Chemistry

Summary of Faculty Activities Reports

For July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003

 

I – Publications, Performances, Exhibits

II – Papers and Presentations Presented at Professional Meetings

III – Editorships, Offices and Consultancies

IV – External Grants Received

 

I.  Publications, Performances, Exhibits  

 

Alexander, Rebecca

Alexander, R.W. (2002) Measure for measure: a zinc finger ruler. Trends Biochem. Sci.27: 390.

 

Bierbach, Ulrich

T. M. Augustus, J. Anderson, S. M. Hess, and U. Bierbach: Bis(acridinylthiourea)platinum(II) Complexes: Synthesis, DNA Affinity, and Biological Activity in Glioblastoma Cells. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 13, 855-858 (2003).

 

C. G. Barry, E. C. Turney, C. S. Day, G. Saluta, G. L. Kucera, and U. Bierbach: Thermally Inert Metal Ammines as Light-inducible DNA-targeted Agents. Synthesis, Photochemistry, and Photobiology of a Prototypical Rhodium(III)-Intercalator Conjugate. Inorg. Chem., 41, 7159-7169 (2002).

 

J. M. Brow, C. R. Pleatman and U. Bierbach: Cytotoxic Acridinylthiourea and its Platinum Conjugate Produce Enzyme-mediated DNA Strand Breaks. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 12, 2953-2955 (2002).

 

H. Baruah, C.L. Rector, S. M. Monnier and U. Bierbach: Mechanism of action of non-cisplatin type DNA-targeted platinum anticancer agents: DNA interactions of novel acridinylthioureas and their platinum conjugates. Biochem. Pharmacol., 64:191 (2002).

 

Colyer, Christa

E.M. McCorquodale, J. Piper, and C.L. Colyer, Capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection of indigo carmine and indigo carmine labeled proteins.  J. Cap. Elec., 7:  95-101, 2002.

 

P.J. Viskari, and C.L. Colyer, Separation and quantitation of phycobiliproteins using phytic acid in capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection.  J.Chromatogr. A.  972: 269-276, 2002.

 

F. Welder, E.M. McCorquodale, and C.L. Colyer, Proteinase assay by capillary electrophoresis employing fluorescence-quenched protein-dye conjugates.  Electrophoresis  23: 1585-1590, 2002.

 

Hinze, Willie

Veronica Pino, Ana M. Afonso, Venerando Gonzalez and Willie L. Hinze.  "Reversed Phase Liquid Chromatographic Method for Separation and Determination of Positional Isomeric Mono- and Di-substituted Anilines and Phenols on a R,S-Hydroxylpropyl Ether b-Cyclodextrin Column”.”  Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies 26 (#1) (2003).

 

Jones, Bradley

X. Hou, Z. Yang, B.T. Jones, “Evaluation of a Radio Frequency-boosted selenium hollow cathode lamp for tungsten coil atomic absorption spectrometry,” Applied Spectroscopy, 2002, 56, 673-676.

 

"Syllabus:  Chemistry? In This Course It's Elementary," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002, 49, A12.

 

Z. Yang, X. Hou, B.T. Jones, "Determination of Wear Metals in Engine Oil by Mild Acid Digestion and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry Using Solid Phase Extraction Disks," Talanta, 2003, 59, 673-680.

 

H.L. Peters, B.T. Jones, "Determination of Non-Metals by High Performance Liquid Chromatography With Inductively Coupled Plasma Detection," Appl. Spectrosc. Rev., 2003, 38, 71-99.

 

X. Hou, H.L. Peters, Z. Yang, K.A. Wagner, J.D. Batchelor, M.M. Daniel, B.T. Jones, "Determination of Trace Metals in Drinking Water Using Solid Phase Extraction Disks and X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry," Applied Spectroscopy, 2003, 57, 338-342.

 

King, Bruce

Cohen, A. D.; Zeng, B.; King, S. B.; Toscano, J. P. “Direct Observation of an Acyl Nitroso Species in Solution by Time-Resolved IR Spectroscopy,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 1444-1445.

