Mark R Biscoe
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
160 Convent Ave
New York NY 10031
mbiscoeccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~mbiscoeindexhtml
Publications
Li L Zhao S Joshi-Pangu A Diane M
Biscoe M R J Am Chem Soc 2014 136
14027-14030
Li L Wang C-Y Huang R Biscoe M R
Nature Chem 2013 5 607-612
Joshi-Pangu A Biscoe M R Synlett 2012 23
1103-1107
Joshi-Pangu A Ma X Diane M Iqbal S
Kribs R Huang R Wang C-Y Biscoe M R
J Org Chem 2012 77 6629-6633
Joshi-Pangu A Wang C-Y Biscoe M R J
Am Chem Soc 2011 133 8478-8481
Joshi-Pangu A Ganesh M Biscoe M R Org
Lett 2011 13 1218-1221
Research Interests
Keywords Transition metal catalysis Organic synthesis Asymmetric synthesis
Broadly research in the Biscoe group focuses on catalysis The two major types of catalysis in which we
are interested are transition metal catalysis and macromolecular catalysis Our primary goals involve the
development of practical and reliable processes for the construction of CndashC and CndashX (X = heteroatom)
bonds We are particularly interested in the development of new processes for the formation of common
structural motifs of importance in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery
Prof Biscoe is an
organicorganometallic
chemist interested in the
development of new
reaction methodologies for
application in drug
discovery
2009- current Professor City College of New York
2005-2008 NIH Postdoctoral Fellow MIT
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Mark R Biscoe
Zimei Bu
Associate Professor
The City College of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
zbuccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~zbu
Publications
Phosphatidylinositol 45-Bisphosphate Clusters the
Cell Adhesion Molecule CD44 and Assembles a
Specific CD44-Ezrin Heterocomplex as Revealed by
Small Angle Neutron Scattering Chen X Ali Khajeh
J Ju JH Gupta YK Stanley CB Do C Heller WT
Aggarwal AK Callaway DJ Bu Z J Biol Chem 2015
290(10)6639-52
Molecular conformation of the full-length tumor
suppressor NF2Merlin - a small angle neutron
scattering study Ali Khajeh J Ju J Atchiba M
AllaireM Stanley C Heller WT Callaway DJ
Bu Z J Mol Biol 2014 Jul 29426(15)2755-68
Ligand-induced dynamic changes in extended PDZ
domains from NHERF1 Bhattacharya S Ju JH
Orlova N Khajeh JA Cowburn D Bu Z J Mol Biol
2013 Jul 24425(14)2509-28
Open Conformation of Ezrin Bound to
Phosphatidylinositol 45-Bisphosphate and to F-actin
Revealed by Neutron Scattering Jayasundar JJ Ju
JH He L Liu D Meilleur F Zhao J Callaway DJ Bu
Z J Bio Chem 28737119-33 2012
Activation of nanoscale allosteric protein domain
motion revealed by neutron spin echo spectroscopy
Farago B Li J Cornilescu G Callaway DJE
Bu Z Biophys J 993473-82 2010Research Interests
Keywords Cell signaling cell adhesion intracellular trafficking of membrane receptors neutron
scattering protein dynamics
Research Projects include
1 Structure dynamics and assembly of transmembrane cell adhesion molecules and receptors
2 Protein-lipid interactions
3 How intracellular adapter proteins influence the trafficking assembly and function of transmembrane
receptors
4 Small angle X-ray and neutron scattering
5 Quasielastic neutron scattering neutron spin echo spectroscopy
is a molecular biophysicist at City College
Dr Zimei Bu
Publications
Frik M et al In vitro and in vivo Evaluation of
Water-soluble Iminophosphorane Ruthenium(II)
Compounds A Potential Chemotherapeutic
Agent for Triple Negative Breast Cancer J Med
Chem 2014 57 9995ndash10012
Fernaacutendez-Gallardo J et al Organometallic
Titanocene-Gold Compounds as Potential
Chemotherapeutics in Renal Cancer Study of
their Protein Kinase Inhibitory Properties
Organometallics 2014 33 6669ndash6681
Hokai Y et al Auranofin and Related
Heterometallic Gold(I)-Thiolates as Potent
Inhibitors of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
aureus Bacterial Strains J Inorg Biochem
2014 138 81-88
Frik M et al Luminescent iminophosphorane
gold palladium and platinum complexes as
potential anticancer agents Inorg Chem Front
2014 3 231-241
Lease N et al Potential Anticancer
Heterometallic Fe-Au and Fe-Pd Agents Initial
Mechanistic Insights J Med Chem 2013 56
5806-5818
Research Interests
Keywords Organometallic Cancer Antimicrobial Gold Catalysis Water-soluble C-C and C-
Heteroatom Bond formation
Our group is focused on the synthesis of metallodrugs as anticancer and antimicrobial agents with a
special interest on heterometallic gold-based compounds We study the biological activity and possible
mode of action of the compounds (in our own cell culture room) We use gold derivatives in homogeneous
catalysis and we study the possible mechanism of these catalysts by using different techniques
Maria Contel is an
inorganicorganometallic
synthetic chemist Her main
interests lie on the rational
design of metallodrugs and
homogeneous catalysts
2011- current Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2006-2010 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2001-2006 Senior Researcher CSIC-University of
Zaragoza Spain
1999-2000 Postdoc University of Utrecht Holland
1997-1999 Postdoc Australian National University Australia
1993-1996 PhD Public University of Navarra Spain
Dr Maria Contel
Maria Contel
Associate Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11210
mariacontelbroklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumariacontel
Ruel Z B Desamero
Associate Professor
York College the Institute of Macromolecular
Assembly and the Graduate Center
94-20 Guy R Brewer Blvd
Jamaica NY 11451
rdesameroyorkcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Publications
A Mojica E J Vedad and RZB Desamero
(2015) ldquoVibrational Analysis of -
Cyanohydroxycinnamic acidrdquo Journal of
Molecular Structure (in press)
B Profit AA J Vedad M Saleh and RZB
Desamero (2015) ldquoAromaticity and Amyloid
Formation Effect of π-Electron Distribution and
Aryl Substituent Geometry on the Self-Assembly
of Peptides Derived from hIAPP22-29 ldquo Archives
of Biochemistry and Biophysics 567 46-58
C Nie B H Deng RZB Desamero and R
Callender (2013) ldquoLarge Scale Dynamics of the
Michaelis Complex in Bacillus
stearothermophilus Lactate Dehydrogenase
Revealed by Single Tryptophan Mutants Studyrdquo
Biochemistry 52 1886-1892
D Profit AA V Felsen J Chinwong E-R
Mojica and RZB Desamero (2013) ldquoEvidence
of π-stacking Interactions in the Self-assembly of
hIAPP22-29rdquo PROTEINS Structure Function and
Bioinformatics 81 690-703
E Deng H DV Vu K Clinch R Desamero
RB Dryer and R Callender (2011)
ldquoConformational Heterogeneity Within the
Michaelis Complex of Lactate Dehydrogenaserdquo
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 115 7670-7678Research Interests
Keywords vibrational spectroscopy fluorescence circular dichroism temperature-jump
techniques structural biology protein biochemistry enzymology
My research is centered on investigating the structural and dynamical aspects of protein-small molecule interactions
using techniques such as vibrational spectroscopy and temperature-jump relaxation One aspect of the work is to
understand at the molecular level how protein systems work Enzyme-substrate interactions have long been
recognized as representing an extreme expression of structural complementarities in biological chemistry Basic
research geared towards understanding the inner workings of an enzyme system is important if cures for the
diseases caused by a malfunctioning or deficient enzyme are to be found
We have also started investigating the mechanism behind amyloid formation
with the goal of synthesizing peptide inhibitors that diminish protein aggregation
Dr Desamero is a
spectroscopist by training
currently investigating
protein-ligand interaction as
well as protein-protein
aggregation using various
techniques
2010 - current Associate Professor York College - CUNY
2003 - 2010 Assistant Professor York College - CUNY
2000 - 2002 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1998 - 2000 Postdoc City College - CUNY
1998 PhD University of Connecticut
Dr Ruel Desamero
Charles Michael Drain
Professor
Hunter College amp Rockefeller University
Department of Chemistry
695 Park Avenue
New York NY
cdrainhuntercunyedu
wwwhuntercunyeduchemistrymikedrain
Publications
T M Shaffer M A Wall S Harmsen V A Longo
C M Drain M F Kircher J Grimm Nano Letters
2015 15 864-868 Silica Nanoparticles as
Substrates for Chelator-free Labeling of Oxophilic
Radioisotopes
S Singh A Aggarwal N V S D K Bhupathiraju
B Newton A Nafees R Gao C M Drain Tet Let
2014 55 6311-6314 Synthesis and cell
phototoxicity of a triply bridged fused diporphyrin
appended with six thioglucose units
A Aggarwal S Thompson S Singh B Newton A
Moore R Gao X Gu S Mukherjee CM Drain
Photochem Photobiol 2014 90 419ndash430
ldquoPhotophysics of Glycosylated Derivatives of a
Chlorin Isobacteriochlorin and Bacteriochlorin for
Photodynamic Theragnostics Discovery of a Two-
photon-absorbing Photosensitizerrdquo
M Jurow A Varotto V Manichev N A Travlou D
A Giannakoudakis C M Drain RSC Adv 2013 3
21360ndash21364 ldquoSelf-organized nanostructured
materials of alkylated phthalocyanines and
underivitized C60 on ITOrdquo
M Jurow V Manichev C Pabon B Hageman Y
Matolina C M Drain Inorg Chem 2013 52
10576-10582 ldquoSelf-Organization of Zr(IV)
Porphyrinoids on Graphene Oxide Surfaces by Axial
Metal CoordinationrdquoResearch Interests
Keywords porphyrins photophysics phototherapy nanotechnology supramolecular
Bottom-up self-organization of functional photonic materials composed of porphyrinoid dyes allows fabrication of
next generation sensors solar energy harvesting and biomedical devices Click-chemistry makes the dye
commercially viable and the fundamental photophysical properties of these materials guides development of more
efficient dyes (2) Porphyrinoid dyes are being developed as theranostics (the same compound is used for both
therapy and diagnostic) for photodynamic therapy of diseases such as cancer (3) Biomedical applications of
nanoparticles composed of organic and inorganic materials including radiolabled
materials for imaging and therapy are being developed in collaboration with
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Rockefeller University
CM Drain is chair of the
Department of Chemistry at
Hunter College with
research in supramolecular
materials photonics photo-
therapeutics and medical
photo-diagnostics
1996- present Professor Hunter College CUNY
1990- present Adj Faculty Rockefeller University
1990-1993 Postdoc Univ of Strasburg France
1984-1988 PhD Tufts University
Dr Charles Michael Drain
Emilio Gallicchio
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
egallicchiobrooklyncunyedu
sitesgooglecomsiteemiliogallicchiolab
Publications
Emilio Gallicchio et al BEDAM Binding Free
Energy Predictions for the SAMPL4 Octa-Acid
Host Challenge J Comp Aided Mol Des 29
315-325 (2015)
Emilio Gallicchio et al Virtual Screening of
Integrase Inhibitors by Large Scale Binding Free
Energy Calculations the SAMPL4 Challenge J
Comp Aided Mol Design 28 475-490 (2014)
Guohua Yi Mauro Lapelosa Emilio Gallicchio
Gail Ferstandig Arnold et al Chimeric
Rhinoviruses Displaying MPER Epitopes Elicit
Anti-HIV Neutralizing Responses PLoS ONE
8(9) e72205 (2013)
Gallicchio E Role of Ligand Reorganization and
Conformational Restraints on the Binding Free
Energies of DAPY Non-Nucleoside Inhibitors to
HIV Reverse Transcriptase Computational
Molecular Bioscience 2 7-22 (2012)
Research Interests
-Thermodynamics of protein-protein and protein-ligand binding
- Virtual drug screening
- Protein conformational equilibria
- Statistical thermodynamics of protein folding and misfolding
- Thermodynamics of solvation of biological macromolecules
- Force field development and high resolution protein modeling
- Design of high performance computational chemistry algorithms
- Parallel and distributed computing
Emilio Gallicchiorsquos research
is in the area of
computational molecular
biophysics He uses
advanced computational
models to investigate the
dynamics and
thermodynamics of biological
systems
2013- current Asst Professor Dept Chemistry Brooklyn College
2012-2013 Research Professor Dept Chemistry Rutgers University
2001-2012 Associate Director BioMaPS Institute Rutgers University
1997-2000 Postdoctoral Rutgers University
1991-1996 PhD Columbia University Chemical Physics
Dr Emilio Gallicchio
Kevin H Gardner
Director Structural Biology Initiative
CUNY Advanced Science Center Room 3322
85 St Nicholas Terrace
New York NY 10031
KevinGardnerasrccunyedu
structbioasrccunyedu bull kglaborg
Publications
Y Guo et al Coiled-coil coactivators play a
structural role mediating interactions in hypoxia
inducible factor heterodimerization J Biol
Chem 2015 online now
V Ocasio et al Ligand-induced folding of a two
component signaling receiver domain
Biochemistry 54 1353-1363
G Rivera-Cancel et al Full-length structure of a
monomeric histidine kinase reveals basis for
sensory regulation Proc Natl Acad Sci USA
2014 111 17839-17844
LB Motta-Mena et al An optogenetic gene
expression system with rapid activation and
deactivation kinetics Nat Chem Biol 2014
10 196-202
TH Scheuermann et al Allosteric inhibition of
Hypoxia Inducible Factor 2 with small molecules
Nat Chem Biol 9 271-276
Research Interests
Keywords environmental sensing bull proteinprotein interactions bull ligand binding bull allostery bull NMR
spectroscopy bull X-ray diffraction bull biochemistry bull photosensors bull cancer bull protein engineering
The Gardner lab studies
how cells perceive and
respond to changes in the
environment around them
Such information provides
insights into fundamental
principles of protein
structure and signaling
guides the engineering of
new protein-based tools
and lays the foundation for
new therapeutic strategies
2014- current Director Structural Biology Initiative CUNY Advanced Science Research Center
Einstein Professor of Chemistry City College of New York
1998-2014 Professor of Biophysics and Biochemistry UT Southwestern Medical Center
1995-1998 Postdoc ndash Biomolecular NMR methods development University of Toronto (w Dr Lewis E
Kay)
1989-1995 PhD ndash Molecular Biophysics amp Biochemistry Yale University (w Dr Joseph E Coleman)
Dr Kevin H Gardner
Publications
Chan KL et al Characterization of the Zn(II)
Binding Properties of the Wilmsrsquo Tumor
Suppressor Protein C-Terminal Zinc Finger
Peptiderdquo Inorg Chem 2014 53 6309-6320
Gibney BR Heme Encylcopedia of Biophysics
Gordon Roberts Ed Springer 2013
Gibney BR Metallopeptides as Tools to
Understand Metalloprotein Folding and Stability
in Protein Folding and Metal Ions ndash Mechanisms
Biology and Disease Gomes C and Wittung-
Stafshede P Eds 2011 227-245
Deng B et al Unique Heme Pocket in Human
Ncb5or and Structural Basis for Intra-Domain
Electron Transfer J Biol Chem 2010 285
30181-30191
Reddy CJ et al Development and Analysis o
a Heme Protein Structure-Electrochemical
Function Database Nucleic Acids Reseach 2008
36 D307-D313
Reddi AR et al Deducing the Energetic Cost of
Protein Folding in Zinc Finger Proteins Using
Designed Metallopeptides J Am Chem Soc
2007 129 12815-12827
Research Interests
Keywords De novo metalloprotein design inorganic coordination chemistry biophysics
bioenergetics electrochemistry
Our research focuses on the role of metal ions in biological systems from both an inorganic coordination
chemistry and biophysical perspective We are currently investigating the role of zinc in controlling gene
expressions in human cancer and the role of heme proteins in cardiovascular disease
The Gibney Lab uses
metalloprotein design to
investigate the fundamental
engineering of biological
systems These studies
provide insight into metal-
induced protein folding
heme electrochemistry and
the role of chemically
modified hemes in biology
2018- current Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2005-2008 Associate Professor Columbia University
2000-2005 Assistant Professor Columbia University
1995-2000 NIH Postdoc University of Pennsylvania
1990-1995 PhD University of Michigan
1986-1990 BS (ACS Certified) Florida State University
Dr Brian R Gibney
Brian R Gibney
Associate Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11210
bgibneybroklyncunyedu
httpwwwbiochemistrynyc
Dr Dixie Goss
Hunter College Chemistry Dept
695 Park Ave
New York NY 10065
dgosshuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyDixiegoss
-group-1resume
Publications
Recruitment of 40S Ribosome to the 3
Untranslated Region (UTR) of a Viral mRNA via
the eIF4F Complex Facilitates Cap-independent
Translation
Das Sharma S Kraft JJ Miller WA Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2015 Mar 19
Pokeweed antiviral protein a ribosome inactivating
protein activity inhibition and prospects
Domashevskiy AV Goss DJ
Toxins (Basel) 2015 Jan 287(2)274-98
Rapid kinetics of iron responsive element (IRE)
RNAiron regulatory protein 1 and IRE-RNAeIF4F
complexes respond differently to metal ions
Khan MA Ma J Walden WE Merrick WC Theil
EC Goss DJ
Nucleic Acids Res 2014 Jun42(10)6567-77
Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4F binding to barley
yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) 3-untranslated region
correlates with translation efficiency
Banerjee B Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2014 Feb 14289(7)4286-94
Poly(A) binding proteins are they all created
equal
Goss DJ Kleiman FE
Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA 2013 Mar-Apr4(2)167-
79
Research Interests
Keywords protein synthesis virus protein-nucleic acid interactions
We use biophysical approaches to understand how non-coding regions of mRNA regulate function
Miss regulation of protein synthesis in responsible for many diseases including cancer We are
interested in how unique structures in viral RNA allow viruses to take over host cell protein synthesis
Prof Goss is a professor of
Chemistry and Biochemistry
and Elion Endowed Scholar
1990- current Professor of Chemistry
1989-1990 Associate Professor of Chemistry
1984-1989 Assistant Professor
Post-Doc U of Nebraska and U of
Georgia
1975 PhD U of Nebraska
Dr Dixie J Goss
Wayne W Harding PhD
Associate Professor
Hunter College
Chemistry Dept
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
whardihuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHarding
Wayne
Publications
Research Interests
Keywords Medicinal chemistry drug design organic synthesis central nervous system CNS
receptor serotonin dopamine
Dr Harding is a
organicmedicinal
chemist with interests in
the design synthesis
and evaluation of
ligands for central
nervous system
receptors
2013- current Associate Professor Hunter College
2006-2013 Assistant Professor Hunter College
2004-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Iowa
1994-1999 PhD
Dr Wayne Harding
Aporphinoid antagonists of 5-HT2A receptors
further evaluation of ring A substituents and
the size of ring C S Ponnala N Kapadia H
A Navarro W W Harding Chem Biol Drug
Des 2014 84 558 - 566
Evaluation of structural effects on 5-HT2A
receptor antagonism by aporphines
identification of a new aprophine with 5-HT2A
antagonist activity S Ponnala J Gonzales
N Kapadia H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 1664 -
1667
New Aporphinoid 5-HT2A and antagonists
via structural manipulations of nantenine S
Chaudhary S Ponnala O LeGendre J
Gonzales H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem 2011 19 5861-5868
Affinity of aporphines for the human 5-HT2A
receptor insights from homology modeling
and molecular docking studies S Pecic S
Chaudhary P Makkar B J Reddy H A
Navarro W W Harding Biorg Med Chem
2010 18 5562 - 5575
(plusmn)-Nantenine analogs as antagonists at
human 5-HT2A receptors C1 and flexible
congeners S Chaudhary O LeGendre S
Pecic H A Navarro W W Harding Biorg
Med Chem Lett 2009 19 2530 -2532
Qiao-Sheng Hu
Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
qiaoshenghucsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
H-H Zhang C-H Xing G BTsemo Q-SHu
t-Bu3P-Coordinated 2-Phenylaniline-Based
Palladacycle Complex as a Precatalyst for the
Suzuki Cross-Coupling Polymerization of Aryl
Dibromides with Aryldiboronic Acids ACS
MacroLett 2013 2 10-13
H-H Zhang C-H Xing Hu Q-S Controlled
Pd(0)t-Bu3P-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling
Polymerization of AB-Type Monomers with
PhPd(t-Bu3P)I or Pd2(dba)3t-Bu3PArI as the
Initiator J Am Chem Soc 2012 134 13156-
13159
T-P Liu Y-X Liao C-H Xing Q-S Hu
Fluorenone Synthesis by Palladacycle-
Catalyzed Sequential Reactions of 2-
Bromobenzaldehydes with Arylboronic Acids
Org Lett 2011 13 2452-2455
T-P Liu C-H Xing Q-S Hu Tandem
Reaction Synthesis of Fluorenes
Indenofluorenes Based on Pd(OAc)2PCy3-
Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling and C-H Bond
Activation Strategy Angew Chem Int Ed
2010 49 2971-2974
C-G Dong Q-S Hu Preferential Oxidative
Addition in Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Suzuki
Cross-Coupling Reactions of Dihaloarenes with
Arylboronic Acids J Am Chem Soc 2005
127 10006-10007Research Interests
Keywords catalysis palladium cross-coupling reaction polymerization conjugated polymers
The Hu group are interested in the development of new catalysts including transition metal and organic
catalysts for cross-coupling reactions and addition reactions and novel reactionsprocesses from readily
available and cost-effective small organic molecules These new reactionsprocesses and catalysts have
potential applications in chemical synthesis and polymermaterials synthesis
The approach is interdisciplinary ranging from fundamental understanding
of reaction mechanisms reaction methodology development to
polymermaterials synthesis
Qiao-Sheng Hu is
Professor and Chair of
Chemistry Department at
the College of Staten Island
His research is focused on
the development of new
reactionsprocesses and
catalysts for chemical
synthesis including polymer
materials synthesis
2008- current Professor CSI-CUNY
2005-2007 Associate Professor CSI
2000-2005 Assistant Professor CSI
1997-2000 Postdoc University of Virginia
1995-1997 Postdoc North Dakota state Univ
1991-1994 PhD Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Qiao-Sheng Hu
David Jeruzalmi
Professor of Chemistry
Marshak 1219 bull City College of New York bull Graduate
Center of the City University of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
djccnycunyedu
Publications
Lu M Yang J Ren Z Sabui S Espejo A
Bedford M T et al (2009) Crystal structure of
the three tandem FF domains of the
transcription elongation regulator CA150
Journal of Molecular Biology 393(2) 397ndash408
Pakotiprapha D amp Jeruzalmi D (2013)
Small-angle X-ray scattering reveals
architecture and A(2) B(2) stoichiometry of the
UvrA-UvrB DNA damage sensor Proteins
Structure Function and Bioinformatics 81(1)
132ndash139
Pakotiprapha D Liu Y Verdine G L amp
Jeruzalmi D (2009) A structural model for the
damage-sensing complex in bacterial
nucleotide excision repair The Journal of
Biological Chemistry 284(19) 12837ndash12844
Pakotiprapha D Samuels M Shen K Hu J
H amp Jeruzalmi D (2012) Structure and
mechanism of the UvrAndashUvrB DNA damage
sensor Nature Structural amp38 Molecular
Biology 1ndash9
Samuels M Gulati G Shin J-H Opara R
McSweeney E Sekedat M et al (2009) A
biochemically active MCM-like helicase in
Bacillus cereus Nucleic Acids Research
37(13) 4441ndash4452Research Interests
The faithful transmission of gene1c information is an important biological imperative To carry out this function
organisms have evolved processes to replicate their genomes and defend them from attack We study important
mechanisms associated with the processes of DNA replica1on and repair The central challenge in understanding
these processes stems from the large size of the involved multi-protein DNA complexes these entities also populate
many conformational states Together these complications place limits on insights that can be revealed by static
crystallographic structures or solution methods alone both sources of information are essential for defining underlying
mechanisms To this end my group applies X-ray crystallography supplemented with electron microscopy to
understand these long-standing problems in DNA biology We also use biochemical studies to inform these
approaches and follow up on the resulting insights
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2012 Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard
1996-2002 The Rockefeller University
1994 PhD Yale University
Dr David JeruzalmiJeruzalmirsquos group applies
X-ray crystallography
supplemented with electron
microscopy to understand
these long-standing problems
in DNA biology We also use
biochemical studies to inform
these approaches and follow
up on the resulting insights
Shi Jin
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
shijincsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyJIN_SHIhtml
Publications
D D Gunbas C Xue S Patwardhan M C
Fravventura H Zhang W F Jager E J R
Sudholter L D A Siebbeles T J Savenije S
Jin F C Grozema High charge carrier mobility
and efficient charge separation in highly soluble
perylenetetracarboxyl-diimides Chemical
Communications 2014 50 4955
N Jin H Zhang S Jin M D Dadmun B Zhao
Shifting Sol-Gel Phase Diagram of a Doubly
Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer
Poly(methoxytri(ethylene glycol) acrylate-co-
acrylic acid)-b-poly(ethoxydi(ethylene glycol)
acrylate-co-acrylic acid) in Aqueous Solution
Macromolecules 2012 45 4790
C Xue S Jin Exceptionally Strong Electronic
Coupling in Crystalline Perylene Diimides via
Tuning Chemistry of Materials 2011 23 2689
Y J Xu S W Leng C M Xue R K Sun J
Pan J Ford S Jin A room-temperature liquid-
crystalline phase with crystalline π stacks
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007
46 3896
Research Interests
Keywords Soft Matter organic optoelectronic materials
Dr Jin is a
physicalmaterials chemist
who is working on structure
design synthesis
characterization and
optimization of organic
optoelectronic materials for
improved performance in
devices such organic solar
cells light emitting diodes
and field effect transistors
2004- 2011 Assistant Prof of Chemistry CUNY
2012-current Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY
Dr Shi Jin
Andrei Jitianu
Associate Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
andreijitianulehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-
jitianuphp
Publications
L Predoana A Jitianu S Preda B Malic M
Zaharescu Thermal behavior of Li-Co-citric acid
water based gels as precursors for LiCoO2
powders Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry 2015 119 145-153
L C Klein B McClarren and A Jitianu Silica-
Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite ldquoMelting
Gelsrdquo Materials Science Forum 2014 783-786
1432-1437
M Jitianu DC Gunness DE Aboagye M
Zaharescu A Jitianu Nanosized Ni-Al layered
double hydroxides - Structural characterization
Materials Research Bulletin 2013 48 1864-
1873
L Gambino A Jitianu LC Klein Dielectric
behavior of organically modified siloxane melting
gels Journal Of Non-Crystaline Solids 2012 24
3501-3504
A Jitianu K Lammers GA Arbuckle-Kiel LC
Klein Thermal analysis of organically modified
siloxane melting gels Journal of Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry 2012 107 2039-2045
Research Interests
Keywords Sol-gel Nanocomposites Hybrids Organic- Inorganic Coatings
My studies range from the elucidation of early stages of formation of the hybrid materials by sol-gel
process to the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials with magnetic gas-sensing electric and optical
properties At Lehman my research was mainly focused to developing a new class of materials called
Hybrid Melting Gels for hermetic applications in the microelectronics industry and for optical applications
Beside this studies of nanoparticles or nanocomposites in different systems have been carried out
Jitianursquos research is
focused on materials
chemistry specifically on
sol-gel chemistry with directt
applications in anticorrosive
hermetic coatings and
nanomaterals for electronic
industry
2013- current Associate Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2008-2013 Assistant Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2005-2008 Research Associate Rutgers University
2002-2003 ldquoMarie Curierdquo Postdoctoral fellow University
of Orleans France
1996-2001 PhD student University of Bucharest Romania
Dr Andrei Jitianu
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Zimei Bu
Associate Professor
The City College of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
zbuccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~zbu
Publications
Phosphatidylinositol 45-Bisphosphate Clusters the
Cell Adhesion Molecule CD44 and Assembles a
Specific CD44-Ezrin Heterocomplex as Revealed by
Small Angle Neutron Scattering Chen X Ali Khajeh
J Ju JH Gupta YK Stanley CB Do C Heller WT
Aggarwal AK Callaway DJ Bu Z J Biol Chem 2015
290(10)6639-52
Molecular conformation of the full-length tumor
suppressor NF2Merlin - a small angle neutron
scattering study Ali Khajeh J Ju J Atchiba M
AllaireM Stanley C Heller WT Callaway DJ
Bu Z J Mol Biol 2014 Jul 29426(15)2755-68
Ligand-induced dynamic changes in extended PDZ
domains from NHERF1 Bhattacharya S Ju JH
Orlova N Khajeh JA Cowburn D Bu Z J Mol Biol
2013 Jul 24425(14)2509-28
Open Conformation of Ezrin Bound to
Phosphatidylinositol 45-Bisphosphate and to F-actin
Revealed by Neutron Scattering Jayasundar JJ Ju
JH He L Liu D Meilleur F Zhao J Callaway DJ Bu
Z J Bio Chem 28737119-33 2012
Activation of nanoscale allosteric protein domain
motion revealed by neutron spin echo spectroscopy
Farago B Li J Cornilescu G Callaway DJE
Bu Z Biophys J 993473-82 2010Research Interests
Keywords Cell signaling cell adhesion intracellular trafficking of membrane receptors neutron
scattering protein dynamics
Research Projects include
1 Structure dynamics and assembly of transmembrane cell adhesion molecules and receptors
2 Protein-lipid interactions
3 How intracellular adapter proteins influence the trafficking assembly and function of transmembrane
receptors
4 Small angle X-ray and neutron scattering
5 Quasielastic neutron scattering neutron spin echo spectroscopy
is a molecular biophysicist at City College
Dr Zimei Bu
Publications
Frik M et al In vitro and in vivo Evaluation of
Water-soluble Iminophosphorane Ruthenium(II)
Compounds A Potential Chemotherapeutic
Agent for Triple Negative Breast Cancer J Med
Chem 2014 57 9995ndash10012
Fernaacutendez-Gallardo J et al Organometallic
Titanocene-Gold Compounds as Potential
Chemotherapeutics in Renal Cancer Study of
their Protein Kinase Inhibitory Properties
Organometallics 2014 33 6669ndash6681
Hokai Y et al Auranofin and Related
Heterometallic Gold(I)-Thiolates as Potent
Inhibitors of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
aureus Bacterial Strains J Inorg Biochem
2014 138 81-88
Frik M et al Luminescent iminophosphorane
gold palladium and platinum complexes as
potential anticancer agents Inorg Chem Front
2014 3 231-241
Lease N et al Potential Anticancer
Heterometallic Fe-Au and Fe-Pd Agents Initial
Mechanistic Insights J Med Chem 2013 56
5806-5818
Research Interests
