Montana State University

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Projects: Faculty

Analytical | Biochemistry | Bioinorganic | Biophysical | Chemical Biology | Computational | Inorganic | Mechanism | Metabolomics | NMR | Organic | Organic Materials Chemistry | Photonics | Physical | Protein Chemistry | Proteomics | Spectroscopy | Structure | Synthesis | Systems Biology

Brian Bothner
Bothner, Brian

· Overview

· Stress Response in an Extremophile

· Systems Biology

· Protein Dynamics

· Protein Cages as Nanomaterials

· Metabolomics
Joan Broderick
Broderick, Joan

· Iron-Sulfur Clusters in Biological Radical Reactions

· Novel Mechanisms for DNA Damage and Repair

· Bioremediation of Chlorinated Organics and Heavy Metals by Desulfitobacterium

Patrik Callis
Callis, Patrik

· Callis Group Overview

· Quantitative prediction of fluorescence quantum yields in proteins: Tryptophan

· Quantitative prediction of fluorescence quantum yields in proteins: Flavins and dyes

· Quantitative prediction of fluorescence spectra and spectral relaxation of tryptophan in proteins.
Mary Cloninger
Cloninger, Mary

· Cloninger Group Overview

· Using dendrimers to study cancer metastasis.

· Dendrimer characterization

· Using dendrimers to study multivalent protein-carbohydrate interactions.

Valérie Copié
Copié, Valérie

· Copié Group Overview

· Structural Biology

· NMR metabolomics
David Dooley
Dooley, David

· Structures, Mechanisms and Biogenesis of Amine Oxidases

· Biosynthesis, Structure, Function, and Regulation of Nitrous Oxide Reductase

Trevor Douglas
Douglas, Trevor

· Natural Supramolecular Architectures: Virus Capsids for Biomimetic and Bio-inspired Materials Chemistry

· Constrained Polymer synthesis, using the P22 capsid as a template

· Development of in vivo targeted MRI contrast agents

· Enzyme (and other gene product) Encapsulated Nanoreactors

· Other Projects in the Douglas Group
Edward Dratz
Dratz, Edward

· Research Overview
Paul Grieco
Grieco, Paul

· Grieco Group Overview
W. Berk Knighton
Knighton, W. Berk

· Knighton Group Overview

· Knighton Research Projects
Bern Kohler
Kohler, Bern

· Ultrafast Photodynamics of Nucleic Acids

· Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Model Systems

· Condensed-Phase Photoionization

· Photoinduced Charge Transport Through Inorganic Membranes

Martin Lawrence
Lawrence, Martin

· Lawrence Group Overview

· Iron Transport and Iron Homeostasis

· Archaeal Viruses and Virus-Host Interactions
Thomas Livinghouse
Livinghouse, Thomas

· Livinghouse Group Overview

· New Sequences for the Initiation of Cationic Cascade Annulations

· Organic Synthesis Using Low Valent Complexes of Early Transition Metals

· Homogeneous Catalysis of Cycloaddition Reactions by Transition Metal Complexes
Timothy Minton
Minton, Timothy

· Gas-Surface Dynamics

· Photochemistry
John Peters
Peters, John

· Nitrogenase and Nitrogen Reduction

· Novel Enzymeatic Carboxylation

· Hydrogenase and Reversible Hydrogen Oxidation

Trevor Rainey
Rainey, Trevor

· Organic Synthesis

David Singel
Singel, David

· Singel Group Overview
Lee Spangler
Spangler, Lee

· Spangler Group Overview
Philip Sullivan
Sullivan, Philip

· Sullivan Group Overview

· Nonlinear Optical Metamaterials:

· Control Over the Photophysics Of Visible-Wavelength Organic Photochromes: Photomodulation of Biomolecules/Biological Activity:

Robert Szilagyi
Szilagyi, Robert

· Bioinorganic Structure/Function of Complex Fe-S clusters

· Computational Chemistry

· X-ray Spectroscopy
Martin Teintze
Teintze, Martin

· Design of small-molecule CXCR4 antagonists for HIV and cancer treatment:

· Development of broad-spectrum antibacterial compounds:

Rob Walker
Walker, Rob

· Summary

· Solvation at liquid surfaces I

· Solvation at Liquid Surfaces II

· Optical studies of high temperature surface chemistry