 

King, S. B. “The Nitric Oxide Producing Reactions of Hydroxyurea, Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2003, 10, 437-452, invited review.

 

King, S. B. “A Role for Nitric Oxide in Hydroxyurea-Mediated Fetal Hemoglobin Induction,” J. Clin. Invest., 2003, 111, 171-172, invited commentary.

 

Zeng, B.; King, S. B. “Palladium Catalyzed Synthesis of Water-Soluble Symmetric 9,10-Disubstituted Anthracenes,” Synthesis, 2002, 2335-2337.

 

Xu, X.; Lockamy, V. L.; Chen, K.; Huang, Z.; Shields, H.; King, S. B.; Ballas, S. K.; Nichols, J. S.; Gladwin, M. T.; Noguchi, C. T.; Schechter, A. N.; Kim-Shapiro, D. B. “Effects of Iron Nitrosylation on Sickle Cell Hemoglobin Solubility,” J. Biol. Chem., 2002, 277, 36787-36792.

 

Ware, R. W., Jr.; Day, C. S.; King, S. B. “Diastereoselective and Intramolecular Cycloadditions of Asymmetric P-Nitroso Phosphine Oxides,” J. Org. Chem., 2002, 67, 6174-6180.

 

Ellis, J.M.; King, S.B. “Ring-opening cross metathesis of 1,3-cyclopentadiene- heterodienophile cycloadducts to produce cyclic hydrazines and hydroxylamines,” Tetrahedron Lett., 2002, 43, 5833-5835.

 

Kondepudi, Dilip

“Generation of Molecular Chiral Asymmetry Through Stirred Crystallization”"

(Co-authors: Daniel J. Durand Paulo F. Moreira Jr and Frank H. Quina) Chirality, 14 (2002) 284-287

 

"Chiral Autocatalysis and Selectivity in the Vicinity of Solid Surfaces"

Chirality: Physical Chemistry, J.M. Hicks (Ed) (2002)ACS Symposium 810.

 

Lachgar, Abdou

Anokhina, E. V.; Duraisamy, T.; Lachgar,A. “Preparation of low-dimensional cluster materials: synthesis, structure and properties of A2Ti2Nb6Cl14O5 (A = K, Rb, Cs), a series of one-dimensional titanium niobium oxychlorides,” Chem. Mater. 2002, 14, 4111-4117.

 

C. T.S. Choi, E. V. Anokhina, C. S. Day, Yue Zhao, F. Taulelle, C. Huguenard, Z. Gan, A. Lachgar, “Novel Gallium Phosphatooxalate with Pendant Oxalate Ligands: Preparation, Crystal Structure, NMR Spectroscopy, and Thermal Stability” Chem. Mater. 2002, 14,4096-4103.

 

Duraisamy, T.; Lachgar, A. “K2SrNb6Cl18: Dipotassium strontium hexaniobium octadecachloride” Acta Cryst., 2002, C58, 85-86.

 

Anokhina, E. V.; Day, C. S.; Meyer, H-J.; Ströbele, M.; Kim, H.; Whangbo, M-H.; Lachgar, A. “Preparation, structure, and properties of a series of anisotropic oxychloride cluster compounds AxNb6Cl12O2 (A = K, Rb, Cs, or In),” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2002, 338, 218-228.

 

T. Duraisamy, Abdessadek Lachgar, “KYNb6Cl18: Potassium Ytrium hexaniobium octadecachloride” Acta Cryst., 2003, C59, i27-i28.

 

 

Manderville, Richard

Dai, J.; Wright, M. W.; Manderville, R. A. “Ochratoxin A Forms a Carbon-Bonded C8-Deoxyguanosine Nucleoside Adduct: Implications for C8 Reactivity by a Phenolic Radical” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 3716-3717.

 

Buncel, E., Park, K. T., Dust, J. Manderville, R. A. “Concerning the Denticity of Dimsyl Anion in Meisenheimer Complexation” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 5388-5392.

