color Upon Redox Change” Jay Law Kennesaw State University Dr. Papish “Ruthenium […]

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REU 2014 Participants

REU 2014 Participants Name School Professor Research Focus Suraj Kumar Ayer SE Louisiana University Dr. Snowden “The Effect of the N-alkoxyl Group in the Asymmetric Borane Reduction of Diaryl Oxime Ethers” David Charboneau Villanova University Dr. Papish “Designing Catalysts for Water Splitting as a Means of Storing Energy In Chemical Fuels” Cornelia Greene Xavier University Dr. Rogers “Synthesis of Ionic Liquid Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients” Katie Jernigan University of Alabama Dr. Papish “Studies of Ruthenium Anticancer Agents that Are More Potant […]

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REU 2013 Participants

Name School Professor Research Focus Sarju Adhikari SE Louisiana University Dr. Shaughnessy ortho-Arylation of Unsymmetrical Oxime Ethers of Benzophenone Jerome Areceneaux University of Alabama-Birmingham Dr. Nikles Builidng a Nanoscale Magnetically Triggered Drug Delivery System for Cancer Therapy Rubicelys Guzman Columbus State University Dr. Woski Synthesis of Novel Nucleosides John Herndon Dr. Pan Spectroelectrochemistry of Single Nanoparticles Elizabeth Kimball SE Louisiana University Dr. Shaughnessy ortho-Alkoxylation of Unsymmetrical Oxime Ethers of Benzophenone Alan Lee Birmingham Southern College Dr. Snowden A New Stragegy […]

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REU 2012 Participants

Name School Professor Research Focus Sarju Adhikari SE Louisiana University Dr. Shaughnessy Negishi Coupling of Imidoyl Halides Jerome Areceneaux University of Alabama-Birmingham Dr. Nikles A Targeted, Magnetically Triggered Drug Delivery System for Cancer Therapy Kevin Benham Troy University Dr. Goebbert Mass Spectrometry of Energetic Materials Bijay Bhattarai SE Louisiana University Dr. Shaughnessy Heck Coupling of Imidoyl Halides Matthew Campbell Georgia Southern University Dr. Busenlehner Meavy Metal Inhibition of a DNA Repair Protein Kimberly Johnson Judson College Dr. Nikles A Targeted, […]

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REU 2011 Participants

Name School Professor Research Focus Joshua Bauth Kennesaw State Dr. Frantom Characterization of Enzyme Mechanisms Adam Beg The University of Alabama Dr. Thrasher Measurement of Equivalent Weight and Other Properties of New Fluorine-Containing Ionomers Karson Brooks The University of Alabama Dr. Pan Surface Enhanced Optical Spectroscopy and Molecular Sensing Using Single Molecular Techniques Daniel Castillo The University of Alabama Daniel Goebbert Mass Spectrometry of Explosives Anthony Cesnik Gustavus Adolphus College Dr. Thrasher Synthesis of Fluoropolomers Based on Tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) Stephen […]

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REU 2010 Participants

2010 REU Participants Name School Professor Research Focus Margaret Adams The University of Alabama Dr. Busenlehner In vivo Characterization of S pombe Frataxin Cory Ayres Georgia Southern University Dr. Kispert Evidence for Cartenoid Neutral Radicals in Plant Material Jessica Duke The University of Alabama Dr. Dixon Computational Studies of Reactions of H2O in Supercritical CO2 fo the Geological Sequestration of CO2 Ryan Flamerich The University of Alabama Dr. Dixon Computational Studies of Actinide Oxide Clustering Reactions Keanna Graves Clark University, […]

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