Keywords Organometallic Cancer Antimicrobial Gold Catalysis Water-soluble C-C and C-
Heteroatom Bond formation
Our group is focused on the synthesis of metallodrugs as anticancer and antimicrobial agents with a
special interest on heterometallic gold-based compounds We study the biological activity and possible
mode of action of the compounds (in our own cell culture room) We use gold derivatives in homogeneous
catalysis and we study the possible mechanism of these catalysts by using different techniques
Maria Contel is an
inorganicorganometallic
synthetic chemist Her main
interests lie on the rational
design of metallodrugs and
homogeneous catalysts
2011- current Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2006-2010 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2001-2006 Senior Researcher CSIC-University of
Zaragoza Spain
1999-2000 Postdoc University of Utrecht Holland
1997-1999 Postdoc Australian National University Australia
1993-1996 PhD Public University of Navarra Spain
Dr Maria Contel
Maria Contel
Associate Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11210
mariacontelbroklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumariacontel
Ruel Z B Desamero
Associate Professor
York College the Institute of Macromolecular
Assembly and the Graduate Center
94-20 Guy R Brewer Blvd
Jamaica NY 11451
rdesameroyorkcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Publications
A Mojica E J Vedad and RZB Desamero
(2015) ldquoVibrational Analysis of -
Cyanohydroxycinnamic acidrdquo Journal of
Molecular Structure (in press)
B Profit AA J Vedad M Saleh and RZB
Desamero (2015) ldquoAromaticity and Amyloid
Formation Effect of π-Electron Distribution and
Aryl Substituent Geometry on the Self-Assembly
of Peptides Derived from hIAPP22-29 ldquo Archives
of Biochemistry and Biophysics 567 46-58
C Nie B H Deng RZB Desamero and R
Callender (2013) ldquoLarge Scale Dynamics of the
Michaelis Complex in Bacillus
stearothermophilus Lactate Dehydrogenase
Revealed by Single Tryptophan Mutants Studyrdquo
Biochemistry 52 1886-1892
D Profit AA V Felsen J Chinwong E-R
Mojica and RZB Desamero (2013) ldquoEvidence
of π-stacking Interactions in the Self-assembly of
hIAPP22-29rdquo PROTEINS Structure Function and
Bioinformatics 81 690-703
E Deng H DV Vu K Clinch R Desamero
RB Dryer and R Callender (2011)
ldquoConformational Heterogeneity Within the
Michaelis Complex of Lactate Dehydrogenaserdquo
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 115 7670-7678Research Interests
Keywords vibrational spectroscopy fluorescence circular dichroism temperature-jump
techniques structural biology protein biochemistry enzymology
My research is centered on investigating the structural and dynamical aspects of protein-small molecule interactions
using techniques such as vibrational spectroscopy and temperature-jump relaxation One aspect of the work is to
understand at the molecular level how protein systems work Enzyme-substrate interactions have long been
recognized as representing an extreme expression of structural complementarities in biological chemistry Basic
research geared towards understanding the inner workings of an enzyme system is important if cures for the
diseases caused by a malfunctioning or deficient enzyme are to be found
We have also started investigating the mechanism behind amyloid formation
with the goal of synthesizing peptide inhibitors that diminish protein aggregation
Dr Desamero is a
spectroscopist by training
currently investigating
protein-ligand interaction as
well as protein-protein
aggregation using various
techniques
2010 - current Associate Professor York College - CUNY
2003 - 2010 Assistant Professor York College - CUNY
2000 - 2002 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1998 - 2000 Postdoc City College - CUNY
1998 PhD University of Connecticut
Dr Ruel Desamero
Charles Michael Drain
Professor
Hunter College amp Rockefeller University
Department of Chemistry
695 Park Avenue
New York NY
cdrainhuntercunyedu
wwwhuntercunyeduchemistrymikedrain
Publications
T M Shaffer M A Wall S Harmsen V A Longo
C M Drain M F Kircher J Grimm Nano Letters
2015 15 864-868 Silica Nanoparticles as
Substrates for Chelator-free Labeling of Oxophilic
Radioisotopes
S Singh A Aggarwal N V S D K Bhupathiraju
B Newton A Nafees R Gao C M Drain Tet Let
2014 55 6311-6314 Synthesis and cell
phototoxicity of a triply bridged fused diporphyrin
appended with six thioglucose units
A Aggarwal S Thompson S Singh B Newton A
Moore R Gao X Gu S Mukherjee CM Drain
Photochem Photobiol 2014 90 419ndash430
ldquoPhotophysics of Glycosylated Derivatives of a
Chlorin Isobacteriochlorin and Bacteriochlorin for
Photodynamic Theragnostics Discovery of a Two-
photon-absorbing Photosensitizerrdquo
M Jurow A Varotto V Manichev N A Travlou D
A Giannakoudakis C M Drain RSC Adv 2013 3
21360ndash21364 ldquoSelf-organized nanostructured
materials of alkylated phthalocyanines and
underivitized C60 on ITOrdquo
M Jurow V Manichev C Pabon B Hageman Y
Matolina C M Drain Inorg Chem 2013 52
10576-10582 ldquoSelf-Organization of Zr(IV)
Porphyrinoids on Graphene Oxide Surfaces by Axial
Metal CoordinationrdquoResearch Interests
Keywords porphyrins photophysics phototherapy nanotechnology supramolecular
Bottom-up self-organization of functional photonic materials composed of porphyrinoid dyes allows fabrication of
next generation sensors solar energy harvesting and biomedical devices Click-chemistry makes the dye
commercially viable and the fundamental photophysical properties of these materials guides development of more
efficient dyes (2) Porphyrinoid dyes are being developed as theranostics (the same compound is used for both
therapy and diagnostic) for photodynamic therapy of diseases such as cancer (3) Biomedical applications of
nanoparticles composed of organic and inorganic materials including radiolabled
materials for imaging and therapy are being developed in collaboration with
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Rockefeller University
CM Drain is chair of the
Department of Chemistry at
Hunter College with
research in supramolecular
materials photonics photo-
therapeutics and medical
photo-diagnostics
1996- present Professor Hunter College CUNY
1990- present Adj Faculty Rockefeller University
1990-1993 Postdoc Univ of Strasburg France
1984-1988 PhD Tufts University
Dr Charles Michael Drain
Emilio Gallicchio
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
egallicchiobrooklyncunyedu
sitesgooglecomsiteemiliogallicchiolab
Publications
Emilio Gallicchio et al BEDAM Binding Free
Energy Predictions for the SAMPL4 Octa-Acid
Host Challenge J Comp Aided Mol Des 29
315-325 (2015)
Emilio Gallicchio et al Virtual Screening of
Integrase Inhibitors by Large Scale Binding Free
Energy Calculations the SAMPL4 Challenge J
Comp Aided Mol Design 28 475-490 (2014)
Guohua Yi Mauro Lapelosa Emilio Gallicchio
Gail Ferstandig Arnold et al Chimeric
Rhinoviruses Displaying MPER Epitopes Elicit
Anti-HIV Neutralizing Responses PLoS ONE
8(9) e72205 (2013)
Gallicchio E Role of Ligand Reorganization and
Conformational Restraints on the Binding Free
Energies of DAPY Non-Nucleoside Inhibitors to
HIV Reverse Transcriptase Computational
Molecular Bioscience 2 7-22 (2012)
Research Interests
-Thermodynamics of protein-protein and protein-ligand binding
- Virtual drug screening
- Protein conformational equilibria
- Statistical thermodynamics of protein folding and misfolding
- Thermodynamics of solvation of biological macromolecules
- Force field development and high resolution protein modeling
- Design of high performance computational chemistry algorithms
- Parallel and distributed computing
Emilio Gallicchiorsquos research
is in the area of
computational molecular
biophysics He uses
advanced computational
models to investigate the
dynamics and
thermodynamics of biological
systems
2013- current Asst Professor Dept Chemistry Brooklyn College
2012-2013 Research Professor Dept Chemistry Rutgers University
2001-2012 Associate Director BioMaPS Institute Rutgers University
1997-2000 Postdoctoral Rutgers University
1991-1996 PhD Columbia University Chemical Physics
Dr Emilio Gallicchio
Kevin H Gardner
Director Structural Biology Initiative
CUNY Advanced Science Center Room 3322
85 St Nicholas Terrace
New York NY 10031
KevinGardnerasrccunyedu
structbioasrccunyedu bull kglaborg
Publications
Y Guo et al Coiled-coil coactivators play a
structural role mediating interactions in hypoxia
inducible factor heterodimerization J Biol
Chem 2015 online now
V Ocasio et al Ligand-induced folding of a two
component signaling receiver domain
Biochemistry 54 1353-1363
G Rivera-Cancel et al Full-length structure of a
monomeric histidine kinase reveals basis for
sensory regulation Proc Natl Acad Sci USA
2014 111 17839-17844
LB Motta-Mena et al An optogenetic gene
expression system with rapid activation and
deactivation kinetics Nat Chem Biol 2014
10 196-202
TH Scheuermann et al Allosteric inhibition of
Hypoxia Inducible Factor 2 with small molecules
Nat Chem Biol 9 271-276
Research Interests
Keywords environmental sensing bull proteinprotein interactions bull ligand binding bull allostery bull NMR
spectroscopy bull X-ray diffraction bull biochemistry bull photosensors bull cancer bull protein engineering
The Gardner lab studies
how cells perceive and
respond to changes in the
environment around them
Such information provides
insights into fundamental
principles of protein
structure and signaling
guides the engineering of
new protein-based tools
and lays the foundation for
new therapeutic strategies
2014- current Director Structural Biology Initiative CUNY Advanced Science Research Center
Einstein Professor of Chemistry City College of New York
1998-2014 Professor of Biophysics and Biochemistry UT Southwestern Medical Center
1995-1998 Postdoc ndash Biomolecular NMR methods development University of Toronto (w Dr Lewis E
Kay)
1989-1995 PhD ndash Molecular Biophysics amp Biochemistry Yale University (w Dr Joseph E Coleman)
Dr Kevin H Gardner
Publications
Chan KL et al Characterization of the Zn(II)
Binding Properties of the Wilmsrsquo Tumor
Suppressor Protein C-Terminal Zinc Finger
Peptiderdquo Inorg Chem 2014 53 6309-6320
Gibney BR Heme Encylcopedia of Biophysics
Gordon Roberts Ed Springer 2013
Gibney BR Metallopeptides as Tools to
Understand Metalloprotein Folding and Stability
in Protein Folding and Metal Ions ndash Mechanisms
Biology and Disease Gomes C and Wittung-
Stafshede P Eds 2011 227-245
Deng B et al Unique Heme Pocket in Human
Ncb5or and Structural Basis for Intra-Domain
Electron Transfer J Biol Chem 2010 285
30181-30191
Reddy CJ et al Development and Analysis o
a Heme Protein Structure-Electrochemical
Function Database Nucleic Acids Reseach 2008
36 D307-D313
Reddi AR et al Deducing the Energetic Cost of
Protein Folding in Zinc Finger Proteins Using
Designed Metallopeptides J Am Chem Soc
2007 129 12815-12827
Research Interests
Keywords De novo metalloprotein design inorganic coordination chemistry biophysics
bioenergetics electrochemistry
Our research focuses on the role of metal ions in biological systems from both an inorganic coordination
chemistry and biophysical perspective We are currently investigating the role of zinc in controlling gene
expressions in human cancer and the role of heme proteins in cardiovascular disease
The Gibney Lab uses
metalloprotein design to
investigate the fundamental
engineering of biological
systems These studies
provide insight into metal-
induced protein folding
heme electrochemistry and
the role of chemically
modified hemes in biology
2018- current Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2005-2008 Associate Professor Columbia University
2000-2005 Assistant Professor Columbia University
1995-2000 NIH Postdoc University of Pennsylvania
1990-1995 PhD University of Michigan
1986-1990 BS (ACS Certified) Florida State University
Dr Brian R Gibney
Brian R Gibney
Associate Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11210
bgibneybroklyncunyedu
httpwwwbiochemistrynyc
Dr Dixie Goss
Hunter College Chemistry Dept
695 Park Ave
New York NY 10065
dgosshuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyDixiegoss
-group-1resume
Publications
Recruitment of 40S Ribosome to the 3
Untranslated Region (UTR) of a Viral mRNA via
the eIF4F Complex Facilitates Cap-independent
Translation
Das Sharma S Kraft JJ Miller WA Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2015 Mar 19
Pokeweed antiviral protein a ribosome inactivating
protein activity inhibition and prospects
Domashevskiy AV Goss DJ
Toxins (Basel) 2015 Jan 287(2)274-98
Rapid kinetics of iron responsive element (IRE)
RNAiron regulatory protein 1 and IRE-RNAeIF4F
complexes respond differently to metal ions
Khan MA Ma J Walden WE Merrick WC Theil
EC Goss DJ
Nucleic Acids Res 2014 Jun42(10)6567-77
Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4F binding to barley
yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) 3-untranslated region
correlates with translation efficiency
Banerjee B Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2014 Feb 14289(7)4286-94
Poly(A) binding proteins are they all created
equal
Goss DJ Kleiman FE
Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA 2013 Mar-Apr4(2)167-
79
Research Interests
Keywords protein synthesis virus protein-nucleic acid interactions
We use biophysical approaches to understand how non-coding regions of mRNA regulate function
Miss regulation of protein synthesis in responsible for many diseases including cancer We are
interested in how unique structures in viral RNA allow viruses to take over host cell protein synthesis
Prof Goss is a professor of
Chemistry and Biochemistry
and Elion Endowed Scholar
1990- current Professor of Chemistry
1989-1990 Associate Professor of Chemistry
1984-1989 Assistant Professor
Post-Doc U of Nebraska and U of
Georgia
1975 PhD U of Nebraska
Dr Dixie J Goss
Wayne W Harding PhD
Associate Professor
Hunter College
Chemistry Dept
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
whardihuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHarding
Wayne
Publications
Research Interests
Keywords Medicinal chemistry drug design organic synthesis central nervous system CNS
receptor serotonin dopamine
Dr Harding is a
organicmedicinal
chemist with interests in
the design synthesis
and evaluation of
ligands for central
nervous system
receptors
2013- current Associate Professor Hunter College
2006-2013 Assistant Professor Hunter College
2004-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Iowa
1994-1999 PhD
Dr Wayne Harding
Aporphinoid antagonists of 5-HT2A receptors
further evaluation of ring A substituents and
the size of ring C S Ponnala N Kapadia H
A Navarro W W Harding Chem Biol Drug
Des 2014 84 558 - 566
Evaluation of structural effects on 5-HT2A
receptor antagonism by aporphines
identification of a new aprophine with 5-HT2A
antagonist activity S Ponnala J Gonzales
N Kapadia H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 1664 -
1667
New Aporphinoid 5-HT2A and antagonists
via structural manipulations of nantenine S
Chaudhary S Ponnala O LeGendre J
Gonzales H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem 2011 19 5861-5868
Affinity of aporphines for the human 5-HT2A
receptor insights from homology modeling
and molecular docking studies S Pecic S
Chaudhary P Makkar B J Reddy H A
Navarro W W Harding Biorg Med Chem
2010 18 5562 - 5575
(plusmn)-Nantenine analogs as antagonists at
human 5-HT2A receptors C1 and flexible
congeners S Chaudhary O LeGendre S
Pecic H A Navarro W W Harding Biorg
Med Chem Lett 2009 19 2530 -2532
Qiao-Sheng Hu
Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
qiaoshenghucsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
H-H Zhang C-H Xing G BTsemo Q-SHu
t-Bu3P-Coordinated 2-Phenylaniline-Based
Palladacycle Complex as a Precatalyst for the
Suzuki Cross-Coupling Polymerization of Aryl
Dibromides with Aryldiboronic Acids ACS
MacroLett 2013 2 10-13
H-H Zhang C-H Xing Hu Q-S Controlled
Pd(0)t-Bu3P-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling
Polymerization of AB-Type Monomers with
PhPd(t-Bu3P)I or Pd2(dba)3t-Bu3PArI as the
Initiator J Am Chem Soc 2012 134 13156-
13159
T-P Liu Y-X Liao C-H Xing Q-S Hu
Fluorenone Synthesis by Palladacycle-
Catalyzed Sequential Reactions of 2-
Bromobenzaldehydes with Arylboronic Acids
Org Lett 2011 13 2452-2455
T-P Liu C-H Xing Q-S Hu Tandem
Reaction Synthesis of Fluorenes
Indenofluorenes Based on Pd(OAc)2PCy3-
Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling and C-H Bond
Activation Strategy Angew Chem Int Ed
2010 49 2971-2974
C-G Dong Q-S Hu Preferential Oxidative
Addition in Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Suzuki
Cross-Coupling Reactions of Dihaloarenes with
Arylboronic Acids J Am Chem Soc 2005
127 10006-10007Research Interests
Keywords catalysis palladium cross-coupling reaction polymerization conjugated polymers
The Hu group are interested in the development of new catalysts including transition metal and organic
catalysts for cross-coupling reactions and addition reactions and novel reactionsprocesses from readily
available and cost-effective small organic molecules These new reactionsprocesses and catalysts have
potential applications in chemical synthesis and polymermaterials synthesis
The approach is interdisciplinary ranging from fundamental understanding
of reaction mechanisms reaction methodology development to
polymermaterials synthesis
Qiao-Sheng Hu is
Professor and Chair of
Chemistry Department at
the College of Staten Island
His research is focused on
the development of new
reactionsprocesses and
catalysts for chemical
synthesis including polymer
materials synthesis
2008- current Professor CSI-CUNY
2005-2007 Associate Professor CSI
2000-2005 Assistant Professor CSI
1997-2000 Postdoc University of Virginia
1995-1997 Postdoc North Dakota state Univ
1991-1994 PhD Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Qiao-Sheng Hu
David Jeruzalmi
Professor of Chemistry
Marshak 1219 bull City College of New York bull Graduate
Center of the City University of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
djccnycunyedu
Publications
Lu M Yang J Ren Z Sabui S Espejo A
Bedford M T et al (2009) Crystal structure of
the three tandem FF domains of the
transcription elongation regulator CA150
Journal of Molecular Biology 393(2) 397ndash408
Pakotiprapha D amp Jeruzalmi D (2013)
Small-angle X-ray scattering reveals
architecture and A(2) B(2) stoichiometry of the
UvrA-UvrB DNA damage sensor Proteins
Structure Function and Bioinformatics 81(1)
132ndash139
Pakotiprapha D Liu Y Verdine G L amp
Jeruzalmi D (2009) A structural model for the
damage-sensing complex in bacterial
nucleotide excision repair The Journal of
Biological Chemistry 284(19) 12837ndash12844
Pakotiprapha D Samuels M Shen K Hu J
H amp Jeruzalmi D (2012) Structure and
mechanism of the UvrAndashUvrB DNA damage
sensor Nature Structural amp38 Molecular
Biology 1ndash9
Samuels M Gulati G Shin J-H Opara R
McSweeney E Sekedat M et al (2009) A
biochemically active MCM-like helicase in
Bacillus cereus Nucleic Acids Research
37(13) 4441ndash4452Research Interests
The faithful transmission of gene1c information is an important biological imperative To carry out this function
organisms have evolved processes to replicate their genomes and defend them from attack We study important
mechanisms associated with the processes of DNA replica1on and repair The central challenge in understanding
these processes stems from the large size of the involved multi-protein DNA complexes these entities also populate
many conformational states Together these complications place limits on insights that can be revealed by static
crystallographic structures or solution methods alone both sources of information are essential for defining underlying
mechanisms To this end my group applies X-ray crystallography supplemented with electron microscopy to
understand these long-standing problems in DNA biology We also use biochemical studies to inform these
approaches and follow up on the resulting insights
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2012 Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard
1996-2002 The Rockefeller University
1994 PhD Yale University
Dr David JeruzalmiJeruzalmirsquos group applies
X-ray crystallography
supplemented with electron
microscopy to understand
these long-standing problems
in DNA biology We also use
biochemical studies to inform
these approaches and follow
up on the resulting insights
Shi Jin
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
shijincsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyJIN_SHIhtml
Publications
D D Gunbas C Xue S Patwardhan M C
Fravventura H Zhang W F Jager E J R
Sudholter L D A Siebbeles T J Savenije S
Jin F C Grozema High charge carrier mobility
and efficient charge separation in highly soluble
perylenetetracarboxyl-diimides Chemical
Communications 2014 50 4955
N Jin H Zhang S Jin M D Dadmun B Zhao
Shifting Sol-Gel Phase Diagram of a Doubly
Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer
Poly(methoxytri(ethylene glycol) acrylate-co-
acrylic acid)-b-poly(ethoxydi(ethylene glycol)
acrylate-co-acrylic acid) in Aqueous Solution
Macromolecules 2012 45 4790
C Xue S Jin Exceptionally Strong Electronic
Coupling in Crystalline Perylene Diimides via
Tuning Chemistry of Materials 2011 23 2689
Y J Xu S W Leng C M Xue R K Sun J
Pan J Ford S Jin A room-temperature liquid-
crystalline phase with crystalline π stacks
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007
46 3896
Research Interests
Keywords Soft Matter organic optoelectronic materials
Dr Jin is a
physicalmaterials chemist
who is working on structure
design synthesis
characterization and
optimization of organic
optoelectronic materials for
improved performance in
devices such organic solar
cells light emitting diodes
and field effect transistors
2004- 2011 Assistant Prof of Chemistry CUNY
2012-current Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY
Dr Shi Jin
Andrei Jitianu
Associate Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
andreijitianulehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-
jitianuphp
Publications
L Predoana A Jitianu S Preda B Malic M
Zaharescu Thermal behavior of Li-Co-citric acid
water based gels as precursors for LiCoO2
powders Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry 2015 119 145-153
L C Klein B McClarren and A Jitianu Silica-
Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite ldquoMelting
Gelsrdquo Materials Science Forum 2014 783-786
1432-1437
M Jitianu DC Gunness DE Aboagye M
Zaharescu A Jitianu Nanosized Ni-Al layered
double hydroxides - Structural characterization
Materials Research Bulletin 2013 48 1864-
1873
L Gambino A Jitianu LC Klein Dielectric
behavior of organically modified siloxane melting
gels Journal Of Non-Crystaline Solids 2012 24
3501-3504
A Jitianu K Lammers GA Arbuckle-Kiel LC
Klein Thermal analysis of organically modified
siloxane melting gels Journal of Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry 2012 107 2039-2045
Research Interests
Keywords Sol-gel Nanocomposites Hybrids Organic- Inorganic Coatings
My studies range from the elucidation of early stages of formation of the hybrid materials by sol-gel
process to the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials with magnetic gas-sensing electric and optical
properties At Lehman my research was mainly focused to developing a new class of materials called
Hybrid Melting Gels for hermetic applications in the microelectronics industry and for optical applications
Beside this studies of nanoparticles or nanocomposites in different systems have been carried out
Jitianursquos research is
focused on materials
chemistry specifically on
sol-gel chemistry with directt
applications in anticorrosive
hermetic coatings and
nanomaterals for electronic
industry
2013- current Associate Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2008-2013 Assistant Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2005-2008 Research Associate Rutgers University
2002-2003 ldquoMarie Curierdquo Postdoctoral fellow University
of Orleans France
1996-2001 PhD student University of Bucharest Romania
Dr Andrei Jitianu
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Publications
Frik M et al In vitro and in vivo Evaluation of
Water-soluble Iminophosphorane Ruthenium(II)
Compounds A Potential Chemotherapeutic
Agent for Triple Negative Breast Cancer J Med
Chem 2014 57 9995ndash10012
Fernaacutendez-Gallardo J et al Organometallic
Titanocene-Gold Compounds as Potential
Chemotherapeutics in Renal Cancer Study of
their Protein Kinase Inhibitory Properties
Organometallics 2014 33 6669ndash6681
Hokai Y et al Auranofin and Related
Heterometallic Gold(I)-Thiolates as Potent
Inhibitors of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
aureus Bacterial Strains J Inorg Biochem
2014 138 81-88
Frik M et al Luminescent iminophosphorane
gold palladium and platinum complexes as
potential anticancer agents Inorg Chem Front
2014 3 231-241
Lease N et al Potential Anticancer
Heterometallic Fe-Au and Fe-Pd Agents Initial
Mechanistic Insights J Med Chem 2013 56
5806-5818
Research Interests
Keywords Organometallic Cancer Antimicrobial Gold Catalysis Water-soluble C-C and C-
Heteroatom Bond formation
Our group is focused on the synthesis of metallodrugs as anticancer and antimicrobial agents with a
special interest on heterometallic gold-based compounds We study the biological activity and possible
mode of action of the compounds (in our own cell culture room) We use gold derivatives in homogeneous
catalysis and we study the possible mechanism of these catalysts by using different techniques
Maria Contel is an
inorganicorganometallic
synthetic chemist Her main
interests lie on the rational
design of metallodrugs and
homogeneous catalysts
2011- current Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2006-2010 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2001-2006 Senior Researcher CSIC-University of
Zaragoza Spain
1999-2000 Postdoc University of Utrecht Holland
1997-1999 Postdoc Australian National University Australia
1993-1996 PhD Public University of Navarra Spain
Dr Maria Contel
Maria Contel
Associate Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11210
mariacontelbroklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumariacontel
Ruel Z B Desamero
Associate Professor
York College the Institute of Macromolecular
Assembly and the Graduate Center
94-20 Guy R Brewer Blvd
Jamaica NY 11451
rdesameroyorkcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Publications
A Mojica E J Vedad and RZB Desamero
(2015) ldquoVibrational Analysis of -
Cyanohydroxycinnamic acidrdquo Journal of
Molecular Structure (in press)
B Profit AA J Vedad M Saleh and RZB
Desamero (2015) ldquoAromaticity and Amyloid
Formation Effect of π-Electron Distribution and
Aryl Substituent Geometry on the Self-Assembly
of Peptides Derived from hIAPP22-29 ldquo Archives
of Biochemistry and Biophysics 567 46-58
C Nie B H Deng RZB Desamero and R
Callender (2013) ldquoLarge Scale Dynamics of the
Michaelis Complex in Bacillus
stearothermophilus Lactate Dehydrogenase
Revealed by Single Tryptophan Mutants Studyrdquo
Biochemistry 52 1886-1892
D Profit AA V Felsen J Chinwong E-R
Mojica and RZB Desamero (2013) ldquoEvidence
of π-stacking Interactions in the Self-assembly of
hIAPP22-29rdquo PROTEINS Structure Function and
Bioinformatics 81 690-703
E Deng H DV Vu K Clinch R Desamero
RB Dryer and R Callender (2011)
ldquoConformational Heterogeneity Within the
Michaelis Complex of Lactate Dehydrogenaserdquo
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 115 7670-7678Research Interests
Keywords vibrational spectroscopy fluorescence circular dichroism temperature-jump
techniques structural biology protein biochemistry enzymology
My research is centered on investigating the structural and dynamical aspects of protein-small molecule interactions
using techniques such as vibrational spectroscopy and temperature-jump relaxation One aspect of the work is to
understand at the molecular level how protein systems work Enzyme-substrate interactions have long been
recognized as representing an extreme expression of structural complementarities in biological chemistry Basic
research geared towards understanding the inner workings of an enzyme system is important if cures for the
diseases caused by a malfunctioning or deficient enzyme are to be found
We have also started investigating the mechanism behind amyloid formation
with the goal of synthesizing peptide inhibitors that diminish protein aggregation
Dr Desamero is a
spectroscopist by training
currently investigating
protein-ligand interaction as
well as protein-protein
aggregation using various
techniques
2010 - current Associate Professor York College - CUNY
2003 - 2010 Assistant Professor York College - CUNY
2000 - 2002 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1998 - 2000 Postdoc City College - CUNY
1998 PhD University of Connecticut
Dr Ruel Desamero
Charles Michael Drain
Professor
Hunter College amp Rockefeller University
Department of Chemistry
695 Park Avenue
New York NY
cdrainhuntercunyedu
wwwhuntercunyeduchemistrymikedrain
Publications
T M Shaffer M A Wall S Harmsen V A Longo
C M Drain M F Kircher J Grimm Nano Letters
2015 15 864-868 Silica Nanoparticles as
Substrates for Chelator-free Labeling of Oxophilic
Radioisotopes
S Singh A Aggarwal N V S D K Bhupathiraju
B Newton A Nafees R Gao C M Drain Tet Let
2014 55 6311-6314 Synthesis and cell
phototoxicity of a triply bridged fused diporphyrin
appended with six thioglucose units
A Aggarwal S Thompson S Singh B Newton A
Moore R Gao X Gu S Mukherjee CM Drain
Photochem Photobiol 2014 90 419ndash430
ldquoPhotophysics of Glycosylated Derivatives of a
Chlorin Isobacteriochlorin and Bacteriochlorin for
Photodynamic Theragnostics Discovery of a Two-
photon-absorbing Photosensitizerrdquo
M Jurow A Varotto V Manichev N A Travlou D
A Giannakoudakis C M Drain RSC Adv 2013 3
21360ndash21364 ldquoSelf-organized nanostructured
materials of alkylated phthalocyanines and
underivitized C60 on ITOrdquo
M Jurow V Manichev C Pabon B Hageman Y
Matolina C M Drain Inorg Chem 2013 52
10576-10582 ldquoSelf-Organization of Zr(IV)
Porphyrinoids on Graphene Oxide Surfaces by Axial
Metal CoordinationrdquoResearch Interests
Keywords porphyrins photophysics phototherapy nanotechnology supramolecular
Bottom-up self-organization of functional photonic materials composed of porphyrinoid dyes allows fabrication of
next generation sensors solar energy harvesting and biomedical devices Click-chemistry makes the dye
commercially viable and the fundamental photophysical properties of these materials guides development of more
efficient dyes (2) Porphyrinoid dyes are being developed as theranostics (the same compound is used for both
therapy and diagnostic) for photodynamic therapy of diseases such as cancer (3) Biomedical applications of
nanoparticles composed of organic and inorganic materials including radiolabled
materials for imaging and therapy are being developed in collaboration with
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Rockefeller University