 

Park, G.; Tomlinson, J.T.; Melvin, M.S.; Day, C.S.; Wright, M.W.; Manderville, R.A. “Zinc and Copper Complexes of Prodigiosin: Implications for Copper-Mediated Double-Strand DNA Cleavage” Organic Letters.  2003, 5, 113-116.

 

Dai, J.; Park, G.; Wright, M.W.; Adams, M.; Akman, S.A.; Manderville, R.A. “Detection and Characterization of a Glutathione Conjugate of Ochratoxin A” Chem. Res. Toxicol., 2002, 15, 1581-1588.

 

Brow, M.E.; Dai, J.; Park, G.; Wright, M.W.; Gillman, I.G.; Manderville, R.A. “Photochemically Catalyzed Reaction of Ochratoxin A with D- and L-Cysteine” Photochem. & Photobiol., 2002, 76, 112-119.

 

Melvin, M.S.; Tomlinson, J.T.; Park, G.; Day, C.S.; Saluta, G.R.; Kucera, G.L.; Manderville, R.A.  “Influence of the A-Ring on the Proton Affinity and Cytotoxicity of the Prodigiosins” Chem. Res. Toxicol., 2002, 15, 734-741.

 

Melvin, M.S.; Calcutt, M.W.; Noftle, R.E.; Manderville, R.A. “Influence of the A-ring on the Redox and Nuclease Properties of the Prodigiosins: Importance of the Bipyrrole Moiety in Oxidative DNA Cleavage” Chem. Res. Toxicol., 2002, 15, 742-748. 

 

Swofford, Robert

Experimental and ab initio investigation of the O-H overtone vibration in ethanol, Jason D. Weibel, Charles F. Jackels, and Robert L. Swofford, J. Chem. Phys. 117, 4245-4254 (2002) (September)

 

Welker, Mark

Preparation of Substituted Transition-Metal h1-Propargyl Complexes and their 3 + 2 Cycloaddition Reactions with Sulfur Dioxide and Disulfur Monoxide.  Transition-Metal-Carbon Bond Cleaving Reactions of the Cycloadducts Which Yield Oxathiolene Oxides and Dithiolene Oxides.  Elizabeth. E. Scott, Erling. T. Donnelly, and Mark E. Welker*, J. Organometal. Chem., 2003, 673, 67-76.

 

A Cobaloxime Substituted Terminal Alkene Which Rapidly Isomerizes to an Internal Alkenyl Cobaloxime Complex.  K.A.P. Pickin, C.S. Day, M.W. Wright, M.E. Welker*, Acta Crystallographica, 2003, C59, m193-m195.

 

Preparation and Characterization of Trispyrazolylborate Molybdenum Dicarbonyl (h3-Dienyl complexes.  D.R. Lantero, A.G. Glenn, C.S. Day, M.E. Welker*, Organometallics, 2003, 22, 1998-2000.

 

Novel Phase II Enzyme Inducers: Oxathiolene Oxides.  E.C. Pietsch, A. Hurley, E. Scott, B.P. Duckworth, M.E. Welker, S. Leone-Kabler, A. Townsend, F. Torti, S. Torti, Biochemical Pharmacology, 2003, 65, 1261-1269.

 

II.   Papers and Presentations Presented at Professional Meetings (Part I from each faculty member's report)

 

Alexander, Rebecca

January 13-18 “Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in Biology, Medicine, and Evolution” in Monterey, CA Poster presentation: “Selection of minimal efficient substrates of MetRS”

 

November 13-18 Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS) in Charleston, SC  Posters: With Michael Budiman “Cold shock proteins as alternative initiation factors”  With Susan Walker “Selection of a minimal tRNA core”

With Lela Lackey “Engineered stability of an aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase”

 

Bierbach, Ulrich

H. Baruah, J.M. Brow, and U. Bierbach: Molecular recognition between double-stranded DNA and a novel Pt-acridine pharmacophore.  Presented at the Metals in Medicine Gordon Research Conference, New London, NH, July 21-26, 2002.