CM Drain is chair of the
Department of Chemistry at
Hunter College with
research in supramolecular
materials photonics photo-
therapeutics and medical
photo-diagnostics
1996- present Professor Hunter College CUNY
1990- present Adj Faculty Rockefeller University
1990-1993 Postdoc Univ of Strasburg France
1984-1988 PhD Tufts University
Dr Charles Michael Drain
Emilio Gallicchio
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
egallicchiobrooklyncunyedu
sitesgooglecomsiteemiliogallicchiolab
Publications
Emilio Gallicchio et al BEDAM Binding Free
Energy Predictions for the SAMPL4 Octa-Acid
Host Challenge J Comp Aided Mol Des 29
315-325 (2015)
Emilio Gallicchio et al Virtual Screening of
Integrase Inhibitors by Large Scale Binding Free
Energy Calculations the SAMPL4 Challenge J
Comp Aided Mol Design 28 475-490 (2014)
Guohua Yi Mauro Lapelosa Emilio Gallicchio
Gail Ferstandig Arnold et al Chimeric
Rhinoviruses Displaying MPER Epitopes Elicit
Anti-HIV Neutralizing Responses PLoS ONE
8(9) e72205 (2013)
Gallicchio E Role of Ligand Reorganization and
Conformational Restraints on the Binding Free
Energies of DAPY Non-Nucleoside Inhibitors to
HIV Reverse Transcriptase Computational
Molecular Bioscience 2 7-22 (2012)
Research Interests
-Thermodynamics of protein-protein and protein-ligand binding
- Virtual drug screening
- Protein conformational equilibria
- Statistical thermodynamics of protein folding and misfolding
- Thermodynamics of solvation of biological macromolecules
- Force field development and high resolution protein modeling
- Design of high performance computational chemistry algorithms
- Parallel and distributed computing
Emilio Gallicchiorsquos research
is in the area of
computational molecular
biophysics He uses
advanced computational
models to investigate the
dynamics and
thermodynamics of biological
systems
2013- current Asst Professor Dept Chemistry Brooklyn College
2012-2013 Research Professor Dept Chemistry Rutgers University
2001-2012 Associate Director BioMaPS Institute Rutgers University
1997-2000 Postdoctoral Rutgers University
1991-1996 PhD Columbia University Chemical Physics
Dr Emilio Gallicchio
Kevin H Gardner
Director Structural Biology Initiative
CUNY Advanced Science Center Room 3322
85 St Nicholas Terrace
New York NY 10031
KevinGardnerasrccunyedu
structbioasrccunyedu bull kglaborg
Publications
Y Guo et al Coiled-coil coactivators play a
structural role mediating interactions in hypoxia
inducible factor heterodimerization J Biol
Chem 2015 online now
V Ocasio et al Ligand-induced folding of a two
component signaling receiver domain
Biochemistry 54 1353-1363
G Rivera-Cancel et al Full-length structure of a
monomeric histidine kinase reveals basis for
sensory regulation Proc Natl Acad Sci USA
2014 111 17839-17844
LB Motta-Mena et al An optogenetic gene
expression system with rapid activation and
deactivation kinetics Nat Chem Biol 2014
10 196-202
TH Scheuermann et al Allosteric inhibition of
Hypoxia Inducible Factor 2 with small molecules
Nat Chem Biol 9 271-276
Research Interests
Keywords environmental sensing bull proteinprotein interactions bull ligand binding bull allostery bull NMR
spectroscopy bull X-ray diffraction bull biochemistry bull photosensors bull cancer bull protein engineering
The Gardner lab studies
how cells perceive and
respond to changes in the
environment around them
Such information provides
insights into fundamental
principles of protein
structure and signaling
guides the engineering of
new protein-based tools
and lays the foundation for
new therapeutic strategies
2014- current Director Structural Biology Initiative CUNY Advanced Science Research Center
Einstein Professor of Chemistry City College of New York
1998-2014 Professor of Biophysics and Biochemistry UT Southwestern Medical Center
1995-1998 Postdoc ndash Biomolecular NMR methods development University of Toronto (w Dr Lewis E
Kay)
1989-1995 PhD ndash Molecular Biophysics amp Biochemistry Yale University (w Dr Joseph E Coleman)
Dr Kevin H Gardner
Publications
Chan KL et al Characterization of the Zn(II)
Binding Properties of the Wilmsrsquo Tumor
Suppressor Protein C-Terminal Zinc Finger
Peptiderdquo Inorg Chem 2014 53 6309-6320
Gibney BR Heme Encylcopedia of Biophysics
Gordon Roberts Ed Springer 2013
Gibney BR Metallopeptides as Tools to
Understand Metalloprotein Folding and Stability
in Protein Folding and Metal Ions ndash Mechanisms
Biology and Disease Gomes C and Wittung-
Stafshede P Eds 2011 227-245
Deng B et al Unique Heme Pocket in Human
Ncb5or and Structural Basis for Intra-Domain
Electron Transfer J Biol Chem 2010 285
30181-30191
Reddy CJ et al Development and Analysis o
a Heme Protein Structure-Electrochemical
Function Database Nucleic Acids Reseach 2008
36 D307-D313
Reddi AR et al Deducing the Energetic Cost of
Protein Folding in Zinc Finger Proteins Using
Designed Metallopeptides J Am Chem Soc
2007 129 12815-12827
Research Interests
Keywords De novo metalloprotein design inorganic coordination chemistry biophysics
bioenergetics electrochemistry
Our research focuses on the role of metal ions in biological systems from both an inorganic coordination
chemistry and biophysical perspective We are currently investigating the role of zinc in controlling gene
expressions in human cancer and the role of heme proteins in cardiovascular disease
The Gibney Lab uses
metalloprotein design to
investigate the fundamental
engineering of biological
systems These studies
provide insight into metal-
induced protein folding
heme electrochemistry and
the role of chemically
modified hemes in biology
2018- current Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2005-2008 Associate Professor Columbia University
2000-2005 Assistant Professor Columbia University
1995-2000 NIH Postdoc University of Pennsylvania
1990-1995 PhD University of Michigan
1986-1990 BS (ACS Certified) Florida State University
Dr Brian R Gibney
Brian R Gibney
Associate Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11210
bgibneybroklyncunyedu
httpwwwbiochemistrynyc
Dr Dixie Goss
Hunter College Chemistry Dept
695 Park Ave
New York NY 10065
dgosshuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyDixiegoss
-group-1resume
Publications
Recruitment of 40S Ribosome to the 3
Untranslated Region (UTR) of a Viral mRNA via
the eIF4F Complex Facilitates Cap-independent
Translation
Das Sharma S Kraft JJ Miller WA Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2015 Mar 19
Pokeweed antiviral protein a ribosome inactivating
protein activity inhibition and prospects
Domashevskiy AV Goss DJ
Toxins (Basel) 2015 Jan 287(2)274-98
Rapid kinetics of iron responsive element (IRE)
RNAiron regulatory protein 1 and IRE-RNAeIF4F
complexes respond differently to metal ions
Khan MA Ma J Walden WE Merrick WC Theil
EC Goss DJ
Nucleic Acids Res 2014 Jun42(10)6567-77
Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4F binding to barley
yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) 3-untranslated region
correlates with translation efficiency
Banerjee B Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2014 Feb 14289(7)4286-94
Poly(A) binding proteins are they all created
equal
Goss DJ Kleiman FE
Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA 2013 Mar-Apr4(2)167-
79
Research Interests
Keywords protein synthesis virus protein-nucleic acid interactions
We use biophysical approaches to understand how non-coding regions of mRNA regulate function
Miss regulation of protein synthesis in responsible for many diseases including cancer We are
interested in how unique structures in viral RNA allow viruses to take over host cell protein synthesis
Prof Goss is a professor of
Chemistry and Biochemistry
and Elion Endowed Scholar
1990- current Professor of Chemistry
1989-1990 Associate Professor of Chemistry
1984-1989 Assistant Professor
Post-Doc U of Nebraska and U of
Georgia
1975 PhD U of Nebraska
Dr Dixie J Goss
Wayne W Harding PhD
Associate Professor
Hunter College
Chemistry Dept
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
whardihuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHarding
Wayne
Publications
Research Interests
Keywords Medicinal chemistry drug design organic synthesis central nervous system CNS
receptor serotonin dopamine
Dr Harding is a
organicmedicinal
chemist with interests in
the design synthesis
and evaluation of
ligands for central
nervous system
receptors
2013- current Associate Professor Hunter College
2006-2013 Assistant Professor Hunter College
2004-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Iowa
1994-1999 PhD
Dr Wayne Harding
Aporphinoid antagonists of 5-HT2A receptors
further evaluation of ring A substituents and
the size of ring C S Ponnala N Kapadia H
A Navarro W W Harding Chem Biol Drug
Des 2014 84 558 - 566
Evaluation of structural effects on 5-HT2A
receptor antagonism by aporphines
identification of a new aprophine with 5-HT2A
antagonist activity S Ponnala J Gonzales
N Kapadia H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 1664 -
1667
New Aporphinoid 5-HT2A and antagonists
via structural manipulations of nantenine S
Chaudhary S Ponnala O LeGendre J
Gonzales H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem 2011 19 5861-5868
Affinity of aporphines for the human 5-HT2A
receptor insights from homology modeling
and molecular docking studies S Pecic S
Chaudhary P Makkar B J Reddy H A
Navarro W W Harding Biorg Med Chem
2010 18 5562 - 5575
(plusmn)-Nantenine analogs as antagonists at
human 5-HT2A receptors C1 and flexible
congeners S Chaudhary O LeGendre S
Pecic H A Navarro W W Harding Biorg
Med Chem Lett 2009 19 2530 -2532
Qiao-Sheng Hu
Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
qiaoshenghucsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
H-H Zhang C-H Xing G BTsemo Q-SHu
t-Bu3P-Coordinated 2-Phenylaniline-Based
Palladacycle Complex as a Precatalyst for the
Suzuki Cross-Coupling Polymerization of Aryl
Dibromides with Aryldiboronic Acids ACS
MacroLett 2013 2 10-13
H-H Zhang C-H Xing Hu Q-S Controlled
Pd(0)t-Bu3P-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling
Polymerization of AB-Type Monomers with
PhPd(t-Bu3P)I or Pd2(dba)3t-Bu3PArI as the
Initiator J Am Chem Soc 2012 134 13156-
13159
T-P Liu Y-X Liao C-H Xing Q-S Hu
Fluorenone Synthesis by Palladacycle-
Catalyzed Sequential Reactions of 2-
Bromobenzaldehydes with Arylboronic Acids
Org Lett 2011 13 2452-2455
T-P Liu C-H Xing Q-S Hu Tandem
Reaction Synthesis of Fluorenes
Indenofluorenes Based on Pd(OAc)2PCy3-
Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling and C-H Bond
Activation Strategy Angew Chem Int Ed
2010 49 2971-2974
C-G Dong Q-S Hu Preferential Oxidative
Addition in Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Suzuki
Cross-Coupling Reactions of Dihaloarenes with
Arylboronic Acids J Am Chem Soc 2005
127 10006-10007Research Interests
Keywords catalysis palladium cross-coupling reaction polymerization conjugated polymers
The Hu group are interested in the development of new catalysts including transition metal and organic
catalysts for cross-coupling reactions and addition reactions and novel reactionsprocesses from readily
available and cost-effective small organic molecules These new reactionsprocesses and catalysts have
potential applications in chemical synthesis and polymermaterials synthesis
The approach is interdisciplinary ranging from fundamental understanding
of reaction mechanisms reaction methodology development to
polymermaterials synthesis
Qiao-Sheng Hu is
Professor and Chair of
Chemistry Department at
the College of Staten Island
His research is focused on
the development of new
reactionsprocesses and
catalysts for chemical
synthesis including polymer
materials synthesis
2008- current Professor CSI-CUNY
2005-2007 Associate Professor CSI
2000-2005 Assistant Professor CSI
1997-2000 Postdoc University of Virginia
1995-1997 Postdoc North Dakota state Univ
1991-1994 PhD Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Qiao-Sheng Hu
David Jeruzalmi
Professor of Chemistry
Marshak 1219 bull City College of New York bull Graduate
Center of the City University of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
djccnycunyedu
Publications
Lu M Yang J Ren Z Sabui S Espejo A
Bedford M T et al (2009) Crystal structure of
the three tandem FF domains of the
transcription elongation regulator CA150
Journal of Molecular Biology 393(2) 397ndash408
Pakotiprapha D amp Jeruzalmi D (2013)
Small-angle X-ray scattering reveals
architecture and A(2) B(2) stoichiometry of the
UvrA-UvrB DNA damage sensor Proteins
Structure Function and Bioinformatics 81(1)
132ndash139
Pakotiprapha D Liu Y Verdine G L amp
Jeruzalmi D (2009) A structural model for the
damage-sensing complex in bacterial
nucleotide excision repair The Journal of
Biological Chemistry 284(19) 12837ndash12844
Pakotiprapha D Samuels M Shen K Hu J
H amp Jeruzalmi D (2012) Structure and
mechanism of the UvrAndashUvrB DNA damage
sensor Nature Structural amp38 Molecular
Biology 1ndash9
Samuels M Gulati G Shin J-H Opara R
McSweeney E Sekedat M et al (2009) A
biochemically active MCM-like helicase in
Bacillus cereus Nucleic Acids Research
37(13) 4441ndash4452Research Interests
The faithful transmission of gene1c information is an important biological imperative To carry out this function
organisms have evolved processes to replicate their genomes and defend them from attack We study important
mechanisms associated with the processes of DNA replica1on and repair The central challenge in understanding
these processes stems from the large size of the involved multi-protein DNA complexes these entities also populate
many conformational states Together these complications place limits on insights that can be revealed by static
crystallographic structures or solution methods alone both sources of information are essential for defining underlying
mechanisms To this end my group applies X-ray crystallography supplemented with electron microscopy to
understand these long-standing problems in DNA biology We also use biochemical studies to inform these
approaches and follow up on the resulting insights
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2012 Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard
1996-2002 The Rockefeller University
1994 PhD Yale University
Dr David JeruzalmiJeruzalmirsquos group applies
X-ray crystallography
supplemented with electron
microscopy to understand
these long-standing problems
in DNA biology We also use
biochemical studies to inform
these approaches and follow
up on the resulting insights
Shi Jin
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
shijincsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyJIN_SHIhtml
Publications
D D Gunbas C Xue S Patwardhan M C
Fravventura H Zhang W F Jager E J R
Sudholter L D A Siebbeles T J Savenije S
Jin F C Grozema High charge carrier mobility
and efficient charge separation in highly soluble
perylenetetracarboxyl-diimides Chemical
Communications 2014 50 4955
N Jin H Zhang S Jin M D Dadmun B Zhao
Shifting Sol-Gel Phase Diagram of a Doubly
Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer
Poly(methoxytri(ethylene glycol) acrylate-co-
acrylic acid)-b-poly(ethoxydi(ethylene glycol)
acrylate-co-acrylic acid) in Aqueous Solution
Macromolecules 2012 45 4790
C Xue S Jin Exceptionally Strong Electronic
Coupling in Crystalline Perylene Diimides via
Tuning Chemistry of Materials 2011 23 2689
Y J Xu S W Leng C M Xue R K Sun J
Pan J Ford S Jin A room-temperature liquid-
crystalline phase with crystalline π stacks
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007
46 3896
Research Interests
Keywords Soft Matter organic optoelectronic materials
Dr Jin is a
physicalmaterials chemist
who is working on structure
design synthesis
characterization and
optimization of organic
optoelectronic materials for
improved performance in
devices such organic solar
cells light emitting diodes
and field effect transistors
2004- 2011 Assistant Prof of Chemistry CUNY
2012-current Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY
Dr Shi Jin
Andrei Jitianu
Associate Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
andreijitianulehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-
jitianuphp
Publications
L Predoana A Jitianu S Preda B Malic M
Zaharescu Thermal behavior of Li-Co-citric acid
water based gels as precursors for LiCoO2
powders Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry 2015 119 145-153
L C Klein B McClarren and A Jitianu Silica-
Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite ldquoMelting
Gelsrdquo Materials Science Forum 2014 783-786
1432-1437
M Jitianu DC Gunness DE Aboagye M
Zaharescu A Jitianu Nanosized Ni-Al layered
double hydroxides - Structural characterization
Materials Research Bulletin 2013 48 1864-
1873
L Gambino A Jitianu LC Klein Dielectric
behavior of organically modified siloxane melting
gels Journal Of Non-Crystaline Solids 2012 24
3501-3504
A Jitianu K Lammers GA Arbuckle-Kiel LC
Klein Thermal analysis of organically modified
siloxane melting gels Journal of Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry 2012 107 2039-2045
Research Interests
Keywords Sol-gel Nanocomposites Hybrids Organic- Inorganic Coatings
My studies range from the elucidation of early stages of formation of the hybrid materials by sol-gel
process to the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials with magnetic gas-sensing electric and optical
properties At Lehman my research was mainly focused to developing a new class of materials called
Hybrid Melting Gels for hermetic applications in the microelectronics industry and for optical applications
Beside this studies of nanoparticles or nanocomposites in different systems have been carried out
Jitianursquos research is
focused on materials
chemistry specifically on
sol-gel chemistry with directt
applications in anticorrosive
hermetic coatings and
nanomaterals for electronic
industry
2013- current Associate Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2008-2013 Assistant Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2005-2008 Research Associate Rutgers University
2002-2003 ldquoMarie Curierdquo Postdoctoral fellow University
of Orleans France
1996-2001 PhD student University of Bucharest Romania
Dr Andrei Jitianu
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Ruel Z B Desamero
Associate Professor
York College the Institute of Macromolecular
Assembly and the Graduate Center
94-20 Guy R Brewer Blvd
Jamaica NY 11451
rdesameroyorkcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Publications
A Mojica E J Vedad and RZB Desamero
(2015) ldquoVibrational Analysis of -
Cyanohydroxycinnamic acidrdquo Journal of
Molecular Structure (in press)
B Profit AA J Vedad M Saleh and RZB
Desamero (2015) ldquoAromaticity and Amyloid
Formation Effect of π-Electron Distribution and
Aryl Substituent Geometry on the Self-Assembly
of Peptides Derived from hIAPP22-29 ldquo Archives
of Biochemistry and Biophysics 567 46-58
C Nie B H Deng RZB Desamero and R
Callender (2013) ldquoLarge Scale Dynamics of the
Michaelis Complex in Bacillus
stearothermophilus Lactate Dehydrogenase
Revealed by Single Tryptophan Mutants Studyrdquo
Biochemistry 52 1886-1892
D Profit AA V Felsen J Chinwong E-R
Mojica and RZB Desamero (2013) ldquoEvidence
of π-stacking Interactions in the Self-assembly of
hIAPP22-29rdquo PROTEINS Structure Function and
Bioinformatics 81 690-703
E Deng H DV Vu K Clinch R Desamero
RB Dryer and R Callender (2011)
ldquoConformational Heterogeneity Within the
Michaelis Complex of Lactate Dehydrogenaserdquo
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 115 7670-7678Research Interests
Keywords vibrational spectroscopy fluorescence circular dichroism temperature-jump
techniques structural biology protein biochemistry enzymology
My research is centered on investigating the structural and dynamical aspects of protein-small molecule interactions
using techniques such as vibrational spectroscopy and temperature-jump relaxation One aspect of the work is to
understand at the molecular level how protein systems work Enzyme-substrate interactions have long been
recognized as representing an extreme expression of structural complementarities in biological chemistry Basic
research geared towards understanding the inner workings of an enzyme system is important if cures for the
diseases caused by a malfunctioning or deficient enzyme are to be found
We have also started investigating the mechanism behind amyloid formation
with the goal of synthesizing peptide inhibitors that diminish protein aggregation
Dr Desamero is a
spectroscopist by training
currently investigating
protein-ligand interaction as
well as protein-protein
aggregation using various
techniques
2010 - current Associate Professor York College - CUNY
2003 - 2010 Assistant Professor York College - CUNY
2000 - 2002 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1998 - 2000 Postdoc City College - CUNY
1998 PhD University of Connecticut
Dr Ruel Desamero
Charles Michael Drain
Professor
Hunter College amp Rockefeller University
Department of Chemistry
695 Park Avenue
New York NY
cdrainhuntercunyedu
wwwhuntercunyeduchemistrymikedrain
Publications
T M Shaffer M A Wall S Harmsen V A Longo
C M Drain M F Kircher J Grimm Nano Letters
2015 15 864-868 Silica Nanoparticles as
Substrates for Chelator-free Labeling of Oxophilic
Radioisotopes
S Singh A Aggarwal N V S D K Bhupathiraju
B Newton A Nafees R Gao C M Drain Tet Let
2014 55 6311-6314 Synthesis and cell
phototoxicity of a triply bridged fused diporphyrin
appended with six thioglucose units
A Aggarwal S Thompson S Singh B Newton A
Moore R Gao X Gu S Mukherjee CM Drain
Photochem Photobiol 2014 90 419ndash430
ldquoPhotophysics of Glycosylated Derivatives of a
Chlorin Isobacteriochlorin and Bacteriochlorin for
Photodynamic Theragnostics Discovery of a Two-
photon-absorbing Photosensitizerrdquo
M Jurow A Varotto V Manichev N A Travlou D
A Giannakoudakis C M Drain RSC Adv 2013 3
21360ndash21364 ldquoSelf-organized nanostructured
materials of alkylated phthalocyanines and
underivitized C60 on ITOrdquo
M Jurow V Manichev C Pabon B Hageman Y
Matolina C M Drain Inorg Chem 2013 52
10576-10582 ldquoSelf-Organization of Zr(IV)
Porphyrinoids on Graphene Oxide Surfaces by Axial
Metal CoordinationrdquoResearch Interests
Keywords porphyrins photophysics phototherapy nanotechnology supramolecular
Bottom-up self-organization of functional photonic materials composed of porphyrinoid dyes allows fabrication of
next generation sensors solar energy harvesting and biomedical devices Click-chemistry makes the dye
commercially viable and the fundamental photophysical properties of these materials guides development of more
efficient dyes (2) Porphyrinoid dyes are being developed as theranostics (the same compound is used for both
therapy and diagnostic) for photodynamic therapy of diseases such as cancer (3) Biomedical applications of
nanoparticles composed of organic and inorganic materials including radiolabled
materials for imaging and therapy are being developed in collaboration with
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Rockefeller University
CM Drain is chair of the
Department of Chemistry at
Hunter College with
research in supramolecular
materials photonics photo-
therapeutics and medical
photo-diagnostics
1996- present Professor Hunter College CUNY
1990- present Adj Faculty Rockefeller University
1990-1993 Postdoc Univ of Strasburg France
1984-1988 PhD Tufts University
Dr Charles Michael Drain
Emilio Gallicchio
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
egallicchiobrooklyncunyedu
sitesgooglecomsiteemiliogallicchiolab
Publications
Emilio Gallicchio et al BEDAM Binding Free
Energy Predictions for the SAMPL4 Octa-Acid
Host Challenge J Comp Aided Mol Des 29
315-325 (2015)
Emilio Gallicchio et al Virtual Screening of
Integrase Inhibitors by Large Scale Binding Free
Energy Calculations the SAMPL4 Challenge J
Comp Aided Mol Design 28 475-490 (2014)
Guohua Yi Mauro Lapelosa Emilio Gallicchio
Gail Ferstandig Arnold et al Chimeric
Rhinoviruses Displaying MPER Epitopes Elicit
Anti-HIV Neutralizing Responses PLoS ONE
8(9) e72205 (2013)
Gallicchio E Role of Ligand Reorganization and
Conformational Restraints on the Binding Free
Energies of DAPY Non-Nucleoside Inhibitors to
HIV Reverse Transcriptase Computational
Molecular Bioscience 2 7-22 (2012)
Research Interests
-Thermodynamics of protein-protein and protein-ligand binding
- Virtual drug screening
- Protein conformational equilibria
- Statistical thermodynamics of protein folding and misfolding
- Thermodynamics of solvation of biological macromolecules
- Force field development and high resolution protein modeling
- Design of high performance computational chemistry algorithms
- Parallel and distributed computing
Emilio Gallicchiorsquos research
is in the area of
computational molecular
biophysics He uses
advanced computational
models to investigate the
dynamics and
thermodynamics of biological
systems
2013- current Asst Professor Dept Chemistry Brooklyn College
2012-2013 Research Professor Dept Chemistry Rutgers University
2001-2012 Associate Director BioMaPS Institute Rutgers University
1997-2000 Postdoctoral Rutgers University
1991-1996 PhD Columbia University Chemical Physics
Dr Emilio Gallicchio
Kevin H Gardner
Director Structural Biology Initiative
CUNY Advanced Science Center Room 3322
85 St Nicholas Terrace
New York NY 10031
KevinGardnerasrccunyedu
structbioasrccunyedu bull kglaborg
Publications
Y Guo et al Coiled-coil coactivators play a
structural role mediating interactions in hypoxia
inducible factor heterodimerization J Biol
Chem 2015 online now
V Ocasio et al Ligand-induced folding of a two
component signaling receiver domain
Biochemistry 54 1353-1363
G Rivera-Cancel et al Full-length structure of a
monomeric histidine kinase reveals basis for
sensory regulation Proc Natl Acad Sci USA
2014 111 17839-17844
LB Motta-Mena et al An optogenetic gene
expression system with rapid activation and
deactivation kinetics Nat Chem Biol 2014
10 196-202
TH Scheuermann et al Allosteric inhibition of
Hypoxia Inducible Factor 2 with small molecules
Nat Chem Biol 9 271-276
Research Interests
Keywords environmental sensing bull proteinprotein interactions bull ligand binding bull allostery bull NMR
spectroscopy bull X-ray diffraction bull biochemistry bull photosensors bull cancer bull protein engineering
The Gardner lab studies
how cells perceive and
respond to changes in the
environment around them
Such information provides
insights into fundamental
principles of protein
structure and signaling
guides the engineering of
new protein-based tools
and lays the foundation for
new therapeutic strategies
2014- current Director Structural Biology Initiative CUNY Advanced Science Research Center
Einstein Professor of Chemistry City College of New York
1998-2014 Professor of Biophysics and Biochemistry UT Southwestern Medical Center
1995-1998 Postdoc ndash Biomolecular NMR methods development University of Toronto (w Dr Lewis E
Kay)
1989-1995 PhD ndash Molecular Biophysics amp Biochemistry Yale University (w Dr Joseph E Coleman)
Dr Kevin H Gardner
Publications
Chan KL et al Characterization of the Zn(II)
Binding Properties of the Wilmsrsquo Tumor
Suppressor Protein C-Terminal Zinc Finger
Peptiderdquo Inorg Chem 2014 53 6309-6320
Gibney BR Heme Encylcopedia of Biophysics
Gordon Roberts Ed Springer 2013
Gibney BR Metallopeptides as Tools to
Understand Metalloprotein Folding and Stability
in Protein Folding and Metal Ions ndash Mechanisms
Biology and Disease Gomes C and Wittung-
Stafshede P Eds 2011 227-245
Deng B et al Unique Heme Pocket in Human
Ncb5or and Structural Basis for Intra-Domain
Electron Transfer J Biol Chem 2010 285
30181-30191
Reddy CJ et al Development and Analysis o
a Heme Protein Structure-Electrochemical
Function Database Nucleic Acids Reseach 2008
36 D307-D313
Reddi AR et al Deducing the Energetic Cost of
Protein Folding in Zinc Finger Proteins Using
Designed Metallopeptides J Am Chem Soc
2007 129 12815-12827
Research Interests
Keywords De novo metalloprotein design inorganic coordination chemistry biophysics
bioenergetics electrochemistry
Our research focuses on the role of metal ions in biological systems from both an inorganic coordination
chemistry and biophysical perspective We are currently investigating the role of zinc in controlling gene
expressions in human cancer and the role of heme proteins in cardiovascular disease
The Gibney Lab uses
metalloprotein design to
investigate the fundamental
engineering of biological
systems These studies
provide insight into metal-
induced protein folding
heme electrochemistry and
the role of chemically
modified hemes in biology
2018- current Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2005-2008 Associate Professor Columbia University
2000-2005 Assistant Professor Columbia University
1995-2000 NIH Postdoc University of Pennsylvania
1990-1995 PhD University of Michigan
1986-1990 BS (ACS Certified) Florida State University
Dr Brian R Gibney
Brian R Gibney
Associate Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11210
bgibneybroklyncunyedu
httpwwwbiochemistrynyc
Dr Dixie Goss
Hunter College Chemistry Dept
695 Park Ave
New York NY 10065
dgosshuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyDixiegoss
-group-1resume
Publications
Recruitment of 40S Ribosome to the 3
Untranslated Region (UTR) of a Viral mRNA via
the eIF4F Complex Facilitates Cap-independent
Translation
Das Sharma S Kraft JJ Miller WA Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2015 Mar 19
Pokeweed antiviral protein a ribosome inactivating
protein activity inhibition and prospects
Domashevskiy AV Goss DJ
Toxins (Basel) 2015 Jan 287(2)274-98
Rapid kinetics of iron responsive element (IRE)
RNAiron regulatory protein 1 and IRE-RNAeIF4F
complexes respond differently to metal ions
Khan MA Ma J Walden WE Merrick WC Theil
EC Goss DJ
Nucleic Acids Res 2014 Jun42(10)6567-77
Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4F binding to barley
yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) 3-untranslated region
correlates with translation efficiency
Banerjee B Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2014 Feb 14289(7)4286-94
Poly(A) binding proteins are they all created
equal
Goss DJ Kleiman FE
Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA 2013 Mar-Apr4(2)167-
79
Research Interests
Keywords protein synthesis virus protein-nucleic acid interactions
We use biophysical approaches to understand how non-coding regions of mRNA regulate function
Miss regulation of protein synthesis in responsible for many diseases including cancer We are
interested in how unique structures in viral RNA allow viruses to take over host cell protein synthesis
Prof Goss is a professor of
Chemistry and Biochemistry
and Elion Endowed Scholar
1990- current Professor of Chemistry
1989-1990 Associate Professor of Chemistry
1984-1989 Assistant Professor
Post-Doc U of Nebraska and U of
Georgia
1975 PhD U of Nebraska
Dr Dixie J Goss
Wayne W Harding PhD
Associate Professor
Hunter College
Chemistry Dept
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
whardihuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHarding
Wayne
Publications
Research Interests
Keywords Medicinal chemistry drug design organic synthesis central nervous system CNS
receptor serotonin dopamine
Dr Harding is a
organicmedicinal
chemist with interests in
the design synthesis
and evaluation of
ligands for central
nervous system
receptors
2013- current Associate Professor Hunter College
2006-2013 Assistant Professor Hunter College
2004-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Iowa
1994-1999 PhD
Dr Wayne Harding
Aporphinoid antagonists of 5-HT2A receptors
further evaluation of ring A substituents and
the size of ring C S Ponnala N Kapadia H
A Navarro W W Harding Chem Biol Drug
Des 2014 84 558 - 566
Evaluation of structural effects on 5-HT2A
receptor antagonism by aporphines
identification of a new aprophine with 5-HT2A
antagonist activity S Ponnala J Gonzales
N Kapadia H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 1664 -
1667
New Aporphinoid 5-HT2A and antagonists
via structural manipulations of nantenine S
Chaudhary S Ponnala O LeGendre J
Gonzales H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem 2011 19 5861-5868
Affinity of aporphines for the human 5-HT2A
receptor insights from homology modeling
and molecular docking studies S Pecic S
Chaudhary P Makkar B J Reddy H A
Navarro W W Harding Biorg Med Chem
2010 18 5562 - 5575
(plusmn)-Nantenine analogs as antagonists at
human 5-HT2A receptors C1 and flexible
congeners S Chaudhary O LeGendre S
Pecic H A Navarro W W Harding Biorg
Med Chem Lett 2009 19 2530 -2532
Qiao-Sheng Hu
Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
qiaoshenghucsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
H-H Zhang C-H Xing G BTsemo Q-SHu
t-Bu3P-Coordinated 2-Phenylaniline-Based
Palladacycle Complex as a Precatalyst for the
Suzuki Cross-Coupling Polymerization of Aryl
Dibromides with Aryldiboronic Acids ACS
MacroLett 2013 2 10-13
H-H Zhang C-H Xing Hu Q-S Controlled
Pd(0)t-Bu3P-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling
Polymerization of AB-Type Monomers with
PhPd(t-Bu3P)I or Pd2(dba)3t-Bu3PArI as the
Initiator J Am Chem Soc 2012 134 13156-
13159
T-P Liu Y-X Liao C-H Xing Q-S Hu
Fluorenone Synthesis by Palladacycle-
Catalyzed Sequential Reactions of 2-
Bromobenzaldehydes with Arylboronic Acids
Org Lett 2011 13 2452-2455
T-P Liu C-H Xing Q-S Hu Tandem
Reaction Synthesis of Fluorenes
Indenofluorenes Based on Pd(OAc)2PCy3-
Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling and C-H Bond
Activation Strategy Angew Chem Int Ed
2010 49 2971-2974
C-G Dong Q-S Hu Preferential Oxidative
Addition in Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Suzuki
Cross-Coupling Reactions of Dihaloarenes with
Arylboronic Acids J Am Chem Soc 2005
127 10006-10007Research Interests
Keywords catalysis palladium cross-coupling reaction polymerization conjugated polymers
The Hu group are interested in the development of new catalysts including transition metal and organic
catalysts for cross-coupling reactions and addition reactions and novel reactionsprocesses from readily
available and cost-effective small organic molecules These new reactionsprocesses and catalysts have
potential applications in chemical synthesis and polymermaterials synthesis
The approach is interdisciplinary ranging from fundamental understanding
of reaction mechanisms reaction methodology development to
polymermaterials synthesis
Qiao-Sheng Hu is
Professor and Chair of
Chemistry Department at
the College of Staten Island
His research is focused on
the development of new
reactionsprocesses and
catalysts for chemical
synthesis including polymer
materials synthesis
2008- current Professor CSI-CUNY
2005-2007 Associate Professor CSI
2000-2005 Assistant Professor CSI
1997-2000 Postdoc University of Virginia
1995-1997 Postdoc North Dakota state Univ
1991-1994 PhD Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Qiao-Sheng Hu
David Jeruzalmi
Professor of Chemistry
Marshak 1219 bull City College of New York bull Graduate
Center of the City University of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
djccnycunyedu
Publications
Lu M Yang J Ren Z Sabui S Espejo A
Bedford M T et al (2009) Crystal structure of
the three tandem FF domains of the
transcription elongation regulator CA150
Journal of Molecular Biology 393(2) 397ndash408
Pakotiprapha D amp Jeruzalmi D (2013)
Small-angle X-ray scattering reveals
architecture and A(2) B(2) stoichiometry of the
UvrA-UvrB DNA damage sensor Proteins
Structure Function and Bioinformatics 81(1)
132ndash139
Pakotiprapha D Liu Y Verdine G L amp
Jeruzalmi D (2009) A structural model for the
damage-sensing complex in bacterial
nucleotide excision repair The Journal of
Biological Chemistry 284(19) 12837ndash12844
Pakotiprapha D Samuels M Shen K Hu J
H amp Jeruzalmi D (2012) Structure and
mechanism of the UvrAndashUvrB DNA damage
sensor Nature Structural amp38 Molecular
Biology 1ndash9
Samuels M Gulati G Shin J-H Opara R
McSweeney E Sekedat M et al (2009) A
biochemically active MCM-like helicase in
Bacillus cereus Nucleic Acids Research
37(13) 4441ndash4452Research Interests
The faithful transmission of gene1c information is an important biological imperative To carry out this function
organisms have evolved processes to replicate their genomes and defend them from attack We study important
mechanisms associated with the processes of DNA replica1on and repair The central challenge in understanding
these processes stems from the large size of the involved multi-protein DNA complexes these entities also populate
many conformational states Together these complications place limits on insights that can be revealed by static
crystallographic structures or solution methods alone both sources of information are essential for defining underlying
mechanisms To this end my group applies X-ray crystallography supplemented with electron microscopy to
understand these long-standing problems in DNA biology We also use biochemical studies to inform these
approaches and follow up on the resulting insights
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2012 Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard
1996-2002 The Rockefeller University
1994 PhD Yale University
Dr David JeruzalmiJeruzalmirsquos group applies
X-ray crystallography
supplemented with electron
microscopy to understand
these long-standing problems
in DNA biology We also use
biochemical studies to inform
these approaches and follow
up on the resulting insights
Shi Jin
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
shijincsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyJIN_SHIhtml
Publications
D D Gunbas C Xue S Patwardhan M C
Fravventura H Zhang W F Jager E J R
Sudholter L D A Siebbeles T J Savenije S
Jin F C Grozema High charge carrier mobility
and efficient charge separation in highly soluble
perylenetetracarboxyl-diimides Chemical
Communications 2014 50 4955
N Jin H Zhang S Jin M D Dadmun B Zhao
Shifting Sol-Gel Phase Diagram of a Doubly
Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer
Poly(methoxytri(ethylene glycol) acrylate-co-
acrylic acid)-b-poly(ethoxydi(ethylene glycol)
acrylate-co-acrylic acid) in Aqueous Solution
Macromolecules 2012 45 4790
C Xue S Jin Exceptionally Strong Electronic
Coupling in Crystalline Perylene Diimides via
Tuning Chemistry of Materials 2011 23 2689
Y J Xu S W Leng C M Xue R K Sun J
Pan J Ford S Jin A room-temperature liquid-
crystalline phase with crystalline π stacks
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007
46 3896
Research Interests
Keywords Soft Matter organic optoelectronic materials
Dr Jin is a
physicalmaterials chemist
who is working on structure
design synthesis
characterization and
optimization of organic
optoelectronic materials for
improved performance in
devices such organic solar
cells light emitting diodes
and field effect transistors
2004- 2011 Assistant Prof of Chemistry CUNY
2012-current Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY
Dr Shi Jin
Andrei Jitianu
Associate Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
andreijitianulehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-
jitianuphp
Publications
L Predoana A Jitianu S Preda B Malic M
Zaharescu Thermal behavior of Li-Co-citric acid
water based gels as precursors for LiCoO2
powders Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry 2015 119 145-153
L C Klein B McClarren and A Jitianu Silica-
Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite ldquoMelting
Gelsrdquo Materials Science Forum 2014 783-786
1432-1437
M Jitianu DC Gunness DE Aboagye M
Zaharescu A Jitianu Nanosized Ni-Al layered
double hydroxides - Structural characterization
Materials Research Bulletin 2013 48 1864-
1873
L Gambino A Jitianu LC Klein Dielectric
behavior of organically modified siloxane melting
gels Journal Of Non-Crystaline Solids 2012 24
3501-3504
A Jitianu K Lammers GA Arbuckle-Kiel LC
Klein Thermal analysis of organically modified
siloxane melting gels Journal of Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry 2012 107 2039-2045
Research Interests
Keywords Sol-gel Nanocomposites Hybrids Organic- Inorganic Coatings
My studies range from the elucidation of early stages of formation of the hybrid materials by sol-gel
process to the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials with magnetic gas-sensing electric and optical
properties At Lehman my research was mainly focused to developing a new class of materials called
Hybrid Melting Gels for hermetic applications in the microelectronics industry and for optical applications
Beside this studies of nanoparticles or nanocomposites in different systems have been carried out
Jitianursquos research is
focused on materials
chemistry specifically on
sol-gel chemistry with directt
applications in anticorrosive
hermetic coatings and
nanomaterals for electronic
industry
2013- current Associate Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2008-2013 Assistant Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2005-2008 Research Associate Rutgers University
2002-2003 ldquoMarie Curierdquo Postdoctoral fellow University
of Orleans France
1996-2001 PhD student University of Bucharest Romania
Dr Andrei Jitianu
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Charles Michael Drain
Professor
Hunter College amp Rockefeller University
Department of Chemistry
695 Park Avenue
New York NY
cdrainhuntercunyedu
wwwhuntercunyeduchemistrymikedrain
Publications
T M Shaffer M A Wall S Harmsen V A Longo
C M Drain M F Kircher J Grimm Nano Letters
2015 15 864-868 Silica Nanoparticles as
Substrates for Chelator-free Labeling of Oxophilic
Radioisotopes
S Singh A Aggarwal N V S D K Bhupathiraju
B Newton A Nafees R Gao C M Drain Tet Let
2014 55 6311-6314 Synthesis and cell
phototoxicity of a triply bridged fused diporphyrin
appended with six thioglucose units
A Aggarwal S Thompson S Singh B Newton A
Moore R Gao X Gu S Mukherjee CM Drain
Photochem Photobiol 2014 90 419ndash430
ldquoPhotophysics of Glycosylated Derivatives of a
Chlorin Isobacteriochlorin and Bacteriochlorin for
Photodynamic Theragnostics Discovery of a Two-
photon-absorbing Photosensitizerrdquo
M Jurow A Varotto V Manichev N A Travlou D
A Giannakoudakis C M Drain RSC Adv 2013 3
21360ndash21364 ldquoSelf-organized nanostructured
materials of alkylated phthalocyanines and
underivitized C60 on ITOrdquo
M Jurow V Manichev C Pabon B Hageman Y
Matolina C M Drain Inorg Chem 2013 52
10576-10582 ldquoSelf-Organization of Zr(IV)
Porphyrinoids on Graphene Oxide Surfaces by Axial
Metal CoordinationrdquoResearch Interests
Keywords porphyrins photophysics phototherapy nanotechnology supramolecular
Bottom-up self-organization of functional photonic materials composed of porphyrinoid dyes allows fabrication of
next generation sensors solar energy harvesting and biomedical devices Click-chemistry makes the dye
commercially viable and the fundamental photophysical properties of these materials guides development of more
efficient dyes (2) Porphyrinoid dyes are being developed as theranostics (the same compound is used for both
therapy and diagnostic) for photodynamic therapy of diseases such as cancer (3) Biomedical applications of
nanoparticles composed of organic and inorganic materials including radiolabled
materials for imaging and therapy are being developed in collaboration with
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Rockefeller University
CM Drain is chair of the
Department of Chemistry at
Hunter College with
research in supramolecular
materials photonics photo-
therapeutics and medical
photo-diagnostics
1996- present Professor Hunter College CUNY
1990- present Adj Faculty Rockefeller University
1990-1993 Postdoc Univ of Strasburg France
1984-1988 PhD Tufts University
Dr Charles Michael Drain
Emilio Gallicchio
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
egallicchiobrooklyncunyedu
sitesgooglecomsiteemiliogallicchiolab
Publications
Emilio Gallicchio et al BEDAM Binding Free
Energy Predictions for the SAMPL4 Octa-Acid
Host Challenge J Comp Aided Mol Des 29
315-325 (2015)
Emilio Gallicchio et al Virtual Screening of
Integrase Inhibitors by Large Scale Binding Free
Energy Calculations the SAMPL4 Challenge J
Comp Aided Mol Design 28 475-490 (2014)
Guohua Yi Mauro Lapelosa Emilio Gallicchio
Gail Ferstandig Arnold et al Chimeric
Rhinoviruses Displaying MPER Epitopes Elicit
Anti-HIV Neutralizing Responses PLoS ONE
8(9) e72205 (2013)
Gallicchio E Role of Ligand Reorganization and
Conformational Restraints on the Binding Free
Energies of DAPY Non-Nucleoside Inhibitors to
HIV Reverse Transcriptase Computational
Molecular Bioscience 2 7-22 (2012)
Research Interests
-Thermodynamics of protein-protein and protein-ligand binding
- Virtual drug screening
- Protein conformational equilibria
- Statistical thermodynamics of protein folding and misfolding
- Thermodynamics of solvation of biological macromolecules
- Force field development and high resolution protein modeling
- Design of high performance computational chemistry algorithms
- Parallel and distributed computing
Emilio Gallicchiorsquos research
is in the area of
computational molecular
biophysics He uses
advanced computational
models to investigate the
dynamics and
thermodynamics of biological
systems
2013- current Asst Professor Dept Chemistry Brooklyn College
2012-2013 Research Professor Dept Chemistry Rutgers University
2001-2012 Associate Director BioMaPS Institute Rutgers University
1997-2000 Postdoctoral Rutgers University
1991-1996 PhD Columbia University Chemical Physics
Dr Emilio Gallicchio
Kevin H Gardner
Director Structural Biology Initiative
CUNY Advanced Science Center Room 3322
85 St Nicholas Terrace
New York NY 10031
KevinGardnerasrccunyedu
structbioasrccunyedu bull kglaborg
Publications
Y Guo et al Coiled-coil coactivators play a
structural role mediating interactions in hypoxia
inducible factor heterodimerization J Biol
Chem 2015 online now
V Ocasio et al Ligand-induced folding of a two
component signaling receiver domain
Biochemistry 54 1353-1363
G Rivera-Cancel et al Full-length structure of a
monomeric histidine kinase reveals basis for
sensory regulation Proc Natl Acad Sci USA
2014 111 17839-17844
LB Motta-Mena et al An optogenetic gene
expression system with rapid activation and
deactivation kinetics Nat Chem Biol 2014
10 196-202
TH Scheuermann et al Allosteric inhibition of
Hypoxia Inducible Factor 2 with small molecules
Nat Chem Biol 9 271-276
Research Interests
Keywords environmental sensing bull proteinprotein interactions bull ligand binding bull allostery bull NMR
spectroscopy bull X-ray diffraction bull biochemistry bull photosensors bull cancer bull protein engineering
The Gardner lab studies
how cells perceive and
respond to changes in the
environment around them
Such information provides
insights into fundamental
principles of protein
structure and signaling
guides the engineering of
new protein-based tools
and lays the foundation for
new therapeutic strategies
2014- current Director Structural Biology Initiative CUNY Advanced Science Research Center
Einstein Professor of Chemistry City College of New York
1998-2014 Professor of Biophysics and Biochemistry UT Southwestern Medical Center
1995-1998 Postdoc ndash Biomolecular NMR methods development University of Toronto (w Dr Lewis E
Kay)
1989-1995 PhD ndash Molecular Biophysics amp Biochemistry Yale University (w Dr Joseph E Coleman)
Dr Kevin H Gardner
Publications
Chan KL et al Characterization of the Zn(II)
Binding Properties of the Wilmsrsquo Tumor
Suppressor Protein C-Terminal Zinc Finger
Peptiderdquo Inorg Chem 2014 53 6309-6320
Gibney BR Heme Encylcopedia of Biophysics
Gordon Roberts Ed Springer 2013
Gibney BR Metallopeptides as Tools to
Understand Metalloprotein Folding and Stability
in Protein Folding and Metal Ions ndash Mechanisms
Biology and Disease Gomes C and Wittung-
Stafshede P Eds 2011 227-245
Deng B et al Unique Heme Pocket in Human
Ncb5or and Structural Basis for Intra-Domain
Electron Transfer J Biol Chem 2010 285
30181-30191
Reddy CJ et al Development and Analysis o
a Heme Protein Structure-Electrochemical
Function Database Nucleic Acids Reseach 2008
36 D307-D313
Reddi AR et al Deducing the Energetic Cost of
Protein Folding in Zinc Finger Proteins Using
Designed Metallopeptides J Am Chem Soc
2007 129 12815-12827
Research Interests
Keywords De novo metalloprotein design inorganic coordination chemistry biophysics
bioenergetics electrochemistry
Our research focuses on the role of metal ions in biological systems from both an inorganic coordination
chemistry and biophysical perspective We are currently investigating the role of zinc in controlling gene
expressions in human cancer and the role of heme proteins in cardiovascular disease
The Gibney Lab uses
metalloprotein design to
investigate the fundamental
engineering of biological
systems These studies
provide insight into metal-
induced protein folding
heme electrochemistry and
the role of chemically
modified hemes in biology
2018- current Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2005-2008 Associate Professor Columbia University
2000-2005 Assistant Professor Columbia University
1995-2000 NIH Postdoc University of Pennsylvania
1990-1995 PhD University of Michigan
1986-1990 BS (ACS Certified) Florida State University
Dr Brian R Gibney
Brian R Gibney
Associate Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11210
bgibneybroklyncunyedu
httpwwwbiochemistrynyc
Dr Dixie Goss
Hunter College Chemistry Dept
695 Park Ave
New York NY 10065
dgosshuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyDixiegoss
-group-1resume
Publications
Recruitment of 40S Ribosome to the 3
Untranslated Region (UTR) of a Viral mRNA via
the eIF4F Complex Facilitates Cap-independent
Translation
Das Sharma S Kraft JJ Miller WA Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2015 Mar 19
Pokeweed antiviral protein a ribosome inactivating
protein activity inhibition and prospects
Domashevskiy AV Goss DJ
Toxins (Basel) 2015 Jan 287(2)274-98
Rapid kinetics of iron responsive element (IRE)
RNAiron regulatory protein 1 and IRE-RNAeIF4F
complexes respond differently to metal ions
Khan MA Ma J Walden WE Merrick WC Theil
EC Goss DJ
Nucleic Acids Res 2014 Jun42(10)6567-77
Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4F binding to barley
yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) 3-untranslated region
correlates with translation efficiency
Banerjee B Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2014 Feb 14289(7)4286-94
Poly(A) binding proteins are they all created
equal
Goss DJ Kleiman FE
Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA 2013 Mar-Apr4(2)167-
79
Research Interests
Keywords protein synthesis virus protein-nucleic acid interactions
We use biophysical approaches to understand how non-coding regions of mRNA regulate function
Miss regulation of protein synthesis in responsible for many diseases including cancer We are
interested in how unique structures in viral RNA allow viruses to take over host cell protein synthesis
Prof Goss is a professor of
Chemistry and Biochemistry
and Elion Endowed Scholar
1990- current Professor of Chemistry
1989-1990 Associate Professor of Chemistry
1984-1989 Assistant Professor
Post-Doc U of Nebraska and U of
Georgia
1975 PhD U of Nebraska
Dr Dixie J Goss
Wayne W Harding PhD
Associate Professor
Hunter College
Chemistry Dept
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
whardihuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHarding
Wayne
Publications
Research Interests
Keywords Medicinal chemistry drug design organic synthesis central nervous system CNS
receptor serotonin dopamine
Dr Harding is a
organicmedicinal
chemist with interests in
the design synthesis
and evaluation of
ligands for central
nervous system
receptors
2013- current Associate Professor Hunter College
2006-2013 Assistant Professor Hunter College
2004-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Iowa
1994-1999 PhD
Dr Wayne Harding
Aporphinoid antagonists of 5-HT2A receptors
further evaluation of ring A substituents and
the size of ring C S Ponnala N Kapadia H
A Navarro W W Harding Chem Biol Drug
Des 2014 84 558 - 566
Evaluation of structural effects on 5-HT2A
receptor antagonism by aporphines
identification of a new aprophine with 5-HT2A
antagonist activity S Ponnala J Gonzales
N Kapadia H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 1664 -
1667
New Aporphinoid 5-HT2A and antagonists
via structural manipulations of nantenine S
Chaudhary S Ponnala O LeGendre J
Gonzales H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem 2011 19 5861-5868
Affinity of aporphines for the human 5-HT2A
receptor insights from homology modeling
and molecular docking studies S Pecic S
Chaudhary P Makkar B J Reddy H A
Navarro W W Harding Biorg Med Chem
2010 18 5562 - 5575
(plusmn)-Nantenine analogs as antagonists at
human 5-HT2A receptors C1 and flexible
congeners S Chaudhary O LeGendre S
Pecic H A Navarro W W Harding Biorg
Med Chem Lett 2009 19 2530 -2532
Qiao-Sheng Hu
Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
qiaoshenghucsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
H-H Zhang C-H Xing G BTsemo Q-SHu
t-Bu3P-Coordinated 2-Phenylaniline-Based
Palladacycle Complex as a Precatalyst for the
Suzuki Cross-Coupling Polymerization of Aryl
Dibromides with Aryldiboronic Acids ACS
MacroLett 2013 2 10-13
H-H Zhang C-H Xing Hu Q-S Controlled
Pd(0)t-Bu3P-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling
Polymerization of AB-Type Monomers with
PhPd(t-Bu3P)I or Pd2(dba)3t-Bu3PArI as the
Initiator J Am Chem Soc 2012 134 13156-
13159
T-P Liu Y-X Liao C-H Xing Q-S Hu
Fluorenone Synthesis by Palladacycle-
Catalyzed Sequential Reactions of 2-
Bromobenzaldehydes with Arylboronic Acids
Org Lett 2011 13 2452-2455
T-P Liu C-H Xing Q-S Hu Tandem
Reaction Synthesis of Fluorenes
Indenofluorenes Based on Pd(OAc)2PCy3-
Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling and C-H Bond
Activation Strategy Angew Chem Int Ed
2010 49 2971-2974
C-G Dong Q-S Hu Preferential Oxidative
Addition in Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Suzuki
Cross-Coupling Reactions of Dihaloarenes with
Arylboronic Acids J Am Chem Soc 2005
127 10006-10007Research Interests
Keywords catalysis palladium cross-coupling reaction polymerization conjugated polymers
The Hu group are interested in the development of new catalysts including transition metal and organic
catalysts for cross-coupling reactions and addition reactions and novel reactionsprocesses from readily
available and cost-effective small organic molecules These new reactionsprocesses and catalysts have
potential applications in chemical synthesis and polymermaterials synthesis
The approach is interdisciplinary ranging from fundamental understanding
of reaction mechanisms reaction methodology development to
polymermaterials synthesis
Qiao-Sheng Hu is
Professor and Chair of
Chemistry Department at
the College of Staten Island
His research is focused on
the development of new
reactionsprocesses and
catalysts for chemical
synthesis including polymer
materials synthesis
2008- current Professor CSI-CUNY
2005-2007 Associate Professor CSI
2000-2005 Assistant Professor CSI
1997-2000 Postdoc University of Virginia
1995-1997 Postdoc North Dakota state Univ
1991-1994 PhD Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Qiao-Sheng Hu
David Jeruzalmi
Professor of Chemistry
Marshak 1219 bull City College of New York bull Graduate
Center of the City University of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
djccnycunyedu
Publications
Lu M Yang J Ren Z Sabui S Espejo A
Bedford M T et al (2009) Crystal structure of
the three tandem FF domains of the
transcription elongation regulator CA150
Journal of Molecular Biology 393(2) 397ndash408
Pakotiprapha D amp Jeruzalmi D (2013)
Small-angle X-ray scattering reveals
architecture and A(2) B(2) stoichiometry of the
UvrA-UvrB DNA damage sensor Proteins
Structure Function and Bioinformatics 81(1)
132ndash139
Pakotiprapha D Liu Y Verdine G L amp
Jeruzalmi D (2009) A structural model for the
damage-sensing complex in bacterial
nucleotide excision repair The Journal of
Biological Chemistry 284(19) 12837ndash12844
Pakotiprapha D Samuels M Shen K Hu J
H amp Jeruzalmi D (2012) Structure and
mechanism of the UvrAndashUvrB DNA damage
sensor Nature Structural amp38 Molecular
Biology 1ndash9
Samuels M Gulati G Shin J-H Opara R
McSweeney E Sekedat M et al (2009) A
biochemically active MCM-like helicase in
Bacillus cereus Nucleic Acids Research
37(13) 4441ndash4452Research Interests
The faithful transmission of gene1c information is an important biological imperative To carry out this function
organisms have evolved processes to replicate their genomes and defend them from attack We study important
mechanisms associated with the processes of DNA replica1on and repair The central challenge in understanding
these processes stems from the large size of the involved multi-protein DNA complexes these entities also populate
many conformational states Together these complications place limits on insights that can be revealed by static
crystallographic structures or solution methods alone both sources of information are essential for defining underlying
mechanisms To this end my group applies X-ray crystallography supplemented with electron microscopy to
understand these long-standing problems in DNA biology We also use biochemical studies to inform these
approaches and follow up on the resulting insights
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2012 Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard
1996-2002 The Rockefeller University
1994 PhD Yale University
Dr David JeruzalmiJeruzalmirsquos group applies
X-ray crystallography
supplemented with electron
microscopy to understand
these long-standing problems
in DNA biology We also use
biochemical studies to inform
these approaches and follow
up on the resulting insights
Shi Jin
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
shijincsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyJIN_SHIhtml
Publications
D D Gunbas C Xue S Patwardhan M C
Fravventura H Zhang W F Jager E J R
Sudholter L D A Siebbeles T J Savenije S
Jin F C Grozema High charge carrier mobility
and efficient charge separation in highly soluble
perylenetetracarboxyl-diimides Chemical
Communications 2014 50 4955
N Jin H Zhang S Jin M D Dadmun B Zhao
Shifting Sol-Gel Phase Diagram of a Doubly
Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer
Poly(methoxytri(ethylene glycol) acrylate-co-
acrylic acid)-b-poly(ethoxydi(ethylene glycol)
acrylate-co-acrylic acid) in Aqueous Solution
Macromolecules 2012 45 4790
C Xue S Jin Exceptionally Strong Electronic
Coupling in Crystalline Perylene Diimides via
Tuning Chemistry of Materials 2011 23 2689
Y J Xu S W Leng C M Xue R K Sun J
Pan J Ford S Jin A room-temperature liquid-
crystalline phase with crystalline π stacks
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007
46 3896
Research Interests
Keywords Soft Matter organic optoelectronic materials
Dr Jin is a
physicalmaterials chemist
who is working on structure
design synthesis
characterization and
optimization of organic
optoelectronic materials for
improved performance in
devices such organic solar
cells light emitting diodes
and field effect transistors
2004- 2011 Assistant Prof of Chemistry CUNY
2012-current Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY
Dr Shi Jin
Andrei Jitianu
Associate Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
andreijitianulehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-
jitianuphp
Publications
L Predoana A Jitianu S Preda B Malic M
Zaharescu Thermal behavior of Li-Co-citric acid
water based gels as precursors for LiCoO2
powders Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry 2015 119 145-153
L C Klein B McClarren and A Jitianu Silica-
Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite ldquoMelting
Gelsrdquo Materials Science Forum 2014 783-786
1432-1437
M Jitianu DC Gunness DE Aboagye M
Zaharescu A Jitianu Nanosized Ni-Al layered
double hydroxides - Structural characterization
Materials Research Bulletin 2013 48 1864-
1873
L Gambino A Jitianu LC Klein Dielectric
behavior of organically modified siloxane melting
gels Journal Of Non-Crystaline Solids 2012 24
3501-3504
A Jitianu K Lammers GA Arbuckle-Kiel LC
Klein Thermal analysis of organically modified
siloxane melting gels Journal of Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry 2012 107 2039-2045
Research Interests
Keywords Sol-gel Nanocomposites Hybrids Organic- Inorganic Coatings
My studies range from the elucidation of early stages of formation of the hybrid materials by sol-gel
process to the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials with magnetic gas-sensing electric and optical
properties At Lehman my research was mainly focused to developing a new class of materials called
Hybrid Melting Gels for hermetic applications in the microelectronics industry and for optical applications
Beside this studies of nanoparticles or nanocomposites in different systems have been carried out
Jitianursquos research is
focused on materials
chemistry specifically on
sol-gel chemistry with directt
applications in anticorrosive
hermetic coatings and
nanomaterals for electronic
industry
2013- current Associate Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2008-2013 Assistant Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2005-2008 Research Associate Rutgers University
2002-2003 ldquoMarie Curierdquo Postdoctoral fellow University
of Orleans France
1996-2001 PhD student University of Bucharest Romania
Dr Andrei Jitianu
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Emilio Gallicchio
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
egallicchiobrooklyncunyedu
sitesgooglecomsiteemiliogallicchiolab
Publications
Emilio Gallicchio et al BEDAM Binding Free
Energy Predictions for the SAMPL4 Octa-Acid
Host Challenge J Comp Aided Mol Des 29
315-325 (2015)
Emilio Gallicchio et al Virtual Screening of
Integrase Inhibitors by Large Scale Binding Free
Energy Calculations the SAMPL4 Challenge J
Comp Aided Mol Design 28 475-490 (2014)
Guohua Yi Mauro Lapelosa Emilio Gallicchio
Gail Ferstandig Arnold et al Chimeric
Rhinoviruses Displaying MPER Epitopes Elicit
Anti-HIV Neutralizing Responses PLoS ONE
8(9) e72205 (2013)
Gallicchio E Role of Ligand Reorganization and
Conformational Restraints on the Binding Free
Energies of DAPY Non-Nucleoside Inhibitors to
HIV Reverse Transcriptase Computational
Molecular Bioscience 2 7-22 (2012)
Research Interests
-Thermodynamics of protein-protein and protein-ligand binding
- Virtual drug screening
- Protein conformational equilibria
- Statistical thermodynamics of protein folding and misfolding
- Thermodynamics of solvation of biological macromolecules
- Force field development and high resolution protein modeling
- Design of high performance computational chemistry algorithms
- Parallel and distributed computing
Emilio Gallicchiorsquos research
is in the area of
computational molecular
biophysics He uses
advanced computational
models to investigate the
dynamics and
thermodynamics of biological
systems
2013- current Asst Professor Dept Chemistry Brooklyn College
2012-2013 Research Professor Dept Chemistry Rutgers University
2001-2012 Associate Director BioMaPS Institute Rutgers University
1997-2000 Postdoctoral Rutgers University
1991-1996 PhD Columbia University Chemical Physics
Dr Emilio Gallicchio
Kevin H Gardner
Director Structural Biology Initiative
CUNY Advanced Science Center Room 3322
85 St Nicholas Terrace
New York NY 10031
KevinGardnerasrccunyedu
structbioasrccunyedu bull kglaborg
Publications
Y Guo et al Coiled-coil coactivators play a
structural role mediating interactions in hypoxia
inducible factor heterodimerization J Biol
Chem 2015 online now
V Ocasio et al Ligand-induced folding of a two
component signaling receiver domain
Biochemistry 54 1353-1363
G Rivera-Cancel et al Full-length structure of a
monomeric histidine kinase reveals basis for
sensory regulation Proc Natl Acad Sci USA
2014 111 17839-17844
LB Motta-Mena et al An optogenetic gene
expression system with rapid activation and
deactivation kinetics Nat Chem Biol 2014
10 196-202
TH Scheuermann et al Allosteric inhibition of
Hypoxia Inducible Factor 2 with small molecules
Nat Chem Biol 9 271-276
Research Interests
Keywords environmental sensing bull proteinprotein interactions bull ligand binding bull allostery bull NMR
spectroscopy bull X-ray diffraction bull biochemistry bull photosensors bull cancer bull protein engineering
The Gardner lab studies
how cells perceive and
respond to changes in the
environment around them
Such information provides
insights into fundamental
principles of protein
structure and signaling
guides the engineering of
new protein-based tools
and lays the foundation for
new therapeutic strategies
2014- current Director Structural Biology Initiative CUNY Advanced Science Research Center
Einstein Professor of Chemistry City College of New York
1998-2014 Professor of Biophysics and Biochemistry UT Southwestern Medical Center
1995-1998 Postdoc ndash Biomolecular NMR methods development University of Toronto (w Dr Lewis E
Kay)
1989-1995 PhD ndash Molecular Biophysics amp Biochemistry Yale University (w Dr Joseph E Coleman)
Dr Kevin H Gardner
Publications
Chan KL et al Characterization of the Zn(II)
Binding Properties of the Wilmsrsquo Tumor
Suppressor Protein C-Terminal Zinc Finger
Peptiderdquo Inorg Chem 2014 53 6309-6320
Gibney BR Heme Encylcopedia of Biophysics
Gordon Roberts Ed Springer 2013
Gibney BR Metallopeptides as Tools to
Understand Metalloprotein Folding and Stability
in Protein Folding and Metal Ions ndash Mechanisms
Biology and Disease Gomes C and Wittung-
Stafshede P Eds 2011 227-245
Deng B et al Unique Heme Pocket in Human
Ncb5or and Structural Basis for Intra-Domain
Electron Transfer J Biol Chem 2010 285
30181-30191
Reddy CJ et al Development and Analysis o
a Heme Protein Structure-Electrochemical
Function Database Nucleic Acids Reseach 2008
36 D307-D313
Reddi AR et al Deducing the Energetic Cost of
Protein Folding in Zinc Finger Proteins Using
Designed Metallopeptides J Am Chem Soc
2007 129 12815-12827
Research Interests
Keywords De novo metalloprotein design inorganic coordination chemistry biophysics
bioenergetics electrochemistry
Our research focuses on the role of metal ions in biological systems from both an inorganic coordination
chemistry and biophysical perspective We are currently investigating the role of zinc in controlling gene
expressions in human cancer and the role of heme proteins in cardiovascular disease
The Gibney Lab uses
metalloprotein design to
investigate the fundamental
engineering of biological
systems These studies
provide insight into metal-
induced protein folding
heme electrochemistry and
the role of chemically
modified hemes in biology
2018- current Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2005-2008 Associate Professor Columbia University
2000-2005 Assistant Professor Columbia University
1995-2000 NIH Postdoc University of Pennsylvania
1990-1995 PhD University of Michigan
1986-1990 BS (ACS Certified) Florida State University
Dr Brian R Gibney
Brian R Gibney
Associate Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11210
bgibneybroklyncunyedu
httpwwwbiochemistrynyc
Dr Dixie Goss
Hunter College Chemistry Dept
695 Park Ave
New York NY 10065
dgosshuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyDixiegoss
-group-1resume
Publications
Recruitment of 40S Ribosome to the 3
Untranslated Region (UTR) of a Viral mRNA via
the eIF4F Complex Facilitates Cap-independent
Translation
Das Sharma S Kraft JJ Miller WA Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2015 Mar 19
Pokeweed antiviral protein a ribosome inactivating
protein activity inhibition and prospects
Domashevskiy AV Goss DJ
Toxins (Basel) 2015 Jan 287(2)274-98
Rapid kinetics of iron responsive element (IRE)
RNAiron regulatory protein 1 and IRE-RNAeIF4F
complexes respond differently to metal ions
Khan MA Ma J Walden WE Merrick WC Theil
EC Goss DJ
Nucleic Acids Res 2014 Jun42(10)6567-77
Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4F binding to barley
yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) 3-untranslated region
correlates with translation efficiency
Banerjee B Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2014 Feb 14289(7)4286-94
Poly(A) binding proteins are they all created
equal
Goss DJ Kleiman FE
Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA 2013 Mar-Apr4(2)167-
79
Research Interests
Keywords protein synthesis virus protein-nucleic acid interactions
We use biophysical approaches to understand how non-coding regions of mRNA regulate function
Miss regulation of protein synthesis in responsible for many diseases including cancer We are
interested in how unique structures in viral RNA allow viruses to take over host cell protein synthesis
Prof Goss is a professor of
Chemistry and Biochemistry
and Elion Endowed Scholar
1990- current Professor of Chemistry
1989-1990 Associate Professor of Chemistry
1984-1989 Assistant Professor
Post-Doc U of Nebraska and U of
Georgia
1975 PhD U of Nebraska
Dr Dixie J Goss
Wayne W Harding PhD
Associate Professor
Hunter College
Chemistry Dept
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
whardihuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHarding
Wayne
Publications
Research Interests
Keywords Medicinal chemistry drug design organic synthesis central nervous system CNS
receptor serotonin dopamine
Dr Harding is a
organicmedicinal
chemist with interests in
the design synthesis
and evaluation of
ligands for central
nervous system
receptors
2013- current Associate Professor Hunter College
2006-2013 Assistant Professor Hunter College
2004-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Iowa
1994-1999 PhD
Dr Wayne Harding
Aporphinoid antagonists of 5-HT2A receptors
further evaluation of ring A substituents and
the size of ring C S Ponnala N Kapadia H
A Navarro W W Harding Chem Biol Drug
Des 2014 84 558 - 566
Evaluation of structural effects on 5-HT2A
receptor antagonism by aporphines
identification of a new aprophine with 5-HT2A
antagonist activity S Ponnala J Gonzales
N Kapadia H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 1664 -
1667
New Aporphinoid 5-HT2A and antagonists
via structural manipulations of nantenine S
Chaudhary S Ponnala O LeGendre J
Gonzales H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem 2011 19 5861-5868
Affinity of aporphines for the human 5-HT2A
receptor insights from homology modeling
and molecular docking studies S Pecic S
Chaudhary P Makkar B J Reddy H A
Navarro W W Harding Biorg Med Chem
2010 18 5562 - 5575
(plusmn)-Nantenine analogs as antagonists at
human 5-HT2A receptors C1 and flexible
congeners S Chaudhary O LeGendre S
Pecic H A Navarro W W Harding Biorg
Med Chem Lett 2009 19 2530 -2532
Qiao-Sheng Hu
Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
qiaoshenghucsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
H-H Zhang C-H Xing G BTsemo Q-SHu
t-Bu3P-Coordinated 2-Phenylaniline-Based
Palladacycle Complex as a Precatalyst for the
Suzuki Cross-Coupling Polymerization of Aryl
Dibromides with Aryldiboronic Acids ACS
MacroLett 2013 2 10-13
H-H Zhang C-H Xing Hu Q-S Controlled
Pd(0)t-Bu3P-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling
Polymerization of AB-Type Monomers with
PhPd(t-Bu3P)I or Pd2(dba)3t-Bu3PArI as the
Initiator J Am Chem Soc 2012 134 13156-
13159
T-P Liu Y-X Liao C-H Xing Q-S Hu
Fluorenone Synthesis by Palladacycle-
Catalyzed Sequential Reactions of 2-
Bromobenzaldehydes with Arylboronic Acids
Org Lett 2011 13 2452-2455
T-P Liu C-H Xing Q-S Hu Tandem
Reaction Synthesis of Fluorenes
Indenofluorenes Based on Pd(OAc)2PCy3-
Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling and C-H Bond
Activation Strategy Angew Chem Int Ed
2010 49 2971-2974
C-G Dong Q-S Hu Preferential Oxidative
Addition in Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Suzuki
Cross-Coupling Reactions of Dihaloarenes with
Arylboronic Acids J Am Chem Soc 2005
127 10006-10007Research Interests
Keywords catalysis palladium cross-coupling reaction polymerization conjugated polymers
The Hu group are interested in the development of new catalysts including transition metal and organic
catalysts for cross-coupling reactions and addition reactions and novel reactionsprocesses from readily
available and cost-effective small organic molecules These new reactionsprocesses and catalysts have
potential applications in chemical synthesis and polymermaterials synthesis
The approach is interdisciplinary ranging from fundamental understanding
of reaction mechanisms reaction methodology development to
polymermaterials synthesis
Qiao-Sheng Hu is
Professor and Chair of
Chemistry Department at
the College of Staten Island
His research is focused on
the development of new
reactionsprocesses and
catalysts for chemical
synthesis including polymer
materials synthesis
2008- current Professor CSI-CUNY
2005-2007 Associate Professor CSI
2000-2005 Assistant Professor CSI
1997-2000 Postdoc University of Virginia
1995-1997 Postdoc North Dakota state Univ
1991-1994 PhD Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Qiao-Sheng Hu
David Jeruzalmi
Professor of Chemistry
Marshak 1219 bull City College of New York bull Graduate
Center of the City University of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
djccnycunyedu
Publications
Lu M Yang J Ren Z Sabui S Espejo A
Bedford M T et al (2009) Crystal structure of
the three tandem FF domains of the
transcription elongation regulator CA150
Journal of Molecular Biology 393(2) 397ndash408
Pakotiprapha D amp Jeruzalmi D (2013)
Small-angle X-ray scattering reveals
architecture and A(2) B(2) stoichiometry of the
UvrA-UvrB DNA damage sensor Proteins
Structure Function and Bioinformatics 81(1)
132ndash139
Pakotiprapha D Liu Y Verdine G L amp
Jeruzalmi D (2009) A structural model for the
damage-sensing complex in bacterial
nucleotide excision repair The Journal of
Biological Chemistry 284(19) 12837ndash12844
Pakotiprapha D Samuels M Shen K Hu J
H amp Jeruzalmi D (2012) Structure and
mechanism of the UvrAndashUvrB DNA damage
sensor Nature Structural amp38 Molecular
Biology 1ndash9
Samuels M Gulati G Shin J-H Opara R
McSweeney E Sekedat M et al (2009) A
biochemically active MCM-like helicase in
Bacillus cereus Nucleic Acids Research
37(13) 4441ndash4452Research Interests
The faithful transmission of gene1c information is an important biological imperative To carry out this function
organisms have evolved processes to replicate their genomes and defend them from attack We study important
mechanisms associated with the processes of DNA replica1on and repair The central challenge in understanding
these processes stems from the large size of the involved multi-protein DNA complexes these entities also populate
many conformational states Together these complications place limits on insights that can be revealed by static
crystallographic structures or solution methods alone both sources of information are essential for defining underlying
mechanisms To this end my group applies X-ray crystallography supplemented with electron microscopy to
understand these long-standing problems in DNA biology We also use biochemical studies to inform these
approaches and follow up on the resulting insights
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2012 Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard
1996-2002 The Rockefeller University
1994 PhD Yale University
Dr David JeruzalmiJeruzalmirsquos group applies
X-ray crystallography
supplemented with electron
microscopy to understand
these long-standing problems
in DNA biology We also use
biochemical studies to inform
these approaches and follow
up on the resulting insights
Shi Jin
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
shijincsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyJIN_SHIhtml
Publications
D D Gunbas C Xue S Patwardhan M C
Fravventura H Zhang W F Jager E J R
Sudholter L D A Siebbeles T J Savenije S
Jin F C Grozema High charge carrier mobility
and efficient charge separation in highly soluble
perylenetetracarboxyl-diimides Chemical
Communications 2014 50 4955
N Jin H Zhang S Jin M D Dadmun B Zhao
Shifting Sol-Gel Phase Diagram of a Doubly
Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer
Poly(methoxytri(ethylene glycol) acrylate-co-
acrylic acid)-b-poly(ethoxydi(ethylene glycol)
acrylate-co-acrylic acid) in Aqueous Solution
Macromolecules 2012 45 4790
C Xue S Jin Exceptionally Strong Electronic
Coupling in Crystalline Perylene Diimides via
Tuning Chemistry of Materials 2011 23 2689
Y J Xu S W Leng C M Xue R K Sun J
Pan J Ford S Jin A room-temperature liquid-
crystalline phase with crystalline π stacks
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007
46 3896
Research Interests
Keywords Soft Matter organic optoelectronic materials
Dr Jin is a
physicalmaterials chemist
who is working on structure
design synthesis
characterization and
optimization of organic
optoelectronic materials for
improved performance in
devices such organic solar
cells light emitting diodes
and field effect transistors
2004- 2011 Assistant Prof of Chemistry CUNY
2012-current Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY
Dr Shi Jin
Andrei Jitianu
Associate Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
andreijitianulehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-
jitianuphp
Publications
L Predoana A Jitianu S Preda B Malic M
Zaharescu Thermal behavior of Li-Co-citric acid
water based gels as precursors for LiCoO2
powders Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry 2015 119 145-153
L C Klein B McClarren and A Jitianu Silica-
Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite ldquoMelting
Gelsrdquo Materials Science Forum 2014 783-786
1432-1437
M Jitianu DC Gunness DE Aboagye M
Zaharescu A Jitianu Nanosized Ni-Al layered
double hydroxides - Structural characterization
Materials Research Bulletin 2013 48 1864-
1873
L Gambino A Jitianu LC Klein Dielectric
behavior of organically modified siloxane melting
gels Journal Of Non-Crystaline Solids 2012 24
3501-3504
A Jitianu K Lammers GA Arbuckle-Kiel LC
Klein Thermal analysis of organically modified
siloxane melting gels Journal of Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry 2012 107 2039-2045
Research Interests
Keywords Sol-gel Nanocomposites Hybrids Organic- Inorganic Coatings
My studies range from the elucidation of early stages of formation of the hybrid materials by sol-gel
process to the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials with magnetic gas-sensing electric and optical
properties At Lehman my research was mainly focused to developing a new class of materials called
Hybrid Melting Gels for hermetic applications in the microelectronics industry and for optical applications
Beside this studies of nanoparticles or nanocomposites in different systems have been carried out
Jitianursquos research is
focused on materials
chemistry specifically on
sol-gel chemistry with directt
applications in anticorrosive
hermetic coatings and
nanomaterals for electronic
industry
2013- current Associate Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2008-2013 Assistant Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2005-2008 Research Associate Rutgers University
2002-2003 ldquoMarie Curierdquo Postdoctoral fellow University
of Orleans France
1996-2001 PhD student University of Bucharest Romania
Dr Andrei Jitianu
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Kevin H Gardner
Director Structural Biology Initiative
CUNY Advanced Science Center Room 3322
85 St Nicholas Terrace
New York NY 10031
KevinGardnerasrccunyedu
structbioasrccunyedu bull kglaborg
Publications
Y Guo et al Coiled-coil coactivators play a
structural role mediating interactions in hypoxia
inducible factor heterodimerization J Biol
Chem 2015 online now
V Ocasio et al Ligand-induced folding of a two
component signaling receiver domain
Biochemistry 54 1353-1363
G Rivera-Cancel et al Full-length structure of a
monomeric histidine kinase reveals basis for
sensory regulation Proc Natl Acad Sci USA
2014 111 17839-17844
LB Motta-Mena et al An optogenetic gene
expression system with rapid activation and
deactivation kinetics Nat Chem Biol 2014
10 196-202
TH Scheuermann et al Allosteric inhibition of
Hypoxia Inducible Factor 2 with small molecules
Nat Chem Biol 9 271-276
Research Interests
Keywords environmental sensing bull proteinprotein interactions bull ligand binding bull allostery bull NMR
spectroscopy bull X-ray diffraction bull biochemistry bull photosensors bull cancer bull protein engineering
The Gardner lab studies
how cells perceive and
respond to changes in the
environment around them
Such information provides
insights into fundamental
principles of protein
structure and signaling
guides the engineering of
new protein-based tools
and lays the foundation for
new therapeutic strategies
2014- current Director Structural Biology Initiative CUNY Advanced Science Research Center
Einstein Professor of Chemistry City College of New York
1998-2014 Professor of Biophysics and Biochemistry UT Southwestern Medical Center
1995-1998 Postdoc ndash Biomolecular NMR methods development University of Toronto (w Dr Lewis E
Kay)
1989-1995 PhD ndash Molecular Biophysics amp Biochemistry Yale University (w Dr Joseph E Coleman)
Dr Kevin H Gardner
Publications
Chan KL et al Characterization of the Zn(II)
Binding Properties of the Wilmsrsquo Tumor
Suppressor Protein C-Terminal Zinc Finger
Peptiderdquo Inorg Chem 2014 53 6309-6320
Gibney BR Heme Encylcopedia of Biophysics
Gordon Roberts Ed Springer 2013
Gibney BR Metallopeptides as Tools to
Understand Metalloprotein Folding and Stability
in Protein Folding and Metal Ions ndash Mechanisms
Biology and Disease Gomes C and Wittung-
Stafshede P Eds 2011 227-245
Deng B et al Unique Heme Pocket in Human
Ncb5or and Structural Basis for Intra-Domain
Electron Transfer J Biol Chem 2010 285
30181-30191
Reddy CJ et al Development and Analysis o
a Heme Protein Structure-Electrochemical
Function Database Nucleic Acids Reseach 2008
36 D307-D313
Reddi AR et al Deducing the Energetic Cost of
Protein Folding in Zinc Finger Proteins Using
Designed Metallopeptides J Am Chem Soc
2007 129 12815-12827
Research Interests
Keywords De novo metalloprotein design inorganic coordination chemistry biophysics
bioenergetics electrochemistry
Our research focuses on the role of metal ions in biological systems from both an inorganic coordination
chemistry and biophysical perspective We are currently investigating the role of zinc in controlling gene
expressions in human cancer and the role of heme proteins in cardiovascular disease
The Gibney Lab uses
metalloprotein design to
investigate the fundamental
engineering of biological
systems These studies
provide insight into metal-
induced protein folding
heme electrochemistry and
the role of chemically
modified hemes in biology
2018- current Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2005-2008 Associate Professor Columbia University
2000-2005 Assistant Professor Columbia University
1995-2000 NIH Postdoc University of Pennsylvania
1990-1995 PhD University of Michigan
1986-1990 BS (ACS Certified) Florida State University
Dr Brian R Gibney
Brian R Gibney
Associate Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11210
bgibneybroklyncunyedu
httpwwwbiochemistrynyc
Dr Dixie Goss
Hunter College Chemistry Dept
695 Park Ave
New York NY 10065
dgosshuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyDixiegoss
-group-1resume
Publications
Recruitment of 40S Ribosome to the 3
Untranslated Region (UTR) of a Viral mRNA via
the eIF4F Complex Facilitates Cap-independent
Translation
Das Sharma S Kraft JJ Miller WA Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2015 Mar 19
Pokeweed antiviral protein a ribosome inactivating
protein activity inhibition and prospects
Domashevskiy AV Goss DJ
Toxins (Basel) 2015 Jan 287(2)274-98
Rapid kinetics of iron responsive element (IRE)
RNAiron regulatory protein 1 and IRE-RNAeIF4F
complexes respond differently to metal ions
Khan MA Ma J Walden WE Merrick WC Theil
EC Goss DJ
Nucleic Acids Res 2014 Jun42(10)6567-77
Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4F binding to barley
yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) 3-untranslated region
correlates with translation efficiency
Banerjee B Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2014 Feb 14289(7)4286-94
Poly(A) binding proteins are they all created
equal
Goss DJ Kleiman FE
Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA 2013 Mar-Apr4(2)167-
79
Research Interests
Keywords protein synthesis virus protein-nucleic acid interactions
We use biophysical approaches to understand how non-coding regions of mRNA regulate function
Miss regulation of protein synthesis in responsible for many diseases including cancer We are
interested in how unique structures in viral RNA allow viruses to take over host cell protein synthesis
Prof Goss is a professor of
Chemistry and Biochemistry
and Elion Endowed Scholar
1990- current Professor of Chemistry
1989-1990 Associate Professor of Chemistry
1984-1989 Assistant Professor
Post-Doc U of Nebraska and U of
Georgia
1975 PhD U of Nebraska
Dr Dixie J Goss
Wayne W Harding PhD
Associate Professor
Hunter College
Chemistry Dept
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
whardihuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHarding
Wayne
Publications
Research Interests
Keywords Medicinal chemistry drug design organic synthesis central nervous system CNS
receptor serotonin dopamine
Dr Harding is a
organicmedicinal
chemist with interests in
the design synthesis
and evaluation of
ligands for central
nervous system
receptors
2013- current Associate Professor Hunter College
2006-2013 Assistant Professor Hunter College
2004-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Iowa
1994-1999 PhD
Dr Wayne Harding
Aporphinoid antagonists of 5-HT2A receptors
further evaluation of ring A substituents and
the size of ring C S Ponnala N Kapadia H
A Navarro W W Harding Chem Biol Drug
Des 2014 84 558 - 566
Evaluation of structural effects on 5-HT2A
receptor antagonism by aporphines
identification of a new aprophine with 5-HT2A
antagonist activity S Ponnala J Gonzales
N Kapadia H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 1664 -
1667
New Aporphinoid 5-HT2A and antagonists
via structural manipulations of nantenine S
Chaudhary S Ponnala O LeGendre J
Gonzales H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem 2011 19 5861-5868
Affinity of aporphines for the human 5-HT2A
receptor insights from homology modeling
and molecular docking studies S Pecic S
Chaudhary P Makkar B J Reddy H A
Navarro W W Harding Biorg Med Chem
2010 18 5562 - 5575
(plusmn)-Nantenine analogs as antagonists at
human 5-HT2A receptors C1 and flexible
congeners S Chaudhary O LeGendre S
Pecic H A Navarro W W Harding Biorg
Med Chem Lett 2009 19 2530 -2532
Qiao-Sheng Hu
Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
qiaoshenghucsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
H-H Zhang C-H Xing G BTsemo Q-SHu
t-Bu3P-Coordinated 2-Phenylaniline-Based
Palladacycle Complex as a Precatalyst for the
Suzuki Cross-Coupling Polymerization of Aryl
Dibromides with Aryldiboronic Acids ACS
MacroLett 2013 2 10-13
H-H Zhang C-H Xing Hu Q-S Controlled
Pd(0)t-Bu3P-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling
Polymerization of AB-Type Monomers with
PhPd(t-Bu3P)I or Pd2(dba)3t-Bu3PArI as the
Initiator J Am Chem Soc 2012 134 13156-
13159
T-P Liu Y-X Liao C-H Xing Q-S Hu
Fluorenone Synthesis by Palladacycle-
Catalyzed Sequential Reactions of 2-
Bromobenzaldehydes with Arylboronic Acids
Org Lett 2011 13 2452-2455
T-P Liu C-H Xing Q-S Hu Tandem
Reaction Synthesis of Fluorenes
Indenofluorenes Based on Pd(OAc)2PCy3-
Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling and C-H Bond
Activation Strategy Angew Chem Int Ed
2010 49 2971-2974
C-G Dong Q-S Hu Preferential Oxidative
Addition in Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Suzuki
Cross-Coupling Reactions of Dihaloarenes with
Arylboronic Acids J Am Chem Soc 2005
127 10006-10007Research Interests
Keywords catalysis palladium cross-coupling reaction polymerization conjugated polymers
The Hu group are interested in the development of new catalysts including transition metal and organic
catalysts for cross-coupling reactions and addition reactions and novel reactionsprocesses from readily
available and cost-effective small organic molecules These new reactionsprocesses and catalysts have
potential applications in chemical synthesis and polymermaterials synthesis
The approach is interdisciplinary ranging from fundamental understanding
of reaction mechanisms reaction methodology development to
polymermaterials synthesis
Qiao-Sheng Hu is
Professor and Chair of
Chemistry Department at
the College of Staten Island
His research is focused on
the development of new
reactionsprocesses and
catalysts for chemical
synthesis including polymer
materials synthesis
2008- current Professor CSI-CUNY
2005-2007 Associate Professor CSI
2000-2005 Assistant Professor CSI
1997-2000 Postdoc University of Virginia
1995-1997 Postdoc North Dakota state Univ
1991-1994 PhD Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Qiao-Sheng Hu
David Jeruzalmi
Professor of Chemistry
Marshak 1219 bull City College of New York bull Graduate
Center of the City University of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
djccnycunyedu
Publications
Lu M Yang J Ren Z Sabui S Espejo A
Bedford M T et al (2009) Crystal structure of
the three tandem FF domains of the
transcription elongation regulator CA150
Journal of Molecular Biology 393(2) 397ndash408
Pakotiprapha D amp Jeruzalmi D (2013)
Small-angle X-ray scattering reveals
architecture and A(2) B(2) stoichiometry of the
UvrA-UvrB DNA damage sensor Proteins
Structure Function and Bioinformatics 81(1)
132ndash139
Pakotiprapha D Liu Y Verdine G L amp
Jeruzalmi D (2009) A structural model for the
damage-sensing complex in bacterial
nucleotide excision repair The Journal of
Biological Chemistry 284(19) 12837ndash12844
Pakotiprapha D Samuels M Shen K Hu J
H amp Jeruzalmi D (2012) Structure and
mechanism of the UvrAndashUvrB DNA damage
sensor Nature Structural amp38 Molecular
Biology 1ndash9
Samuels M Gulati G Shin J-H Opara R
McSweeney E Sekedat M et al (2009) A
biochemically active MCM-like helicase in
Bacillus cereus Nucleic Acids Research
37(13) 4441ndash4452Research Interests
The faithful transmission of gene1c information is an important biological imperative To carry out this function
organisms have evolved processes to replicate their genomes and defend them from attack We study important
mechanisms associated with the processes of DNA replica1on and repair The central challenge in understanding
these processes stems from the large size of the involved multi-protein DNA complexes these entities also populate
many conformational states Together these complications place limits on insights that can be revealed by static
crystallographic structures or solution methods alone both sources of information are essential for defining underlying
mechanisms To this end my group applies X-ray crystallography supplemented with electron microscopy to
understand these long-standing problems in DNA biology We also use biochemical studies to inform these
approaches and follow up on the resulting insights
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2012 Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard
1996-2002 The Rockefeller University
1994 PhD Yale University
Dr David JeruzalmiJeruzalmirsquos group applies
X-ray crystallography
supplemented with electron
microscopy to understand
these long-standing problems
in DNA biology We also use
biochemical studies to inform
these approaches and follow
up on the resulting insights
Shi Jin
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
shijincsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyJIN_SHIhtml
Publications
D D Gunbas C Xue S Patwardhan M C
Fravventura H Zhang W F Jager E J R
Sudholter L D A Siebbeles T J Savenije S
Jin F C Grozema High charge carrier mobility
and efficient charge separation in highly soluble
perylenetetracarboxyl-diimides Chemical
Communications 2014 50 4955
N Jin H Zhang S Jin M D Dadmun B Zhao
Shifting Sol-Gel Phase Diagram of a Doubly
Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer
Poly(methoxytri(ethylene glycol) acrylate-co-
acrylic acid)-b-poly(ethoxydi(ethylene glycol)
acrylate-co-acrylic acid) in Aqueous Solution
Macromolecules 2012 45 4790
C Xue S Jin Exceptionally Strong Electronic
Coupling in Crystalline Perylene Diimides via
Tuning Chemistry of Materials 2011 23 2689
Y J Xu S W Leng C M Xue R K Sun J
Pan J Ford S Jin A room-temperature liquid-
crystalline phase with crystalline π stacks
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007
46 3896
Research Interests
Keywords Soft Matter organic optoelectronic materials
Dr Jin is a
physicalmaterials chemist
who is working on structure
design synthesis
characterization and
optimization of organic
optoelectronic materials for
improved performance in
devices such organic solar
cells light emitting diodes
and field effect transistors
2004- 2011 Assistant Prof of Chemistry CUNY
2012-current Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY
Dr Shi Jin
Andrei Jitianu
Associate Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
andreijitianulehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-
jitianuphp
Publications
L Predoana A Jitianu S Preda B Malic M
Zaharescu Thermal behavior of Li-Co-citric acid
water based gels as precursors for LiCoO2
powders Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry 2015 119 145-153
L C Klein B McClarren and A Jitianu Silica-
Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite ldquoMelting
Gelsrdquo Materials Science Forum 2014 783-786
1432-1437
M Jitianu DC Gunness DE Aboagye M
Zaharescu A Jitianu Nanosized Ni-Al layered
double hydroxides - Structural characterization
Materials Research Bulletin 2013 48 1864-
1873
L Gambino A Jitianu LC Klein Dielectric
behavior of organically modified siloxane melting
gels Journal Of Non-Crystaline Solids 2012 24
3501-3504
A Jitianu K Lammers GA Arbuckle-Kiel LC
Klein Thermal analysis of organically modified
siloxane melting gels Journal of Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry 2012 107 2039-2045
Research Interests
Keywords Sol-gel Nanocomposites Hybrids Organic- Inorganic Coatings
My studies range from the elucidation of early stages of formation of the hybrid materials by sol-gel
process to the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials with magnetic gas-sensing electric and optical
properties At Lehman my research was mainly focused to developing a new class of materials called
Hybrid Melting Gels for hermetic applications in the microelectronics industry and for optical applications
Beside this studies of nanoparticles or nanocomposites in different systems have been carried out
Jitianursquos research is
focused on materials
chemistry specifically on
sol-gel chemistry with directt
applications in anticorrosive
hermetic coatings and
nanomaterals for electronic
industry
2013- current Associate Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2008-2013 Assistant Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2005-2008 Research Associate Rutgers University
2002-2003 ldquoMarie Curierdquo Postdoctoral fellow University
of Orleans France
1996-2001 PhD student University of Bucharest Romania
Dr Andrei Jitianu
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Publications
Chan KL et al Characterization of the Zn(II)
Binding Properties of the Wilmsrsquo Tumor
Suppressor Protein C-Terminal Zinc Finger
Peptiderdquo Inorg Chem 2014 53 6309-6320
Gibney BR Heme Encylcopedia of Biophysics
Gordon Roberts Ed Springer 2013
Gibney BR Metallopeptides as Tools to
Understand Metalloprotein Folding and Stability
in Protein Folding and Metal Ions ndash Mechanisms
Biology and Disease Gomes C and Wittung-
Stafshede P Eds 2011 227-245
Deng B et al Unique Heme Pocket in Human
Ncb5or and Structural Basis for Intra-Domain
Electron Transfer J Biol Chem 2010 285
30181-30191
Reddy CJ et al Development and Analysis o
a Heme Protein Structure-Electrochemical
Function Database Nucleic Acids Reseach 2008
36 D307-D313
Reddi AR et al Deducing the Energetic Cost of
Protein Folding in Zinc Finger Proteins Using
Designed Metallopeptides J Am Chem Soc
2007 129 12815-12827
Research Interests
Keywords De novo metalloprotein design inorganic coordination chemistry biophysics
bioenergetics electrochemistry
Our research focuses on the role of metal ions in biological systems from both an inorganic coordination
chemistry and biophysical perspective We are currently investigating the role of zinc in controlling gene
expressions in human cancer and the role of heme proteins in cardiovascular disease
The Gibney Lab uses
metalloprotein design to
investigate the fundamental
engineering of biological
systems These studies
provide insight into metal-
induced protein folding
heme electrochemistry and
the role of chemically
modified hemes in biology
2018- current Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2005-2008 Associate Professor Columbia University
2000-2005 Assistant Professor Columbia University
1995-2000 NIH Postdoc University of Pennsylvania
1990-1995 PhD University of Michigan
1986-1990 BS (ACS Certified) Florida State University
Dr Brian R Gibney
Brian R Gibney
Associate Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11210
bgibneybroklyncunyedu
httpwwwbiochemistrynyc
Dr Dixie Goss
Hunter College Chemistry Dept
695 Park Ave
New York NY 10065
dgosshuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyDixiegoss
-group-1resume
Publications
Recruitment of 40S Ribosome to the 3
Untranslated Region (UTR) of a Viral mRNA via
the eIF4F Complex Facilitates Cap-independent
Translation
Das Sharma S Kraft JJ Miller WA Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2015 Mar 19
Pokeweed antiviral protein a ribosome inactivating
protein activity inhibition and prospects
Domashevskiy AV Goss DJ
Toxins (Basel) 2015 Jan 287(2)274-98
Rapid kinetics of iron responsive element (IRE)
RNAiron regulatory protein 1 and IRE-RNAeIF4F
complexes respond differently to metal ions
Khan MA Ma J Walden WE Merrick WC Theil
EC Goss DJ
Nucleic Acids Res 2014 Jun42(10)6567-77
Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4F binding to barley
yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) 3-untranslated region
correlates with translation efficiency
Banerjee B Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2014 Feb 14289(7)4286-94
Poly(A) binding proteins are they all created
equal
Goss DJ Kleiman FE
Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA 2013 Mar-Apr4(2)167-
79
Research Interests
Keywords protein synthesis virus protein-nucleic acid interactions
We use biophysical approaches to understand how non-coding regions of mRNA regulate function
Miss regulation of protein synthesis in responsible for many diseases including cancer We are
interested in how unique structures in viral RNA allow viruses to take over host cell protein synthesis
Prof Goss is a professor of
Chemistry and Biochemistry
and Elion Endowed Scholar
1990- current Professor of Chemistry
1989-1990 Associate Professor of Chemistry
1984-1989 Assistant Professor
Post-Doc U of Nebraska and U of
Georgia
1975 PhD U of Nebraska
Dr Dixie J Goss
Wayne W Harding PhD
Associate Professor
Hunter College
Chemistry Dept
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
whardihuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHarding
Wayne
Publications
Research Interests
Keywords Medicinal chemistry drug design organic synthesis central nervous system CNS
receptor serotonin dopamine
Dr Harding is a
organicmedicinal
chemist with interests in
the design synthesis
and evaluation of
ligands for central
nervous system
receptors
2013- current Associate Professor Hunter College
2006-2013 Assistant Professor Hunter College
2004-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Iowa
1994-1999 PhD
Dr Wayne Harding
Aporphinoid antagonists of 5-HT2A receptors
further evaluation of ring A substituents and
the size of ring C S Ponnala N Kapadia H
A Navarro W W Harding Chem Biol Drug
Des 2014 84 558 - 566
Evaluation of structural effects on 5-HT2A
receptor antagonism by aporphines
identification of a new aprophine with 5-HT2A
antagonist activity S Ponnala J Gonzales
N Kapadia H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 1664 -
1667
New Aporphinoid 5-HT2A and antagonists
via structural manipulations of nantenine S
Chaudhary S Ponnala O LeGendre J
Gonzales H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem 2011 19 5861-5868
Affinity of aporphines for the human 5-HT2A
receptor insights from homology modeling
and molecular docking studies S Pecic S
Chaudhary P Makkar B J Reddy H A
Navarro W W Harding Biorg Med Chem
2010 18 5562 - 5575
(plusmn)-Nantenine analogs as antagonists at
human 5-HT2A receptors C1 and flexible
congeners S Chaudhary O LeGendre S
Pecic H A Navarro W W Harding Biorg
Med Chem Lett 2009 19 2530 -2532
Qiao-Sheng Hu
Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
qiaoshenghucsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
H-H Zhang C-H Xing G BTsemo Q-SHu
t-Bu3P-Coordinated 2-Phenylaniline-Based
Palladacycle Complex as a Precatalyst for the
Suzuki Cross-Coupling Polymerization of Aryl
Dibromides with Aryldiboronic Acids ACS
MacroLett 2013 2 10-13
H-H Zhang C-H Xing Hu Q-S Controlled
Pd(0)t-Bu3P-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling
Polymerization of AB-Type Monomers with
PhPd(t-Bu3P)I or Pd2(dba)3t-Bu3PArI as the
Initiator J Am Chem Soc 2012 134 13156-
13159
T-P Liu Y-X Liao C-H Xing Q-S Hu
Fluorenone Synthesis by Palladacycle-
Catalyzed Sequential Reactions of 2-
Bromobenzaldehydes with Arylboronic Acids
Org Lett 2011 13 2452-2455
T-P Liu C-H Xing Q-S Hu Tandem
Reaction Synthesis of Fluorenes
Indenofluorenes Based on Pd(OAc)2PCy3-
Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling and C-H Bond
Activation Strategy Angew Chem Int Ed
2010 49 2971-2974
C-G Dong Q-S Hu Preferential Oxidative
Addition in Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Suzuki
Cross-Coupling Reactions of Dihaloarenes with
Arylboronic Acids J Am Chem Soc 2005
127 10006-10007Research Interests
Keywords catalysis palladium cross-coupling reaction polymerization conjugated polymers
The Hu group are interested in the development of new catalysts including transition metal and organic
catalysts for cross-coupling reactions and addition reactions and novel reactionsprocesses from readily
available and cost-effective small organic molecules These new reactionsprocesses and catalysts have
potential applications in chemical synthesis and polymermaterials synthesis
The approach is interdisciplinary ranging from fundamental understanding
of reaction mechanisms reaction methodology development to
polymermaterials synthesis
Qiao-Sheng Hu is
Professor and Chair of
Chemistry Department at
the College of Staten Island
His research is focused on
the development of new
reactionsprocesses and
catalysts for chemical
synthesis including polymer
materials synthesis
2008- current Professor CSI-CUNY
2005-2007 Associate Professor CSI
2000-2005 Assistant Professor CSI
1997-2000 Postdoc University of Virginia
1995-1997 Postdoc North Dakota state Univ
1991-1994 PhD Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Qiao-Sheng Hu
David Jeruzalmi
Professor of Chemistry
Marshak 1219 bull City College of New York bull Graduate
Center of the City University of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
djccnycunyedu
Publications
Lu M Yang J Ren Z Sabui S Espejo A
Bedford M T et al (2009) Crystal structure of
the three tandem FF domains of the
transcription elongation regulator CA150
Journal of Molecular Biology 393(2) 397ndash408
Pakotiprapha D amp Jeruzalmi D (2013)
Small-angle X-ray scattering reveals
architecture and A(2) B(2) stoichiometry of the
UvrA-UvrB DNA damage sensor Proteins
Structure Function and Bioinformatics 81(1)
132ndash139
Pakotiprapha D Liu Y Verdine G L amp
Jeruzalmi D (2009) A structural model for the
damage-sensing complex in bacterial
nucleotide excision repair The Journal of
Biological Chemistry 284(19) 12837ndash12844
Pakotiprapha D Samuels M Shen K Hu J
H amp Jeruzalmi D (2012) Structure and
mechanism of the UvrAndashUvrB DNA damage
sensor Nature Structural amp38 Molecular
Biology 1ndash9
Samuels M Gulati G Shin J-H Opara R
McSweeney E Sekedat M et al (2009) A
biochemically active MCM-like helicase in
Bacillus cereus Nucleic Acids Research
37(13) 4441ndash4452Research Interests
The faithful transmission of gene1c information is an important biological imperative To carry out this function
organisms have evolved processes to replicate their genomes and defend them from attack We study important
mechanisms associated with the processes of DNA replica1on and repair The central challenge in understanding
these processes stems from the large size of the involved multi-protein DNA complexes these entities also populate
many conformational states Together these complications place limits on insights that can be revealed by static
crystallographic structures or solution methods alone both sources of information are essential for defining underlying
mechanisms To this end my group applies X-ray crystallography supplemented with electron microscopy to
understand these long-standing problems in DNA biology We also use biochemical studies to inform these
approaches and follow up on the resulting insights
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2012 Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard
1996-2002 The Rockefeller University
1994 PhD Yale University
Dr David JeruzalmiJeruzalmirsquos group applies
X-ray crystallography
supplemented with electron
microscopy to understand
these long-standing problems
in DNA biology We also use
biochemical studies to inform
these approaches and follow
up on the resulting insights
Shi Jin
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
shijincsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyJIN_SHIhtml
Publications
D D Gunbas C Xue S Patwardhan M C
Fravventura H Zhang W F Jager E J R
Sudholter L D A Siebbeles T J Savenije S
Jin F C Grozema High charge carrier mobility
and efficient charge separation in highly soluble
perylenetetracarboxyl-diimides Chemical
Communications 2014 50 4955
N Jin H Zhang S Jin M D Dadmun B Zhao
Shifting Sol-Gel Phase Diagram of a Doubly
Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer
Poly(methoxytri(ethylene glycol) acrylate-co-
acrylic acid)-b-poly(ethoxydi(ethylene glycol)
acrylate-co-acrylic acid) in Aqueous Solution
Macromolecules 2012 45 4790
C Xue S Jin Exceptionally Strong Electronic
Coupling in Crystalline Perylene Diimides via
Tuning Chemistry of Materials 2011 23 2689
Y J Xu S W Leng C M Xue R K Sun J
Pan J Ford S Jin A room-temperature liquid-
crystalline phase with crystalline π stacks
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007
46 3896
Research Interests
Keywords Soft Matter organic optoelectronic materials
Dr Jin is a
physicalmaterials chemist
who is working on structure
design synthesis
characterization and
optimization of organic
optoelectronic materials for
improved performance in
devices such organic solar
cells light emitting diodes
and field effect transistors
2004- 2011 Assistant Prof of Chemistry CUNY
2012-current Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY
Dr Shi Jin
Andrei Jitianu
Associate Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
andreijitianulehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-
jitianuphp
Publications
L Predoana A Jitianu S Preda B Malic M
Zaharescu Thermal behavior of Li-Co-citric acid
water based gels as precursors for LiCoO2
powders Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry 2015 119 145-153
L C Klein B McClarren and A Jitianu Silica-
Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite ldquoMelting
Gelsrdquo Materials Science Forum 2014 783-786
1432-1437
M Jitianu DC Gunness DE Aboagye M
Zaharescu A Jitianu Nanosized Ni-Al layered
double hydroxides - Structural characterization
Materials Research Bulletin 2013 48 1864-
1873
L Gambino A Jitianu LC Klein Dielectric
behavior of organically modified siloxane melting
gels Journal Of Non-Crystaline Solids 2012 24
3501-3504
A Jitianu K Lammers GA Arbuckle-Kiel LC
Klein Thermal analysis of organically modified
siloxane melting gels Journal of Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry 2012 107 2039-2045
Research Interests
Keywords Sol-gel Nanocomposites Hybrids Organic- Inorganic Coatings
My studies range from the elucidation of early stages of formation of the hybrid materials by sol-gel
process to the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials with magnetic gas-sensing electric and optical
properties At Lehman my research was mainly focused to developing a new class of materials called
Hybrid Melting Gels for hermetic applications in the microelectronics industry and for optical applications
Beside this studies of nanoparticles or nanocomposites in different systems have been carried out
Jitianursquos research is
focused on materials
chemistry specifically on
sol-gel chemistry with directt
applications in anticorrosive
hermetic coatings and
nanomaterals for electronic
industry
2013- current Associate Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2008-2013 Assistant Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2005-2008 Research Associate Rutgers University
2002-2003 ldquoMarie Curierdquo Postdoctoral fellow University
of Orleans France
1996-2001 PhD student University of Bucharest Romania
Dr Andrei Jitianu
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Dr Dixie Goss
Hunter College Chemistry Dept
695 Park Ave
New York NY 10065
dgosshuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyDixiegoss
-group-1resume
Publications
Recruitment of 40S Ribosome to the 3
Untranslated Region (UTR) of a Viral mRNA via
the eIF4F Complex Facilitates Cap-independent
Translation
Das Sharma S Kraft JJ Miller WA Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2015 Mar 19
Pokeweed antiviral protein a ribosome inactivating
protein activity inhibition and prospects
Domashevskiy AV Goss DJ
Toxins (Basel) 2015 Jan 287(2)274-98
Rapid kinetics of iron responsive element (IRE)
RNAiron regulatory protein 1 and IRE-RNAeIF4F
complexes respond differently to metal ions
Khan MA Ma J Walden WE Merrick WC Theil
EC Goss DJ
Nucleic Acids Res 2014 Jun42(10)6567-77
Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4F binding to barley
yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) 3-untranslated region
correlates with translation efficiency
Banerjee B Goss DJ
J Biol Chem 2014 Feb 14289(7)4286-94
Poly(A) binding proteins are they all created
equal
Goss DJ Kleiman FE
Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA 2013 Mar-Apr4(2)167-
79
Research Interests
Keywords protein synthesis virus protein-nucleic acid interactions
We use biophysical approaches to understand how non-coding regions of mRNA regulate function
Miss regulation of protein synthesis in responsible for many diseases including cancer We are
interested in how unique structures in viral RNA allow viruses to take over host cell protein synthesis
Prof Goss is a professor of
Chemistry and Biochemistry
and Elion Endowed Scholar
1990- current Professor of Chemistry
1989-1990 Associate Professor of Chemistry
1984-1989 Assistant Professor
Post-Doc U of Nebraska and U of
Georgia
1975 PhD U of Nebraska
Dr Dixie J Goss
Wayne W Harding PhD
Associate Professor
Hunter College
Chemistry Dept
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
whardihuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHarding
Wayne
Publications
Research Interests
Keywords Medicinal chemistry drug design organic synthesis central nervous system CNS
receptor serotonin dopamine
Dr Harding is a
organicmedicinal
chemist with interests in
the design synthesis
and evaluation of
ligands for central
nervous system
receptors
2013- current Associate Professor Hunter College
2006-2013 Assistant Professor Hunter College
2004-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Iowa
1994-1999 PhD
Dr Wayne Harding
Aporphinoid antagonists of 5-HT2A receptors
further evaluation of ring A substituents and
the size of ring C S Ponnala N Kapadia H
A Navarro W W Harding Chem Biol Drug
Des 2014 84 558 - 566
Evaluation of structural effects on 5-HT2A
receptor antagonism by aporphines
identification of a new aprophine with 5-HT2A
antagonist activity S Ponnala J Gonzales
N Kapadia H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 1664 -
1667
New Aporphinoid 5-HT2A and antagonists
via structural manipulations of nantenine S
Chaudhary S Ponnala O LeGendre J
Gonzales H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem 2011 19 5861-5868
Affinity of aporphines for the human 5-HT2A
receptor insights from homology modeling
and molecular docking studies S Pecic S
Chaudhary P Makkar B J Reddy H A
Navarro W W Harding Biorg Med Chem
2010 18 5562 - 5575
(plusmn)-Nantenine analogs as antagonists at
human 5-HT2A receptors C1 and flexible
congeners S Chaudhary O LeGendre S
Pecic H A Navarro W W Harding Biorg
Med Chem Lett 2009 19 2530 -2532
Qiao-Sheng Hu
Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
qiaoshenghucsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
H-H Zhang C-H Xing G BTsemo Q-SHu
t-Bu3P-Coordinated 2-Phenylaniline-Based
Palladacycle Complex as a Precatalyst for the
Suzuki Cross-Coupling Polymerization of Aryl
Dibromides with Aryldiboronic Acids ACS
MacroLett 2013 2 10-13
H-H Zhang C-H Xing Hu Q-S Controlled
Pd(0)t-Bu3P-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling
Polymerization of AB-Type Monomers with
PhPd(t-Bu3P)I or Pd2(dba)3t-Bu3PArI as the
Initiator J Am Chem Soc 2012 134 13156-
13159
T-P Liu Y-X Liao C-H Xing Q-S Hu
Fluorenone Synthesis by Palladacycle-
Catalyzed Sequential Reactions of 2-
Bromobenzaldehydes with Arylboronic Acids
Org Lett 2011 13 2452-2455
T-P Liu C-H Xing Q-S Hu Tandem
Reaction Synthesis of Fluorenes
Indenofluorenes Based on Pd(OAc)2PCy3-
Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling and C-H Bond
Activation Strategy Angew Chem Int Ed
2010 49 2971-2974
C-G Dong Q-S Hu Preferential Oxidative
Addition in Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Suzuki
Cross-Coupling Reactions of Dihaloarenes with
Arylboronic Acids J Am Chem Soc 2005
127 10006-10007Research Interests
Keywords catalysis palladium cross-coupling reaction polymerization conjugated polymers
The Hu group are interested in the development of new catalysts including transition metal and organic
catalysts for cross-coupling reactions and addition reactions and novel reactionsprocesses from readily
available and cost-effective small organic molecules These new reactionsprocesses and catalysts have
potential applications in chemical synthesis and polymermaterials synthesis
The approach is interdisciplinary ranging from fundamental understanding
of reaction mechanisms reaction methodology development to
polymermaterials synthesis
Qiao-Sheng Hu is
Professor and Chair of
Chemistry Department at
the College of Staten Island
His research is focused on
the development of new
reactionsprocesses and
catalysts for chemical
synthesis including polymer
materials synthesis
2008- current Professor CSI-CUNY
2005-2007 Associate Professor CSI
2000-2005 Assistant Professor CSI
1997-2000 Postdoc University of Virginia
1995-1997 Postdoc North Dakota state Univ
1991-1994 PhD Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Qiao-Sheng Hu
David Jeruzalmi
Professor of Chemistry
Marshak 1219 bull City College of New York bull Graduate
Center of the City University of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
djccnycunyedu
Publications
Lu M Yang J Ren Z Sabui S Espejo A
Bedford M T et al (2009) Crystal structure of
the three tandem FF domains of the
transcription elongation regulator CA150
Journal of Molecular Biology 393(2) 397ndash408
Pakotiprapha D amp Jeruzalmi D (2013)
Small-angle X-ray scattering reveals
architecture and A(2) B(2) stoichiometry of the
UvrA-UvrB DNA damage sensor Proteins
Structure Function and Bioinformatics 81(1)
132ndash139
Pakotiprapha D Liu Y Verdine G L amp
Jeruzalmi D (2009) A structural model for the
damage-sensing complex in bacterial
nucleotide excision repair The Journal of
Biological Chemistry 284(19) 12837ndash12844
Pakotiprapha D Samuels M Shen K Hu J
H amp Jeruzalmi D (2012) Structure and
mechanism of the UvrAndashUvrB DNA damage
sensor Nature Structural amp38 Molecular
Biology 1ndash9
Samuels M Gulati G Shin J-H Opara R
McSweeney E Sekedat M et al (2009) A
biochemically active MCM-like helicase in
Bacillus cereus Nucleic Acids Research
37(13) 4441ndash4452Research Interests
The faithful transmission of gene1c information is an important biological imperative To carry out this function
organisms have evolved processes to replicate their genomes and defend them from attack We study important
mechanisms associated with the processes of DNA replica1on and repair The central challenge in understanding
these processes stems from the large size of the involved multi-protein DNA complexes these entities also populate
many conformational states Together these complications place limits on insights that can be revealed by static
crystallographic structures or solution methods alone both sources of information are essential for defining underlying
mechanisms To this end my group applies X-ray crystallography supplemented with electron microscopy to
understand these long-standing problems in DNA biology We also use biochemical studies to inform these
approaches and follow up on the resulting insights
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2012 Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard
1996-2002 The Rockefeller University
1994 PhD Yale University
Dr David JeruzalmiJeruzalmirsquos group applies
X-ray crystallography
supplemented with electron
microscopy to understand
these long-standing problems
in DNA biology We also use
biochemical studies to inform
these approaches and follow
up on the resulting insights
Shi Jin
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
shijincsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyJIN_SHIhtml
Publications
D D Gunbas C Xue S Patwardhan M C
Fravventura H Zhang W F Jager E J R
Sudholter L D A Siebbeles T J Savenije S
Jin F C Grozema High charge carrier mobility
and efficient charge separation in highly soluble
perylenetetracarboxyl-diimides Chemical
Communications 2014 50 4955
N Jin H Zhang S Jin M D Dadmun B Zhao
Shifting Sol-Gel Phase Diagram of a Doubly
Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer
Poly(methoxytri(ethylene glycol) acrylate-co-
acrylic acid)-b-poly(ethoxydi(ethylene glycol)
acrylate-co-acrylic acid) in Aqueous Solution
Macromolecules 2012 45 4790
C Xue S Jin Exceptionally Strong Electronic
Coupling in Crystalline Perylene Diimides via
Tuning Chemistry of Materials 2011 23 2689
Y J Xu S W Leng C M Xue R K Sun J
Pan J Ford S Jin A room-temperature liquid-
crystalline phase with crystalline π stacks
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007
46 3896
Research Interests
Keywords Soft Matter organic optoelectronic materials
Dr Jin is a
physicalmaterials chemist
who is working on structure
design synthesis
characterization and
optimization of organic
optoelectronic materials for
improved performance in
devices such organic solar
cells light emitting diodes
and field effect transistors
2004- 2011 Assistant Prof of Chemistry CUNY
2012-current Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY
Dr Shi Jin
Andrei Jitianu
Associate Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
andreijitianulehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-
jitianuphp
Publications
L Predoana A Jitianu S Preda B Malic M
Zaharescu Thermal behavior of Li-Co-citric acid
water based gels as precursors for LiCoO2
powders Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry 2015 119 145-153
L C Klein B McClarren and A Jitianu Silica-
Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite ldquoMelting
Gelsrdquo Materials Science Forum 2014 783-786
1432-1437
M Jitianu DC Gunness DE Aboagye M
Zaharescu A Jitianu Nanosized Ni-Al layered
double hydroxides - Structural characterization
Materials Research Bulletin 2013 48 1864-
1873
L Gambino A Jitianu LC Klein Dielectric
behavior of organically modified siloxane melting
gels Journal Of Non-Crystaline Solids 2012 24
3501-3504
A Jitianu K Lammers GA Arbuckle-Kiel LC
Klein Thermal analysis of organically modified
siloxane melting gels Journal of Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry 2012 107 2039-2045
Research Interests
Keywords Sol-gel Nanocomposites Hybrids Organic- Inorganic Coatings
My studies range from the elucidation of early stages of formation of the hybrid materials by sol-gel
process to the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials with magnetic gas-sensing electric and optical
properties At Lehman my research was mainly focused to developing a new class of materials called
Hybrid Melting Gels for hermetic applications in the microelectronics industry and for optical applications
Beside this studies of nanoparticles or nanocomposites in different systems have been carried out
Jitianursquos research is
focused on materials
chemistry specifically on
sol-gel chemistry with directt
applications in anticorrosive
hermetic coatings and
nanomaterals for electronic
industry
2013- current Associate Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2008-2013 Assistant Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2005-2008 Research Associate Rutgers University
2002-2003 ldquoMarie Curierdquo Postdoctoral fellow University
of Orleans France
1996-2001 PhD student University of Bucharest Romania
Dr Andrei Jitianu
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Wayne W Harding PhD
Associate Professor
Hunter College
Chemistry Dept
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
whardihuntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHarding
Wayne
Publications
Research Interests
Keywords Medicinal chemistry drug design organic synthesis central nervous system CNS
receptor serotonin dopamine
Dr Harding is a
organicmedicinal
chemist with interests in
the design synthesis
and evaluation of
ligands for central
nervous system
receptors
2013- current Associate Professor Hunter College
2006-2013 Assistant Professor Hunter College
2004-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Iowa
1994-1999 PhD
Dr Wayne Harding
Aporphinoid antagonists of 5-HT2A receptors
further evaluation of ring A substituents and
the size of ring C S Ponnala N Kapadia H
A Navarro W W Harding Chem Biol Drug
Des 2014 84 558 - 566
Evaluation of structural effects on 5-HT2A
receptor antagonism by aporphines
identification of a new aprophine with 5-HT2A
antagonist activity S Ponnala J Gonzales
N Kapadia H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 1664 -
1667
New Aporphinoid 5-HT2A and antagonists
via structural manipulations of nantenine S
Chaudhary S Ponnala O LeGendre J
Gonzales H A Navarro W W Harding
Bioorg Med Chem 2011 19 5861-5868
Affinity of aporphines for the human 5-HT2A
receptor insights from homology modeling
and molecular docking studies S Pecic S
Chaudhary P Makkar B J Reddy H A
Navarro W W Harding Biorg Med Chem
2010 18 5562 - 5575
(plusmn)-Nantenine analogs as antagonists at
human 5-HT2A receptors C1 and flexible
congeners S Chaudhary O LeGendre S
Pecic H A Navarro W W Harding Biorg
Med Chem Lett 2009 19 2530 -2532
Qiao-Sheng Hu
Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
qiaoshenghucsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
H-H Zhang C-H Xing G BTsemo Q-SHu
t-Bu3P-Coordinated 2-Phenylaniline-Based
Palladacycle Complex as a Precatalyst for the
Suzuki Cross-Coupling Polymerization of Aryl
Dibromides with Aryldiboronic Acids ACS
MacroLett 2013 2 10-13
H-H Zhang C-H Xing Hu Q-S Controlled
Pd(0)t-Bu3P-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling
Polymerization of AB-Type Monomers with
PhPd(t-Bu3P)I or Pd2(dba)3t-Bu3PArI as the
Initiator J Am Chem Soc 2012 134 13156-
13159
T-P Liu Y-X Liao C-H Xing Q-S Hu
Fluorenone Synthesis by Palladacycle-
Catalyzed Sequential Reactions of 2-
Bromobenzaldehydes with Arylboronic Acids
Org Lett 2011 13 2452-2455