 

H. Baruah and U. Bierbach: DNA sequence preference of a cytotoxic acridinylthiourea.  Presented at the 54th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Charleston, SC, November 13-16, 2002.

 

C. G. Barry and U. Bierbach: Detection of DNA damage sites of a novel platinum-acridine anti-tumor agent by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.  Presented at the 54th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Charleston, SC, November 13-16, 2002.

 

E. E. Murray and U. Bierbach: Design of DNA-targeted photoactive cobalt(III) and chromium(III) ammines for chemotherapeutic and biological applications. Presented at the 54th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Charleston, SC, November 13-16, 2002.

 

T. M. Augustus, J. Anderson, S. M. Hess, and U. Bierbach: Synthesis, characterization, and biological activity of platinum acridine and bisacridine complexes.  Presented at the 54th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Charleston, SC, November 13-16, 2002.

 

U. Bierbach: Targeting the minor groove of DNA with novel platinum-intercalator conjugates.  Presented at the 225th National  Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, March 23-27, 2003.

 

Brown, Bernard

 224th ACS National Meeting August 18-22, 2002 Boston, MA

Cloning and expression of thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase from Thermoplasma acidophilum Hector H Hernandez1, Fairuz Ahmed1, Bernard A Brown II2, and Catherine L Drennan1. (1) Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 56-546, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA (2) Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, 16A Salem Hall, Winston-Salem, NC

 

ASBMB Meeting Friday, April 11- Tuesday, April 15, 2003 San Diego, California

Cloning and expression of thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase from Archaeoglobus fulgidus Orlando Jaquez1, Hector Hugo Hernandez1, Bernard A. Brown II2, Catherine L Drennan1. 1Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 56-546, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139; 2Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

 

Cloning and expression of ribonucleotide reductase from Archaeoglobus fulgidus

Hector Hugo Hernandez1, Bernard A. Brown II2, Catherine L Drennan1.

1Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 56-546, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139;  2Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

 

Nucleic Acids GRC, Salve Regina University, June 1–6, 2003, Newport, RI

Poster will presented, Title: TBA

 

Colyer, Christa

F. Welder and C.L. Colyer, Near-infrared squarylium dyes for protein labeling and analysis by capillary electrophoresis (Contributed seminar). Pittcon 2003, Orlando, FL (Mar. 2003).

 

P.J. Viskari and C.L. Colyer, The extraction and separation of phycobiliproteins from cyanobacteria. (Contributed seminar) 54th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Charleston, SC (Nov. 2002).

 

C.L. Colyer, Active Learning Strategies.  (Invited seminar)  Annual Conference on Case Study Teaching in Science, State University of New York at Buffalo (Oct. 2002).

 

Juliette Lantz and C.L. Colyer, Case studies in the disciplines:  physical sciences.  (Invited seminar)  Annual Conference on Case Study Teaching in Science, State University of New York at Buffalo (Oct. 2002).

 

B. Paul and C.L. Colyer, A comparative study of protein labeling using four asymmetric squarylium dyes.  (Contributed poster) 20th Triangle Chromatography Symposium and Instrument Exhibit, Raleigh, NC (May 2003).

 

M. Farmer; P.J. Viskari, and C.L. Colyer, Separation of fluorophores from phycobiliproteins in cyanobacteria. (Contributed poster) Meeting-In-Miniature, Wake Forest University Student Affiliates of the ACS, Winston-Salem, NC (Nov. 2002).

 

H. Boutrid, E.M. McCorquodale, and C.L. Colyer, Enantiomeric separation of N'-nitrosonornicotine by capillary electrophoresis. (Contributed poster) Meeting-In-Miniature, Wake Forest University Student Affiliates of the ACS, Winston-Salem, NC (Nov. 2002).

 

B. Paul and C.L. Colyer, Asymmetric squarylium dye (SQ-3) for protein labeling: A study using capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection.  (Contributed poster) Frederick Conference 2002, Frederick, MD (Oct. 2002)

 

N. Clark and C.L. Colyer,  Absorbance and fluorescence studies involving the binding of DTTCI with HSA, cytochrome C, and β-lactoglobulin A.  (Contributed poster) Meeting of the Central North Carolina Section of the ACS, Greensboro, NC (Sept. 2002).

 

H. Boutrid, E.M. McCorquodale, and C.L. Colyer, Separation of the enantiomers of N’-nitrosonornicotine by cyclodextrin-modified CE.  (Contributed poster) ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA (Aug. 2002).

 

Hinze, Willie

“Adventures with Ionic Liquids”, WL Hinze and I Mohammadzai, 41st Annual Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset, New Jersey, November 19, 2002.

 

“Capillary Electrophoretic Separation of Bacteria and Other Microbes”, WL Hinze and M Endo, 17th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Section of the AOAC International, Atlanta, Georgia, April 30, 2003.

 

“Separation and Identification of Microbes (Bacteria and Fungi) by Capillary Electrophoresis:  A Viable Approach?”, WL Hinze and M. Endo, 12th International Conference on Bio-Partitioning and Purification, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,  June 24, 2003.

 

Jones, Paul

Jones, P.B. "New Chemical Strategies for Photodynamic Therapy." The North Carolina Institute of Chemists: Annual Awards Banquet. Davidson, NC, April 12, 2003.

 

Jones, P.B. "Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Ionic Liquids: Mechanisms and Synthesis." Ionic Liquids as Green Solvents: Progress and Prospects.  224th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. August 22, 2002.

 

Brinson, R.G.; Reynolds, J.L.; Jones, P.B.*  "A Novel Elimination in Route to Anthraquinones."  54th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, November 15, 2002. Poster

 

Zuidema, D.A.; Jones, P.B.*  "Studies Directed at the Synthesis of Deoxytridachione."  54th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, November 15, 2002. Poster

 

Voltz, L.A.; Jones, P.B.*  "Asymmetric Ionic Liquids as Chiral Solvents." 54th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, November 15, 2002. Poster

 

Butke, R.L.; Jones, P.B.* "Ionic Liquids a Novel Photochemical Solvent." North Carolina ACS Meeting in Miniature, November 2, 2002. Talk

 

Reynolds, J.L.; Brinson, R.G.; Jones, P.B.* "The Synthesis and Photochemistry of Hydroxy-Anthraquinone Acetate Derivatives."  224th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. August 21, 2002. Poster

 

Zuidema, D.A.; Jones, P.B. "Pyrones as Triplet Sensitizers." National Organic Symposium. June 10-13, 2003. Poster

 

Brinson, R.G.; Jones, P.B. "An Unusual Room Temperature Carbonyl-Ene Reaction." National Organic Symposium. June 10-13, 2003. Poster

 

Reynolds, J.D.; Brinson, R.G.; Jones, P.B. "Photodealkylation of 1-Dialkylamineanthraquinones." National Organic Symposium. June 10-13, 2003. Poster

 

King, Angela

INTEGRATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHERS: THE SCIMAX APPROACH.   ANGELA G. KING,  Southeastern Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Charleston, SC.  November 15, 2002.

 

King, Bruce

Sperry, M.; Parrish, D.; Zeng, B.; Huang, J.; King, S. B. "Recent Advances in the Development of Hydroxyurea-Derived Nitric Oxide  Donors" Nitric Oxide Gordon Research Conference, Ventura, CA, February 9-13, 2003.

 

Huang, J.; Kim-Shapiro, D. B.; King, S. B. "Catalase Mediated Nitric Oxide Release from Hydroxyurea," 9th Annual Meeting of the Oxygen Society, San Antonio, TX, November 20-24, 2002.

 

Huang, J.; Lockamy, V.L.; Kim-Shapiro, D. B.; King, S. B. "Comparison of Nitrite and Nitrate Production from Hydroxyurea upon Treatment with Various Biological Oxidants," 9th Annual Meeting of the Oxygen Society, San Antonio, TX, November 20-24, 2002.