T-P Liu C-H Xing Q-S Hu Tandem
Reaction Synthesis of Fluorenes
Indenofluorenes Based on Pd(OAc)2PCy3-
Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling and C-H Bond
Activation Strategy Angew Chem Int Ed
2010 49 2971-2974
C-G Dong Q-S Hu Preferential Oxidative
Addition in Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Suzuki
Cross-Coupling Reactions of Dihaloarenes with
Arylboronic Acids J Am Chem Soc 2005
127 10006-10007Research Interests
Keywords catalysis palladium cross-coupling reaction polymerization conjugated polymers
The Hu group are interested in the development of new catalysts including transition metal and organic
catalysts for cross-coupling reactions and addition reactions and novel reactionsprocesses from readily
available and cost-effective small organic molecules These new reactionsprocesses and catalysts have
potential applications in chemical synthesis and polymermaterials synthesis
The approach is interdisciplinary ranging from fundamental understanding
of reaction mechanisms reaction methodology development to
polymermaterials synthesis
Qiao-Sheng Hu is
Professor and Chair of
Chemistry Department at
the College of Staten Island
His research is focused on
the development of new
reactionsprocesses and
catalysts for chemical
synthesis including polymer
materials synthesis
2008- current Professor CSI-CUNY
2005-2007 Associate Professor CSI
2000-2005 Assistant Professor CSI
1997-2000 Postdoc University of Virginia
1995-1997 Postdoc North Dakota state Univ
1991-1994 PhD Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Qiao-Sheng Hu
David Jeruzalmi
Professor of Chemistry
Marshak 1219 bull City College of New York bull Graduate
Center of the City University of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
djccnycunyedu
Publications
Lu M Yang J Ren Z Sabui S Espejo A
Bedford M T et al (2009) Crystal structure of
the three tandem FF domains of the
transcription elongation regulator CA150
Journal of Molecular Biology 393(2) 397ndash408
Pakotiprapha D amp Jeruzalmi D (2013)
Small-angle X-ray scattering reveals
architecture and A(2) B(2) stoichiometry of the
UvrA-UvrB DNA damage sensor Proteins
Structure Function and Bioinformatics 81(1)
132ndash139
Pakotiprapha D Liu Y Verdine G L amp
Jeruzalmi D (2009) A structural model for the
damage-sensing complex in bacterial
nucleotide excision repair The Journal of
Biological Chemistry 284(19) 12837ndash12844
Pakotiprapha D Samuels M Shen K Hu J
H amp Jeruzalmi D (2012) Structure and
mechanism of the UvrAndashUvrB DNA damage
sensor Nature Structural amp38 Molecular
Biology 1ndash9
Samuels M Gulati G Shin J-H Opara R
McSweeney E Sekedat M et al (2009) A
biochemically active MCM-like helicase in
Bacillus cereus Nucleic Acids Research
37(13) 4441ndash4452Research Interests
The faithful transmission of gene1c information is an important biological imperative To carry out this function
organisms have evolved processes to replicate their genomes and defend them from attack We study important
mechanisms associated with the processes of DNA replica1on and repair The central challenge in understanding
these processes stems from the large size of the involved multi-protein DNA complexes these entities also populate
many conformational states Together these complications place limits on insights that can be revealed by static
crystallographic structures or solution methods alone both sources of information are essential for defining underlying
mechanisms To this end my group applies X-ray crystallography supplemented with electron microscopy to
understand these long-standing problems in DNA biology We also use biochemical studies to inform these
approaches and follow up on the resulting insights
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2012 Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard
1996-2002 The Rockefeller University
1994 PhD Yale University
Dr David JeruzalmiJeruzalmirsquos group applies
X-ray crystallography
supplemented with electron
microscopy to understand
these long-standing problems
in DNA biology We also use
biochemical studies to inform
these approaches and follow
up on the resulting insights
Shi Jin
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
shijincsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyJIN_SHIhtml
Publications
D D Gunbas C Xue S Patwardhan M C
Fravventura H Zhang W F Jager E J R
Sudholter L D A Siebbeles T J Savenije S
Jin F C Grozema High charge carrier mobility
and efficient charge separation in highly soluble
perylenetetracarboxyl-diimides Chemical
Communications 2014 50 4955
N Jin H Zhang S Jin M D Dadmun B Zhao
Shifting Sol-Gel Phase Diagram of a Doubly
Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer
Poly(methoxytri(ethylene glycol) acrylate-co-
acrylic acid)-b-poly(ethoxydi(ethylene glycol)
acrylate-co-acrylic acid) in Aqueous Solution
Macromolecules 2012 45 4790
C Xue S Jin Exceptionally Strong Electronic
Coupling in Crystalline Perylene Diimides via
Tuning Chemistry of Materials 2011 23 2689
Y J Xu S W Leng C M Xue R K Sun J
Pan J Ford S Jin A room-temperature liquid-
crystalline phase with crystalline π stacks
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007
46 3896
Research Interests
Keywords Soft Matter organic optoelectronic materials
Dr Jin is a
physicalmaterials chemist
who is working on structure
design synthesis
characterization and
optimization of organic
optoelectronic materials for
improved performance in
devices such organic solar
cells light emitting diodes
and field effect transistors
2004- 2011 Assistant Prof of Chemistry CUNY
2012-current Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY
Dr Shi Jin
Andrei Jitianu
Associate Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
andreijitianulehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-
jitianuphp
Publications
L Predoana A Jitianu S Preda B Malic M
Zaharescu Thermal behavior of Li-Co-citric acid
water based gels as precursors for LiCoO2
powders Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry 2015 119 145-153
L C Klein B McClarren and A Jitianu Silica-
Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite ldquoMelting
Gelsrdquo Materials Science Forum 2014 783-786
1432-1437
M Jitianu DC Gunness DE Aboagye M
Zaharescu A Jitianu Nanosized Ni-Al layered
double hydroxides - Structural characterization
Materials Research Bulletin 2013 48 1864-
1873
L Gambino A Jitianu LC Klein Dielectric
behavior of organically modified siloxane melting
gels Journal Of Non-Crystaline Solids 2012 24
3501-3504
A Jitianu K Lammers GA Arbuckle-Kiel LC
Klein Thermal analysis of organically modified
siloxane melting gels Journal of Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry 2012 107 2039-2045
Research Interests
Keywords Sol-gel Nanocomposites Hybrids Organic- Inorganic Coatings
My studies range from the elucidation of early stages of formation of the hybrid materials by sol-gel
process to the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials with magnetic gas-sensing electric and optical
properties At Lehman my research was mainly focused to developing a new class of materials called
Hybrid Melting Gels for hermetic applications in the microelectronics industry and for optical applications
Beside this studies of nanoparticles or nanocomposites in different systems have been carried out
Jitianursquos research is
focused on materials
chemistry specifically on
sol-gel chemistry with directt
applications in anticorrosive
hermetic coatings and
nanomaterals for electronic
industry
2013- current Associate Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2008-2013 Assistant Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2005-2008 Research Associate Rutgers University
2002-2003 ldquoMarie Curierdquo Postdoctoral fellow University
of Orleans France
1996-2001 PhD student University of Bucharest Romania
Dr Andrei Jitianu
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Qiao-Sheng Hu
Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
qiaoshenghucsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
H-H Zhang C-H Xing G BTsemo Q-SHu
t-Bu3P-Coordinated 2-Phenylaniline-Based
Palladacycle Complex as a Precatalyst for the
Suzuki Cross-Coupling Polymerization of Aryl
Dibromides with Aryldiboronic Acids ACS
MacroLett 2013 2 10-13
H-H Zhang C-H Xing Hu Q-S Controlled
Pd(0)t-Bu3P-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling
Polymerization of AB-Type Monomers with
PhPd(t-Bu3P)I or Pd2(dba)3t-Bu3PArI as the
Initiator J Am Chem Soc 2012 134 13156-
13159
T-P Liu Y-X Liao C-H Xing Q-S Hu
Fluorenone Synthesis by Palladacycle-
Catalyzed Sequential Reactions of 2-
Bromobenzaldehydes with Arylboronic Acids
Org Lett 2011 13 2452-2455
T-P Liu C-H Xing Q-S Hu Tandem
Reaction Synthesis of Fluorenes
Indenofluorenes Based on Pd(OAc)2PCy3-
Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling and C-H Bond
Activation Strategy Angew Chem Int Ed
2010 49 2971-2974
C-G Dong Q-S Hu Preferential Oxidative
Addition in Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Suzuki
Cross-Coupling Reactions of Dihaloarenes with
Arylboronic Acids J Am Chem Soc 2005
127 10006-10007Research Interests
Keywords catalysis palladium cross-coupling reaction polymerization conjugated polymers
The Hu group are interested in the development of new catalysts including transition metal and organic
catalysts for cross-coupling reactions and addition reactions and novel reactionsprocesses from readily
available and cost-effective small organic molecules These new reactionsprocesses and catalysts have
potential applications in chemical synthesis and polymermaterials synthesis
The approach is interdisciplinary ranging from fundamental understanding
of reaction mechanisms reaction methodology development to
polymermaterials synthesis
Qiao-Sheng Hu is
Professor and Chair of
Chemistry Department at
the College of Staten Island
His research is focused on
the development of new
reactionsprocesses and
catalysts for chemical
synthesis including polymer
materials synthesis
2008- current Professor CSI-CUNY
2005-2007 Associate Professor CSI
2000-2005 Assistant Professor CSI
1997-2000 Postdoc University of Virginia
1995-1997 Postdoc North Dakota state Univ
1991-1994 PhD Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Qiao-Sheng Hu
David Jeruzalmi
Professor of Chemistry
Marshak 1219 bull City College of New York bull Graduate
Center of the City University of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
djccnycunyedu
Publications
Lu M Yang J Ren Z Sabui S Espejo A
Bedford M T et al (2009) Crystal structure of
the three tandem FF domains of the
transcription elongation regulator CA150
Journal of Molecular Biology 393(2) 397ndash408
Pakotiprapha D amp Jeruzalmi D (2013)
Small-angle X-ray scattering reveals
architecture and A(2) B(2) stoichiometry of the
UvrA-UvrB DNA damage sensor Proteins
Structure Function and Bioinformatics 81(1)
132ndash139
Pakotiprapha D Liu Y Verdine G L amp
Jeruzalmi D (2009) A structural model for the
damage-sensing complex in bacterial
nucleotide excision repair The Journal of
Biological Chemistry 284(19) 12837ndash12844
Pakotiprapha D Samuels M Shen K Hu J
H amp Jeruzalmi D (2012) Structure and
mechanism of the UvrAndashUvrB DNA damage
sensor Nature Structural amp38 Molecular
Biology 1ndash9
Samuels M Gulati G Shin J-H Opara R
McSweeney E Sekedat M et al (2009) A
biochemically active MCM-like helicase in
Bacillus cereus Nucleic Acids Research
37(13) 4441ndash4452Research Interests
The faithful transmission of gene1c information is an important biological imperative To carry out this function
organisms have evolved processes to replicate their genomes and defend them from attack We study important
mechanisms associated with the processes of DNA replica1on and repair The central challenge in understanding
these processes stems from the large size of the involved multi-protein DNA complexes these entities also populate
many conformational states Together these complications place limits on insights that can be revealed by static
crystallographic structures or solution methods alone both sources of information are essential for defining underlying
mechanisms To this end my group applies X-ray crystallography supplemented with electron microscopy to
understand these long-standing problems in DNA biology We also use biochemical studies to inform these
approaches and follow up on the resulting insights
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2012 Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard
1996-2002 The Rockefeller University
1994 PhD Yale University
Dr David JeruzalmiJeruzalmirsquos group applies
X-ray crystallography
supplemented with electron
microscopy to understand
these long-standing problems
in DNA biology We also use
biochemical studies to inform
these approaches and follow
up on the resulting insights
Shi Jin
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
shijincsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyJIN_SHIhtml
Publications
D D Gunbas C Xue S Patwardhan M C
Fravventura H Zhang W F Jager E J R
Sudholter L D A Siebbeles T J Savenije S
Jin F C Grozema High charge carrier mobility
and efficient charge separation in highly soluble
perylenetetracarboxyl-diimides Chemical
Communications 2014 50 4955
N Jin H Zhang S Jin M D Dadmun B Zhao
Shifting Sol-Gel Phase Diagram of a Doubly
Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer
Poly(methoxytri(ethylene glycol) acrylate-co-
acrylic acid)-b-poly(ethoxydi(ethylene glycol)
acrylate-co-acrylic acid) in Aqueous Solution
Macromolecules 2012 45 4790
C Xue S Jin Exceptionally Strong Electronic
Coupling in Crystalline Perylene Diimides via
Tuning Chemistry of Materials 2011 23 2689
Y J Xu S W Leng C M Xue R K Sun J
Pan J Ford S Jin A room-temperature liquid-
crystalline phase with crystalline π stacks
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007
46 3896
Research Interests
Keywords Soft Matter organic optoelectronic materials
Dr Jin is a
physicalmaterials chemist
who is working on structure
design synthesis
characterization and
optimization of organic
optoelectronic materials for
improved performance in
devices such organic solar
cells light emitting diodes
and field effect transistors
2004- 2011 Assistant Prof of Chemistry CUNY
2012-current Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY
Dr Shi Jin
Andrei Jitianu
Associate Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
andreijitianulehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-
jitianuphp
Publications
L Predoana A Jitianu S Preda B Malic M
Zaharescu Thermal behavior of Li-Co-citric acid
water based gels as precursors for LiCoO2
powders Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry 2015 119 145-153
L C Klein B McClarren and A Jitianu Silica-
Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite ldquoMelting
Gelsrdquo Materials Science Forum 2014 783-786
1432-1437
M Jitianu DC Gunness DE Aboagye M
Zaharescu A Jitianu Nanosized Ni-Al layered
double hydroxides - Structural characterization
Materials Research Bulletin 2013 48 1864-
1873
L Gambino A Jitianu LC Klein Dielectric
behavior of organically modified siloxane melting
gels Journal Of Non-Crystaline Solids 2012 24
3501-3504
A Jitianu K Lammers GA Arbuckle-Kiel LC
Klein Thermal analysis of organically modified
siloxane melting gels Journal of Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry 2012 107 2039-2045
Research Interests
Keywords Sol-gel Nanocomposites Hybrids Organic- Inorganic Coatings
My studies range from the elucidation of early stages of formation of the hybrid materials by sol-gel
process to the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials with magnetic gas-sensing electric and optical
properties At Lehman my research was mainly focused to developing a new class of materials called
Hybrid Melting Gels for hermetic applications in the microelectronics industry and for optical applications
Beside this studies of nanoparticles or nanocomposites in different systems have been carried out
Jitianursquos research is
focused on materials
chemistry specifically on
sol-gel chemistry with directt
applications in anticorrosive
hermetic coatings and
nanomaterals for electronic
industry
2013- current Associate Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2008-2013 Assistant Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2005-2008 Research Associate Rutgers University
2002-2003 ldquoMarie Curierdquo Postdoctoral fellow University
of Orleans France
1996-2001 PhD student University of Bucharest Romania
Dr Andrei Jitianu
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
David Jeruzalmi
Professor of Chemistry
Marshak 1219 bull City College of New York bull Graduate
Center of the City University of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
djccnycunyedu
Publications
Lu M Yang J Ren Z Sabui S Espejo A
Bedford M T et al (2009) Crystal structure of
the three tandem FF domains of the
transcription elongation regulator CA150
Journal of Molecular Biology 393(2) 397ndash408
Pakotiprapha D amp Jeruzalmi D (2013)
Small-angle X-ray scattering reveals
architecture and A(2) B(2) stoichiometry of the
UvrA-UvrB DNA damage sensor Proteins
Structure Function and Bioinformatics 81(1)
132ndash139
Pakotiprapha D Liu Y Verdine G L amp
Jeruzalmi D (2009) A structural model for the
damage-sensing complex in bacterial
nucleotide excision repair The Journal of
Biological Chemistry 284(19) 12837ndash12844
Pakotiprapha D Samuels M Shen K Hu J
H amp Jeruzalmi D (2012) Structure and
mechanism of the UvrAndashUvrB DNA damage
sensor Nature Structural amp38 Molecular
Biology 1ndash9
Samuels M Gulati G Shin J-H Opara R
McSweeney E Sekedat M et al (2009) A
biochemically active MCM-like helicase in
Bacillus cereus Nucleic Acids Research
37(13) 4441ndash4452Research Interests
The faithful transmission of gene1c information is an important biological imperative To carry out this function
organisms have evolved processes to replicate their genomes and defend them from attack We study important
mechanisms associated with the processes of DNA replica1on and repair The central challenge in understanding
these processes stems from the large size of the involved multi-protein DNA complexes these entities also populate
many conformational states Together these complications place limits on insights that can be revealed by static
crystallographic structures or solution methods alone both sources of information are essential for defining underlying
mechanisms To this end my group applies X-ray crystallography supplemented with electron microscopy to
understand these long-standing problems in DNA biology We also use biochemical studies to inform these
approaches and follow up on the resulting insights
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2012 Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard
1996-2002 The Rockefeller University
1994 PhD Yale University
Dr David JeruzalmiJeruzalmirsquos group applies
X-ray crystallography
supplemented with electron
microscopy to understand
these long-standing problems
in DNA biology We also use
biochemical studies to inform
these approaches and follow
up on the resulting insights
Shi Jin
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
shijincsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyJIN_SHIhtml
Publications
D D Gunbas C Xue S Patwardhan M C
Fravventura H Zhang W F Jager E J R
Sudholter L D A Siebbeles T J Savenije S
Jin F C Grozema High charge carrier mobility
and efficient charge separation in highly soluble
perylenetetracarboxyl-diimides Chemical
Communications 2014 50 4955
N Jin H Zhang S Jin M D Dadmun B Zhao
Shifting Sol-Gel Phase Diagram of a Doubly
Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer
Poly(methoxytri(ethylene glycol) acrylate-co-
acrylic acid)-b-poly(ethoxydi(ethylene glycol)
acrylate-co-acrylic acid) in Aqueous Solution
Macromolecules 2012 45 4790
C Xue S Jin Exceptionally Strong Electronic
Coupling in Crystalline Perylene Diimides via
Tuning Chemistry of Materials 2011 23 2689
Y J Xu S W Leng C M Xue R K Sun J
Pan J Ford S Jin A room-temperature liquid-
crystalline phase with crystalline π stacks
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007
46 3896
Research Interests
Keywords Soft Matter organic optoelectronic materials
Dr Jin is a
physicalmaterials chemist
who is working on structure
design synthesis
characterization and
optimization of organic
optoelectronic materials for
improved performance in
devices such organic solar
cells light emitting diodes
and field effect transistors
2004- 2011 Assistant Prof of Chemistry CUNY
2012-current Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY
Dr Shi Jin
Andrei Jitianu
Associate Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
andreijitianulehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-
jitianuphp
Publications
L Predoana A Jitianu S Preda B Malic M
Zaharescu Thermal behavior of Li-Co-citric acid
water based gels as precursors for LiCoO2
powders Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry 2015 119 145-153
L C Klein B McClarren and A Jitianu Silica-
Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite ldquoMelting
Gelsrdquo Materials Science Forum 2014 783-786
1432-1437
M Jitianu DC Gunness DE Aboagye M
Zaharescu A Jitianu Nanosized Ni-Al layered
double hydroxides - Structural characterization
Materials Research Bulletin 2013 48 1864-
1873
L Gambino A Jitianu LC Klein Dielectric
behavior of organically modified siloxane melting
gels Journal Of Non-Crystaline Solids 2012 24
3501-3504
A Jitianu K Lammers GA Arbuckle-Kiel LC
Klein Thermal analysis of organically modified
siloxane melting gels Journal of Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry 2012 107 2039-2045
Research Interests
Keywords Sol-gel Nanocomposites Hybrids Organic- Inorganic Coatings
My studies range from the elucidation of early stages of formation of the hybrid materials by sol-gel
process to the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials with magnetic gas-sensing electric and optical
properties At Lehman my research was mainly focused to developing a new class of materials called
Hybrid Melting Gels for hermetic applications in the microelectronics industry and for optical applications
Beside this studies of nanoparticles or nanocomposites in different systems have been carried out
Jitianursquos research is
focused on materials
chemistry specifically on
sol-gel chemistry with directt
applications in anticorrosive
hermetic coatings and
nanomaterals for electronic
industry
2013- current Associate Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2008-2013 Assistant Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2005-2008 Research Associate Rutgers University
2002-2003 ldquoMarie Curierdquo Postdoctoral fellow University
of Orleans France
1996-2001 PhD student University of Bucharest Romania
Dr Andrei Jitianu
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Shi Jin
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
shijincsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyJIN_SHIhtml
Publications
D D Gunbas C Xue S Patwardhan M C
Fravventura H Zhang W F Jager E J R
Sudholter L D A Siebbeles T J Savenije S
Jin F C Grozema High charge carrier mobility
and efficient charge separation in highly soluble
perylenetetracarboxyl-diimides Chemical
Communications 2014 50 4955
N Jin H Zhang S Jin M D Dadmun B Zhao
Shifting Sol-Gel Phase Diagram of a Doubly
Thermosensitive Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer
Poly(methoxytri(ethylene glycol) acrylate-co-
acrylic acid)-b-poly(ethoxydi(ethylene glycol)
acrylate-co-acrylic acid) in Aqueous Solution
Macromolecules 2012 45 4790
C Xue S Jin Exceptionally Strong Electronic
Coupling in Crystalline Perylene Diimides via
Tuning Chemistry of Materials 2011 23 2689
Y J Xu S W Leng C M Xue R K Sun J
Pan J Ford S Jin A room-temperature liquid-
crystalline phase with crystalline π stacks
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007
46 3896
Research Interests
Keywords Soft Matter organic optoelectronic materials
Dr Jin is a
physicalmaterials chemist
who is working on structure
design synthesis
characterization and
optimization of organic
optoelectronic materials for
improved performance in
devices such organic solar
cells light emitting diodes
and field effect transistors
2004- 2011 Assistant Prof of Chemistry CUNY
2012-current Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY
Dr Shi Jin
Andrei Jitianu
Associate Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
andreijitianulehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-
jitianuphp
Publications
L Predoana A Jitianu S Preda B Malic M
Zaharescu Thermal behavior of Li-Co-citric acid
water based gels as precursors for LiCoO2
powders Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry 2015 119 145-153
L C Klein B McClarren and A Jitianu Silica-
Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite ldquoMelting
Gelsrdquo Materials Science Forum 2014 783-786
1432-1437
M Jitianu DC Gunness DE Aboagye M
Zaharescu A Jitianu Nanosized Ni-Al layered
double hydroxides - Structural characterization
Materials Research Bulletin 2013 48 1864-
1873
L Gambino A Jitianu LC Klein Dielectric
behavior of organically modified siloxane melting
gels Journal Of Non-Crystaline Solids 2012 24
3501-3504
A Jitianu K Lammers GA Arbuckle-Kiel LC
Klein Thermal analysis of organically modified
siloxane melting gels Journal of Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry 2012 107 2039-2045
Research Interests
Keywords Sol-gel Nanocomposites Hybrids Organic- Inorganic Coatings
My studies range from the elucidation of early stages of formation of the hybrid materials by sol-gel
process to the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials with magnetic gas-sensing electric and optical
properties At Lehman my research was mainly focused to developing a new class of materials called
Hybrid Melting Gels for hermetic applications in the microelectronics industry and for optical applications
Beside this studies of nanoparticles or nanocomposites in different systems have been carried out
Jitianursquos research is
focused on materials
chemistry specifically on
sol-gel chemistry with directt
applications in anticorrosive
hermetic coatings and
nanomaterals for electronic
industry
2013- current Associate Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2008-2013 Assistant Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2005-2008 Research Associate Rutgers University
2002-2003 ldquoMarie Curierdquo Postdoctoral fellow University
of Orleans France
1996-2001 PhD student University of Bucharest Romania
Dr Andrei Jitianu
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Andrei Jitianu
Associate Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
andreijitianulehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-
jitianuphp
Publications
L Predoana A Jitianu S Preda B Malic M
Zaharescu Thermal behavior of Li-Co-citric acid
water based gels as precursors for LiCoO2
powders Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry 2015 119 145-153
L C Klein B McClarren and A Jitianu Silica-
Containing Hybrid Nanocomposite ldquoMelting
Gelsrdquo Materials Science Forum 2014 783-786
1432-1437
M Jitianu DC Gunness DE Aboagye M
Zaharescu A Jitianu Nanosized Ni-Al layered
double hydroxides - Structural characterization
Materials Research Bulletin 2013 48 1864-
1873
L Gambino A Jitianu LC Klein Dielectric
behavior of organically modified siloxane melting
gels Journal Of Non-Crystaline Solids 2012 24
3501-3504
A Jitianu K Lammers GA Arbuckle-Kiel LC
Klein Thermal analysis of organically modified
siloxane melting gels Journal of Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry 2012 107 2039-2045
Research Interests
Keywords Sol-gel Nanocomposites Hybrids Organic- Inorganic Coatings
My studies range from the elucidation of early stages of formation of the hybrid materials by sol-gel
process to the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials with magnetic gas-sensing electric and optical
properties At Lehman my research was mainly focused to developing a new class of materials called
Hybrid Melting Gels for hermetic applications in the microelectronics industry and for optical applications
Beside this studies of nanoparticles or nanocomposites in different systems have been carried out
Jitianursquos research is
focused on materials
chemistry specifically on
sol-gel chemistry with directt
applications in anticorrosive
hermetic coatings and
nanomaterals for electronic
industry
2013- current Associate Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2008-2013 Assistant Professor Lehman College-CUNY
2005-2008 Research Associate Rutgers University
2002-2003 ldquoMarie Curierdquo Postdoctoral fellow University
of Orleans France
1996-2001 PhD student University of Bucharest Romania
Dr Andrei Jitianu
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
George John
Professor of Chemistry
The City College of New York
Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) -14302
85 St Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031
johnsciccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~john
Publications
Faure L Nagarajan S Hwang H Montgomery C
L Khan B R John G Koulen P Blancaflor E B
Chapman K D Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-
Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide
Hydrolase Activity J Biol Chem 2014 289 (13)
9340-51
Vijai Shankar B Jadhav S R Vemula P K John
G Recent Advances in Cardanol Chemistry in a
Nutshell From a Nut to Nanomaterials Chem Soc
Rev 2013 42 427-438 Cover Page feature
Reddy A LM Nagarajan S Chumyim P Gowda
S R Dubey M Jadhav S R John G Ajayan P
M Lithium storage mechanisms in purpurin based
organic lithium ion battery electrodes Scientific
Reports (Nature) 2012 2 960-964
Shankar B V Jadhav S R Pradhan P De Carlo
S John G Adhesive vesicles through adaptive
response of a biobased surfactant Angew Chem Int
Ed 2010 49 9509 ndash9512 Cover Page feature
Jadhav S R Vemula P K Kumar R Raghavan
S John G Sugar-derived phase-selective molecular
gelators as model solidifiers for oil spills Angew
Chem Int Ed 2010 49 7695-7698 Cover Page
Research Interests
Keywords biobased materials green chemistry soft materials biorefinery biomimetics phase selective
gels oil structuring agents (foodcosmetics) antibacterial coatings battery componentsenergy storage
green surfactants
Johnrsquos research is rooted in the idea that innovation can be inspired by nature to develop economical and sustainable
technologies for a greener future The group has harnessed crop-based precursors such as sugars fatty acids and
plant lipids to design a unique set of multifunctional soft-materials including polymers gels and green surfactants His
group has successfully developed environmentally benign antibacterial paints polymer-coatings molecular gel
technologies oil spill recovery materials battery components and oil thickening agents As soft materials research is
highly interdisciplinary and collaborative Johnrsquos lab encourages the blending of such diverse elements including
organic synthesis green chemistry material chemistry interfacial phenomena colloid science and biomimetics