 

Yakubu, M.; King, S.B. “Synthesis, Characterization and Chemical Studies on S-Nitroso Compounds,” Abstract of Papers, 54th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Charleston, SC, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. 2002, MED 664.

 

Zou, Z.; Parrish, D.A.;King, S.B. “Carbohydrate Derived N-Hydroxyureas as New Nitric Oxide Donors,” Abstract of Papers, 54th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Charleston, SC, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. 2002, MED 248.

 

Heyward, S. D.; King, S.B. “Synthesis and Evaluation of Non-Amino Acids Designed to Interact with Nitric Oxide Synthase,” Abstract of Papers, 54th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Charleston, SC, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. 2002, MED 247.

 

Huang, J.; Zou, Z.; Kim-Shapiro, D. B.; King, S. B. "Mechanism and Kinetics of the Reactions of Hydroxyurea Derivatives with Hemoglobin," 224th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., 2002, BIO 154.

 

Zeng, B. B.; King, S. B. "Water Soluble Anthracene-Acyl Nitroso Cycloadducts as Nitroxyl Precursors via Retro Diels Alder Reactions," 224th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., 2002, Med 400.

 

Ellis, J. M.; King, S.B. “Ring Opening Cross Metathesis of 1, 3-Cyclopentadiene-Heterodienophile Cycloadducts To Produce Cyclic Hydrazines and Hydroxylamines,” Organic Reactions and Processes Gordon Research Conference, Bristol, RI, July 20-26, 2002.

 

Kondepudi, Dilip

" Sensitivity of Chiral Chemical Systems to Chiral Interactions" At the workshop on Stochasticity and Sensitivity,  CECAM, Lyon, France, 6 May, 2003

 

Key Note Lecture"Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking: Theory and Experiment"

Meeting on: Origin of Life and Early Evolution, European COST D27 meeting

Ravello, Italy, 18 October, 2002

 

"Spontaneous Generation and Propagation of Chiral Asymmetry" Meeting on: Complexity: Microscopic and Macroscopic Aspects Fondation des Treilles,

Tourtour, France, 10 July, 2002

 

Lachgar, Abdou

225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 23-27, 2003, New Orleans, LA. Bangbo Yan, Huajun Zhou, Cynthia Day, and Abdessadek Lachgar, “Octahedral niobium chloride clusters as building blocks of Prussian blue framework analogs”

 

225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 23-27, 2003, New Orleans, LA. Bangbo Yan, Huajun Zhou, Abdessadek Lachgar, “Reactions of transition-metal complexes with octahedral niobium chlorides/cyanides clusters:Preparation and structure of [Nb6Cl12(CN)6{Cu(en)2}3]2[Nb6Cl12(CN)6]

 

224th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, sympoium on metal oxides, August 18-22, 2002, Boston, MA. A. Lachgar “M2Ti2Nb6Cl14O5: A series of one-dimensional titanium niobium oxychloride cluster materials”

 

South East Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, November 13-17, 2002, Charlston, SC. H. Zhou, C. V. Amburose, C. S. Day and A. Lachgar. “Facile preparation of the paramagnetic octahedral cluster (Nb6Cl18)3- and its reduction to [Nb6Cl12(CN)6]4-”

 

224th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, August 18-22, 2002, Boston, MA. T. Duraisamy and A. Lachgar “A New Reduced Niobium Chloride Based on Nb3 cluster: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of TlVNb3Cl11”

 

224th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, August 18-22, 2002, Boston, MA. Y. Zhao, Y. Okuyama, C. S. Day, C. T. S. Choi, and A. Lachgar “A Novel Gallium Phosphate-Oxalate Hybrid Compound with 16-member ring Channels”

 

Gordon Research Conferences, Solid State Chemistry-I, July 28-August 02, 2002, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH. T. Duraisamy, A. Lachgar  “A New Reduced Niobium Chloride Based on Nb3 cluster: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of TlVNb3Cl11”

 

Gordon Research Conferences, Solid State Chemistry-I, July 28-August 02, 2002, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH. T. Duraisamy, A. Lachgar “Preparation and Structural Characterization of a new one-dimensional oxychloride cluster compounds”

 

Gordon Research Conferences, Solid State Chemistry-I, July 28-August 02, 2002, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH. Y. Zhao, C. S. Day, Y. Okuyama, A. Lachgar  “Novel Gallium Phosphate-Oxalate Hybrid Material with 16-membered Ring Channels”

 

Manderville, Richard

Nucleic Acid Symposium, “Oxidative DNA Damage by Prodigiosin Natural Products”, 54th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS), Charleston, South Carolina, November 14, 2002.

 

Poster Presentation, J. Dai, G. Park, R.A. Manderville, “Bioactivation of Ochratoxin A and Deoxyguanosine Adduct Formation” 224th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 18-22, 2002.

 

 

III.  Editorships, Offices, and Consultancies  (Parts L, M, and N in that order)

 

Bierbach, Ulrich

Guest Editor:  Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry (Bentham Publishers)

 

Colyer, Christa

Guest editor: “Derivatization of large biomolecules” special issue, Journal of Chromatography B (Spring 2003).

 

Hinze, Willie

Editorial Board, Analytical Letters

 

Editorial Board, Talanta

 

Editorial Board, Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies

 

Editorial Board, Journal of Undergraduate Chemical Research

 

Jones, Bradley

Editorial Board of Applied Spectroscopy Reviews

 

Editorial Board of Microchemical Journal

 

Consultancy:  EPA Review Panel for Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) awards in the area of analytical measuring and monitoring, 9/15-9/18, 2002, in Washington DC.

 

King, Angela

Editorial Board, Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal

 

Kondepudi, Dilip

Editorial Board, of the journal Chirality

 

Manderville, Richard

Editorial Board, Chemical Research in Toxicology

 

Welker, Mark

Editorial Advisory Board, Letters in Organic Chemistry, Bentham Science Publishers

 

 

IV.  External Grants Received  (See Part J of the faculty member's form.  Include in this summary only requests which have actually been funded.)

 

Alexander, Rebecca

Topic:

The Science Behind Biotechnology: Equipping High School Teachers for Classroom Instruction (with Angela G. King)

 

Agency:

North Carolina Biotechnology Center – Education Enhancement Grant

$  Requested:

$18,000

$  Funded:

$18,000

 

 

Topic:

Chemistry-Biology Biomolecular Imaging Center (With Bernard A. Brown II)

Agency:

North Carolina Biotechnology Center – Institutional Development Grant

$  Requested:

$71,805

$  Funded:

$71,805

 

 

Topic:

Research Infrastructure at Minority Institutions

Subcontractor under Pamela Jones, Winston-Salem State University

Agency:

NIH

$  Requested:

$10,000

$  Funded:

$10,000

 

Bierbach, Ulrich

Topic: Photochemistry and Photobiology of Novel DNA-targeted Light-activatable Rhodium(III) Ammine Compounds

 

Agency: North Carolina Biotechnology Center

 

$  Requested: 55,000

 

$  Funded: 55,000

 

King, Angela

Topic:

The Science Behind Biotechnology: Equipping High School Teachers for Classroom Instruction

Agency:

NC Biotech

$  Requested:

$18,000

$  Funded:

$14,700

 

Topic:

SciMaX (SCIence and MAth eXcellence)

Agency:

Subcontract with W-S/FC Schools through NSF  grant

$  Funded:

$263,127 (2002-2003 total 87, 703)

 

 

Lachgar, Abdou

Topic:

Upgrade of a single crystal X-ray Diffractometer

Agency:

NSF

$  Requested:

117,500

$  Funded:

117,500

 

Topic:

Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Materials

Agency:

NSF

$  Requested:

127,000

$  Funded:

127,000