George John is a Professor
of Chemistrythe Center for
Discovery and Innovation
the City College of New York
-CUNY His research is
focused on molecular design
of synthetic lipids membrane
mimics soft nanomaterials
green energy technologies
and organic materials
chemistry
Dr George John
2012- current Professor of Chemistry CCNY
2004-2012 Associate Prof of Chemistry CCNY
2002-2004 Research Faculty RPI NY
1996-2002 JSPS FellowScientist Japan
1994-1995 Postdoc University of Twente NL
1993 PhD Kerala University India
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Mark N Kobrak
Professor
Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College -- CUNY
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY 11210
mkobrakbrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedumkobrak
Publications
C H C Janssen A Sanchez and M N Kobrak
Selective Extracction of Metal Ions from
Aqueous Phase to Ionic Liquids A Novel
Thermodynamic Approach to Separations
ChemPhysChem 2014 15 3536
C H C Janssen A Sanchez G-J Witkamp
and M N Kobrak A Novel Mechanism for the
Extraction of Metals from Water to Ionic Liquids
ChemPhysChem 2013 14 3806
M N Kobrak A Proposed Voltage Dependence
of the Ionic Strength of a Confined Electrolyte
Based on a Grand Canonical Ensemble Model
J Phys Cond Matt 2013 25 095006
H Li and MN Kobrak Instantaneous Normal
Mode Analysis of a Series of Model Molten Salts
ChemPhysChem 2012 13 1934
M N Kobrak and H Li Electrostatic Interactions
in Ionic Liquids The Dangers of Dipole and
Dielectric Descriptions Phys Chem Chem
Phys 2010 12 1922
Research Interests
Keywords Ionic Liquids interfaces molecular dynamics thermodynamics
The grouprsquos interest in ionic liquids center on using both analytical and simulation techniques to understand this
novel class of materials The group has uncovered structure-property relationships relevant to both viscosity and
solvent polarity in ionic liquids aiding in the development of ionic liquids with optimal properties for applications of
interest Recent projects consider the use of ionic liquids for the extraction of metals from the aqueous phase
Additional interests center on using thermodynamics to understand solid-liquid
interfaces The results demonstrate linkages between macroscopically-observable
properties such as surface tension and the microscopic structure of the interface
Mark Kobrak is a
theoretical physical chemist
with expertise in classical
and quantum dynamics
simulations Current work
centers on theoretical
description of ionic liquids
and studies of solid-liquid
interfaces
2013- current Professor Brooklyn College
2006- 2013 Associate Professor Brooklyn College
2001- 2006 Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow Notre Dame
University and The Pennsylvania State
University
1998-1999 Post-doctoral fellow University of
Houston
1992-1997 PhD University of Chicago
Dr Mark N Kobrak
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Sanjai Kumar
Associate Professor
Queens College and PhD Program in Chemistry The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queen NY 11367
SanjaiKumarqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~skumar
Publications
Hsin-Pin Ho et al ldquoStudies on Quantitative
Phosphopeptide Analysis by MALDI Mass
Spectrometry Without Label Chromatography or
Calibration Curvesrdquo Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry 2014 28(24)2681-9
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of a highly
potent selective and cell-active Inhibitor of
cysteine cathepsin L-A hybrid design approach
Chemical Communications (Camb) 2014
50(74)10875-8
Ivone Gomes et al GPR171 is a Hypothalamic
G Protein-Coupled Receptor for BigLEN a
Neuropeptide involved in Feedingrdquo Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
USA 2013 110(40) 16211ndash16216
Tirtha K Da et al ldquoCentrosomal Kinase Nek2
Cooperates With Oncogenic Pathways To
Promote Metastasisrdquo Oncogenesis 2013 2 e69
doi101038oncsis201334
Dibyendu Dana et al Development of Cell-Active
Non-peptidyl Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsinsrdquo
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2013 21
2975-87
Research Interests
Keywords Protein kinases Nek2 kinase Cathepsin L
Cathepsin B PTP1B Chemical Biology Small molecule Probes and sensors
The research in Kumarrsquos laboratory spans at the interface of chemistry and biology and is broadly focused on
discovery of unknown enzyme function using chemical biology approaches The current project includes the
development of small molecule probes for protein kinases and protein tyrosine phosphatases a critically
important group of cellular signaling enzymes The probes are then utilized to understand the enzyme function
in both normal physiology and human diseases Another important area of current interest is to develop
appropriate chemical biology tools that can be utilized to probe the function of
cysteine cathepsin enzymes in diverse cellular processes
For more information please visit the website
Dr Kumarrsquos lab studieschemical biology approaches
to understand enzyme
function involved in human
diseases Development of
small molecule probes and
sensors of protein kinases
protein tyrosine
phosphatases and cysteine
proteases
2007- current Associate Prof of Chemistry Queens
College
2002-2007 PostDoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr Sanjai Kumar
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Thomas Kurtzman
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
thomaskurtzmanlehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmanedufacultytkurtzman
Publications
Wickstrom L et al Parameterization of an
effective potential for protein-ligand binding from
host-guest affinity data J Mol Recognit
(Submitted March 2015 Journal of Molecular
Recognition)
Nguyen C N Cruz A Gilson M K amp
Kurtzman T Thermodynamics of Water in an
Enzyme Active Site Grid-Based Hydration
Analysis of Coagulation Factor Xa J Chem
Theory Comput (2014) doi101021ct401110x
Armaiz-Pena G N et al Src activation by β-
adrenoreceptors is a key switch for tumour
metastasis Nat Commun 4 1403 (2013)
Nguyen C N Kurtzman Young T amp Gilson M
K Grid inhomogeneous solvation theory
Hydration structure and thermodynamics of the
miniature receptor cucurbit[7]uril J Chem Phys
137 044101ndash044101ndash17 (2012)
Young T Abel R Kim B Berne B J amp
Friesner R A Motifs for molecular recognition
exploiting hydrophobic enclosure in proteinndashligand
binding Proc Natl Acad Sci 104 808 ndash813
(2007)
Formerly published as T Young
Research Interests
Keywords Solvation Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Computer Aided Drug Design
Research in the Kurtzman lab focuses on the development of computational tools that can aid in the
discovery and rational design of new drugs His approach applies statistical mechanical theory and
computer simulations to better understand the physical principles that govern the molecular recognition
between proteins and small molecule ligands (drugs) A particular emphasis is placed on the role that
water plays in the molecular recognition process A principal goal of this research is to help design and
discover drugs that bind with high affinity and selectivity to given protein targets
The Kurtzman group focuses
on the development of
methodologies to characterize
the structure and
thermodynamics of water on the
surface of proteins and
exploitation of these properties
for the discovery and design of
new drugs
2010- Present Assistant Prof Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Prof San Joseacute State Univ
2007-2008 Visiting Professor Yeshiva University
2004-2007 Postdoc Fellow Columbia University
2002 Doctorate Stanford University
Dr Tom Kurtzman
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Michal Kruk
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center
Department of Chemistry Building 6S-241
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
MichalKrukcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistrykruk
_michalhtml
Publications
Huang L Kruk M ldquoVersatile
SurfactantSwelling-Agent Template for
Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered
Mesoporous Silicas and Related Hollow
Nanoparticlesrdquo Chem Mater 2015 27
679
Kruk M ldquoAccess to Ultra-large-pore
Ordered Mesoporous Materials Through
Selection of SurfactantSwelling-Agent
Micellar Templatesrdquo Acc Chem Res
2012 45 1678
Mandal M Kruk M ldquoFamily of Single-
micelle-templated Organosilica Hollow
Nanospheres and Nanotubes Synthesized
through Adjustment of
OrganosilicaSurfactant Ratiordquo Chem
Mater 2012 24 123
Cao L Kruk M ldquoGrafting of Polymer
Brushes from Nanopore Surface via Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization with
Activators Regenerated by Electron
Transferrdquo Polym Chem 2010 1 97
Research Interests
Keywords ordered mesoporous materials hollow nanoparticles controlled surface-initiated
radical polymerization
bull Design of ordered nanoporous materials
bull Application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials including porous
inorganicpolymer nanocomposites
bull Development of methods for accurate characterization of nanoporous materials
bull Synthesis of nanoporous materials with closed pores
bull Synthesis of single-micelle-templated hollow nanoparticles
Michal Kruk is a professor in
chemistry His research
interest is in design of well-
defined nanoporous and
nanostructured materials
using surfactant micelle
templating nanocasting and
controlled surface-initiated
polymerization
2013- current Professor
2011-2013 Associate Professor
2005-2010 Assistant Professor
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor
1998-2003 Postdoctoral fellow
1994-1998 PhD Student in Chemistry
Dr Michal Kruk
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Mahesh Lakshman
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY 10031
mlakshmanccnycunyedu
wwwsciccnycunyedu~mkl
Publications
P F Thomson D Parrish M K Lakshman A
modular metal-catalyzed cycloaromatization
approach to angularly-fused polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons and their dervatives
manuscript ready for submission
V Gurram H K Akula R Garlapati N
Pottabathini M K Lakshman Mild and
general access to diverse 1H-benzotriazoles
via diboron mediated NndashOH deoxygenation
and Pd-catalyzed CndashC and CndashN bond
formation Adv Synth Catal 2015 357 451ndash
462
R R Chamala D Parrish P Pradhan M K
Lakshman Purinyl N1-directed aromatic CndashH
oxidation in 6-arylpurines and 6-arylpurine
nucleosides J Org Chem 2013 78 7423ndash
7435
M K Lakshman A Kumar R Balachandran
B W Day G Andrei R Snoeck J Balzarini
Synthesis and biological properties of C-2
triazolylinosine derivatives J Org Chem
2012 77 5870ndash5883 (Editor-selected
featured article)
M K Lakshman A C Deb R R Chamala
P Pradhan R Pratap Direct arylation of 6-
phenylpurine and 6-arylpurine nucleosides by
ruthenium-catalyzed CndashH bond activation
Angew Chem Int Ed 2011 50 11400ndash
11404Research Interests
Keywords Metal catalysis Nucleoside Modification Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The program has many facets but can be broadly divided into the following areas
A Nucleoside modifications by new metal-catalyzed as well as novel uncatalyzed routes B Unusual applications
of peptide coupling agents C Structural and biological effects of DNA modification by environmental pollutants C
Novel reactions involving arynes D New chemical methodology development
Every aspect entails a detailed understanding of chemical process via mechanism
studies involving techniques such as molecular spectroscopy multinuclear NMR
and isotopic labeling
Dr Lakshman is an
organicbioorganic chemist
working in areas of (a) nucleoside
modification by metal catalysis
and uncatalyzed methods (b)
chemical carcinogenesis (c)
unusual applications of peptide
coupling agents (d) aryne
chemistry and (e) methodology
20008- current Professor
2004-2008 Associate Professor
2000-2004 Assistant Professor
1998-2000 Assistant Professor (U North Dakota)
1994-1997 Senior Scientist (Private Sector)
1990-1994 Fogarty Fellow NIH (HIDDK)
1985-1989 PhD
Dr Mahesh Lakshman
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Themis Lazaridis
Professor
City College of New York
Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
160 Convent Ave
New York NY
tlazaridisccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~themis
Publications
Brice A Lazaridis T Structure and Dynamics of
a Fusion Peptide Helical Hairpin on the
Membrane Surface Comparison of Molecular
Simulations and NMR J Phys Chem B
1184461-70 (2014)
Lazaridis T Versace R The treatment of
solvent in multiscale biophysical modeling Isr
J Chem 541074-83 (2014)
Lazaridis T Leveritt JM PeBenito L Implicit
membrane treatment of buried charged groups
Application to peptide translocation across lipid
bilayers BBA Biomembranes 18382149-59
(2014)
Prieto L He Y Lazaridis T Protein arcs may
form stable pores in membranes Biophys J
106154-161 (2014)
Rahaman A Lazaridis T A thermodynamic
approach to alamethicin pore formation BBA
Biomembranes 183898 (2014)
Research Interests
My research is in the area of Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry which aims to understand how
biological systems work in terms of the fundamental laws of Physics and Chemistry Biomolecules such as proteins
and nucleic acids have well defined conformations which often change in the course of their function Our goal is to
understand the forces that operate within and between biomolecules and develop quantitative mathematical models
for their energy as a function of conformation Such models are useful in many ways such as predicting the three-
dimensional structure from sequence characterizing conformational changes involved in biological function or
predicting the binding affinity between two biomolecules
The Lazaridis lab works in
the area of theoretical and
computational Biophysics In
the past few years we have
worked on the interaction of
proteins with biological
membranes We are
especially interested in the
process of pore formation by
antimicrobial peptides and
other toxins
1998- City College
1992-1998 Postdoc Harvard University
1987-1992 PhD University of Delaware
Dr Themis Lazaridis
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Jianbo Liu
Associate Professor
Queens College and the Graduate Center of CUNY
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Queens NY 11367
Jianboliuqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~jliuLiu_pageLiu_mainhtm
Publications
Fangwei Liu Wenchao Lu Yigang Fang and J Liu
Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine Non-
reactivity in the gas phase peroxides in hydrated
clusters and pH dependence in solution Phys Chem
Chem Phys 2014 16 22179-22191
J Liu Steven D Chambreau and Ghanshyam L
Vaghjiani Dynamics simulations and statistical
modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-23-
dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide J Phys Chem A
2014 118 11133-11144
Wenchao Lu Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre and J Liu
Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine
with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg) The influence of
amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated
mechanism at low energies J Phys Chem B 2014
118 3844-3852
Rui Sun Matthew R Siebert Lai Xu Steven D
Chambreau Ghanshyan L Vaghjiani Hans Lischka
Jianbo Liu and William L Hase Direct dynamics
simulation of the activation and dissociation of 15-
dinitrobiuret (HDNB) J Phys Chem A 2014 118
2228-2236
Fangwei Liu Rifat Emre Wenchao Lu and J Liu
Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated
protonateddeprotonated cysteine How many water
ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase
photooxidation chemistry Phys Chem Chem Phys2013 15 20496-20509Research Interests
Keywords mass spectrometry singlet oxygen reaction dynamicskinetics spectroscopy
Our research focuses on using various instrumental analysis approaches
(eg mass spectrometry laser spectroscopy and ion-molecule reactions) to
probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from
isolated biomolecules through micelles and aerosols to biomolecule
solution The experiments are complemented by extensive computational
efforts including statistical modeling and dynamics simulations
We are also active in discovering and developing new instrumentation
methods and nanotechnologies
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Nanomaterials
2013- current Associate Professor Queens College
2016-2013 Assistant Professor Queens College
1999-2000 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1997 PhD (Physical Chemistry)
Dr Jianbo Liu
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Sharon Loverde
Assistant Professor Chemistry College of Staten Island
Graduate Center Departments of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics
CUNY College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd 6S-238
Staten Island NY 10314
sharonloverdecsicunyedu
httpssitesgooglecomsiteloverdelaboratory
Publications
Zhengyu Ma D N Lebard S M Loverde K
A Sharp M L Klein D E Discher T H Finkel
Plos One 11 e112292 (2014)
Myungshim Kang and Sharon M Loverde
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118 11965-
11972 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Journal of Physical
Chemistry Letters 5 1669-1675 (2014)
Sharon M Loverde Molecular Simulation 40
794-801 (2014)
Wataru Shinoda D E Discher M L Klein S
M Loverde Soft Matter 9 11549-11556 (2013)
Research Interests
Keywords Molecular dynamics molecular self-assembly polymer membranes cellular
membranes multi-scale models polymersbiopolymers
The Loverde laboratory
utilizes all-atomistic (AA)
and coarse-grained
molecular dynamics (CG-
MD) simulations in
combination with advanced
sampling techniques to
investigate soft and
biological materials
2012- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry
Biochemistry and Physics College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Sharon Loverde
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Research Interests
Keywords superhydrophobicity wetting polymer pen printing photocatalysis thermal resistance
interfaces
Using natural surfaces as inspiration the Lyons group fabricates nanoscale materials with unique wetting
catalytic thermal andor optical properties We are especially interested in developing a fundamental
understanding of reactions and properties at the solid-liquid-gas interface We work closely with industry with
the goal of transitioning our inventions into industrially relevant innovations active projects include self-
cleaning heat reflective cool-roofing materials biological concentrators and anti-reflective self-cleaning
coatings to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels
Dr Alan LyonsAlan Lyons is Professor of
Chemistry at the College of
Staten Island and Graduate
Center of CUNY His research
is focused on the effect of
topography and chemistry on
the wetting thermal optical
and catalytic properties of
surfaces
Dr Alan M Lyons
Professor
College of Staten Island and Graduate Center CUNY
Room 62-225
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
alanlyonscsicunyedu
httpcsivccsicunyeduAlanLyonsfiles
2008- current Professor of Chemistry College of Staten
Island amp Graduate Center CUNY
1980-2008 Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Manager amp Group Leader Bell
Laboratories Murray Hill NJ
1981- 1987 PhD MS Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Publications
Y Zhao Y Liu QF Xu M Barahman AM
Lyons A Catalytic Self-Cleaning Surface with
Stable Superhydrophobic Properties Printed
PDMS Arrays Embedded with TiO2 Nanoparticles
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015 7 (4) pp
2632ndash2640
Z Mao M Ganesh M Bucaro I Smolianski
RA Gross AM Lyons A High Throughput High
Resolution Enzymatic Lithography Process Effect
of Crystallite Size Moisture and Enzyme
Concentration Biomacromolecules 2014 15
(12) 4627-4636
D Aebisher D Bartusik Y Liu Y Zhao M
Barahman QF Xu AM Lyons A Greer
Superhydrophobic Photosensitizers Mechanistic
Studies of 1O2 Generation in the Plastron and
SolidLiquid Droplet Interface J Am Chem Soc
2013 135 18990ndash1899
R Kempers AM Lyons AJ Robinson Modeling
amp Characterization of Metal Micro-Textured
Thermal Interface Materials ASME J Heat
Transfer 2013 136 01130
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Assistant Professor
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx10468 NY
prabodhikamallikaratchylehmancunyedu
httpwwwlehmaneduacademicschemistryprof_m
allikaratchyphp
Publications
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Zumrut Hasan Ara
Naznin ldquoDiscovery of Biomarkers Using Aptamers
Evolved in Cell-SELEX Methodrdquo Aptamers
selected by cell-SELEX for Theranosticsrdquo
Principles Eds W Tan and X Fan SpringerLink
2015 p265
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy Jeffery Gardner Lars
Ulrik R Nordstroslashm Nicholas J Veomett Michael
R McDevitt Mark L Heaney and David A
ScheinbergNucleic Acid Therapeutics 2013
23(4) 289-299 doi101089nat20130425
Prabodhika R Mallikaratchy Alessandro
Ruggiero Jeffrey R Gardner Vitaly Kuryavyi
William F Maguire Mark L Heaney Michael R
McDevitt Dinshaw J Patel and David A
Scheinberg ldquoA multivalent DNA aptamer specific
for the B cell receptor on human lymphoma and
leukemiardquo Nucleic Acids Res 2011 39(6) 2458
Tang Z Zhu Z Mallikaratchy P Yang R Sefah
K Tan W ldquoAptamer-target
binding triggered molecular mediation of singlet
oxygen generationrdquo Chem Asian
J 2010 5 (4) 783
Research Interests
Keywords DNA aptamers Cell-SELEX technology DNA nanotechnology
Long-term goal of this laboratory is to develop oligonucleotide aptamer based synthetic antibodies for
biological and biomedical applications Therefore this research program is aimed at generating new
aptamers against biologically important cellular targets and molecular engineering of multifunctional
aptamer structures suitable for drug delivery
The Mallikaratchy group
focuses on developing DNA
aptamers as therapeutics Cell-
SELEX technology and DNA
nanotechnology
2010- Present Assistant Professor Lehman College-
CUNY
2008-2010 Assistant Professor San Jose State Univ
2003-2007 PhD University of Florida Gainesville
Dr Prabodhika Mallikaratchy
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
lmassahuntercunyeduhttpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyLouLou
Publications
Dielectric Response of High Explosives at THz
Frequencies Calculated by Density Functional
Theory Lulu Huang Andrew Shabaev Sam
Lambrakos Noam Bernstein Vern Jacobs Dan
Finkenstadt Lou Massa Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance (2012) 21(7)
1120-1132
The Kernel Energy Method Application to
Graphene and Extended Aromatics Lulu Huang
Hugo Bohorquez Cherif F Matta and Lou
Massa IJQC Vol 111 15 4150-4157 (2011)
The Kernel Energy Method Construction of 3 amp
4 tuple Kernels from a List of Double Kernel
Interactions Lulu Huang Lou Massa Journal of
Molecular Structure THEOCHEM Vol 962
issue 1-3 72-79 (2010)
Calculation of Strong and Weak Interactions in
TDA1 and RangDP52 by Kernel Energy Method
Huang L Massa L Karle I Karle J
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences Vol 106 No 10 3664-3669 (2009)
The Kernel Energy Method of Quantum
Mechanical Approximation carried to Fourth
Order Terms Huang L Massa L and Karle J
PNAS Vol 105 No 6 1849-1854 (2008)
Research Interests
Keywords differential equations density matrices density functional theory Xray
crystallography kernel energy method information theory
Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the electronic structure of atoms molecules and solids
Postdoc Brookhaven National Laboratory
PhD Theoretical Molecular Physics Georgetown
University
Dr Louis Massa
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Hiroshi Matsui
Professor
Hunter College Weill Medical College of Cornell U
413 E 69th Street
Belfer Research Building
New York NY 10021
hmatsuihuntercunyeduwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyHiroshiHiroshil
Publications
ldquoRational strategy for shaped nanomaterial
synthesis in reverse micelle reactorsrdquo Z Wei H
Matsui Nature Commun 5 3870 (2014)
ldquoImpedimetric Detection of Mutant p53
Biomarker-Driven Metastatic Breast Cancers
under Hyposmotic Pressurerdquo M Shi N
Shtraizent A Polotskaia J Bargonetti H
Matsui PloSOne 9(6) e99351 DOI
101371journalpone0099351 (2014)
ldquoBiocatalytic Self-Assembly Enables Discovery of
Catalytic Peptides by Phage Displayrdquo Y Maeda
N Javid K Duncan L Birchall K Gibson D
Cannon Y Kanetsuki C Knapp T Tuttle RV
Ulijn H Matsui J Am Chem Soc 136 15893-
15896 (2014)
ldquoPeptide Assembly-Driven Metal-Organic
Framework (MOF) Motors for Micro Electric
Generatorsrdquo Y Ikezoe J Fang TL Wasik T
Uemura Y Zheng S Kitagawa H Matsui Adv
Mater 27 288-291 (2014)
ldquoLabel-free cancer cell detection with
impedimetric transducersrdquo R de la Rica S
Thompson A Baldi C Fernaacutendez-Saacutenchez
CM Drain and H Matsui Anal Chem 81
10167 (2009) (featured as research news in the
National Cancer Institute in 2009
httpphysicscancergovnews2009decpo_ne
ws_easp)Research Interests
Keywords Cancer Nanotechnology Cancer Diagnosticstherapeutics Lab-On-a-Chip Medical
Nanoparticles
1 Study of the effect on cellular structure by cancer metastasis
2 Analysis of nanoscale vesicles released from cancer cells for diagnostics and therapeutics
3 Electric silicon chip microfabrication for the detection of cancer and related cells
4 Synthesis of nanoparticles in complex shapes for medical applications such as MRI contrast agents
and drug delivery
Matsui is a Professor at
Hunter College and Weill
Medical College of Cornell
University My research
areas are Cancer
diagnostics therapeutics
Bionanotechnology Lab-
On-a-Chip and
Nanoparticle Synthesis for
Medical Applications
2001- current Current position
1996-1999 Columbia University Postdoc
1992-1996 Purdue University PhD
1991-1992 Stanford University MS
Dr Hiroshi Matsui
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Assistant Professor Nanomedicine
Department of Chemistry
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn New York NY
ACzajkowskabrooklyncunyedu
wwwcunyeduwebacademicsfaculty
Publications
Mieszawska AJ Kim Y Gianella A van Rooy I
Priem B Labarre MP Ozcan C Cormode DP
Petrov A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis of polymer-lipid
nanoparticles for image-guided delivery of dual
modality therapyrdquo Biocojug Chem 2013 PMID
23957728
Gianella A Mieszawska AJ Hoeben FJ
Janssen HM Jarzyna PA Cormode DP Costa
KD Rao S Farokhzad OC Langer R Fayad ZA
Mulder WJ ldquoSynthesis and in vitro evaluation of
a multifunctional and surface-switchable
nanoemulsion platformrdquo Chem Commun 2013
PMID 23877789
Mieszawska AJ Mulder WJ Fayad ZA
Cormode DP ldquoMultifunctional gold nanoparticles
for diagnosis and therapy of diseaserdquo Mol
Pharm 2013 PMID 23360440
Mieszawska AJ Gianella A Cormode DP Zhao
Y Meijerink A Langer R Farokhzad OC Fayad
ZA Mulder WJ ldquoEngineering of lipid-coated
PLGA nanoparticles with a tunable payload of
diagnostically active nanocrystals for medical
imagingrdquo Chem Commun 2012 PMID
22555311
Research Interests
Keywords second generation nanoparticles theranostics biodegradable polymers nanocrystals
The Mieszawska group research focuses on nanotechnology and nanomedicine with specific interest in
designing and testing the nanoparticle systems for concurrent imaging and therapy of disease These
theranostic nanoparticles are based on slow releasing biodegradable and biocompatible polymers such
as PLGA or PLA that encapsulate contrast agents and small drug molecules The primary goal is to target
and deliver efficacious therapy directly to cancer cells This interdisciplinary research involves active
collaboration with clinicians from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aneta Mieszawska is an
Assistant Professor in the
Department of Chemistry at
Brooklyn College Her
research is focused on
nanomedicine and
application of nanoparticle
based systems for cancer
detection and treatment
2013- current Assistant Professor Brooklyn College
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Tufts University
2002-2007 PhD University of Louisville
Dr Aneta Mieszawska
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Michael V Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry
CUNY-Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd
Flushing NY 11367
mmirkinqccunyedu
httpchemqccunyedu~mirkinlabmvmhtml
Publications
Nanoelectrochemistry ed MV Mirkin and S
Amemiya CRC Press Boca Raton FL 2015
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy ed AJ
Bard and MV Mirkin CRC Press Boca Raton
FL 2nd edition 2012
T Sun Y Yu BJ Zacher and MV Mirkin
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of
Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles Angew
Chem Int Ed 2014 53 14120 ndash14123 (VIP
article)
YX Wang T Kakiuchi Y Yasui and MV
Mirkin Kinetics of Ion Transfer at the Ionic
LiquidWater Nanointerface JACS 2010 132
16945-16952
J Velmurugan D Zhan and MV Mirkin
Electrochemistry through Glass Nature Chem
2010 2 498-502
P Sun and MV Mirkin Electrochemistry of
individual molecules in zeptoliter volumes JACS
2008 130 8241-8250
P Sun FO Laforge TP Abeyweera SA
Rotenberg J Carpino and MV Mirkin
Nanoelectrochemistry of mammalian cells
PNAS 2008 105 443-448Research Interests
Keywords ElectrochemistryPhysicalAnalyticalNano
We employ nanometer-sized electrochemical probes for molecular level characterization of chemical
processes and materials A wide variety of phenomena are studied including charge-transfer reactions at
the solidliquid and liquidliquid interfaces electrocatalysis bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical
imaging The main focus is on obtaining quantitative physico-chemical information by combination of
experiments with mathematical modeling and computer simulations We also maintain active interest in
development of electrochemical techniques for analytical applications These include carbon nanoprobes
amperometric nanosensors and resistive-pulse sensors
Michael V Mirkin is a
professor of chemistry at
CUNY-Queens College His
research interests are in the
field of electrochemistry and
include nano- and bio-
electrochemistry interfacial
charge-transfer reactions
electrocatalysis and
scanning electrochemical
microscopy (SECM)
1993 - current Professor of Chemistry
1990-1993 Postdoc University of Texas at Austin
1982-1987 PhD in Electrochemistry Kazakh State
University USSR
Dr Michael V Mirkin
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Ryan P Murelli PhD
Assistant Professor
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY
rpmurellibrooklyncunyedu
httpuserhomebrooklyncunyedurpmurelli
Publications
Lu G Lomonosova E Cheng X Moran E
A Meyers M J Le Grice S F J Thomas C
J Jiang J-K Meck C Hirsch D R
DErasemo M P Suyabatmaz D M Murelli
R P Tavis J E Hydroxylated tropolones
inhibit hepatitis B virus replication by blocking the
viral ribonuclease H activity Antimicrob Agents
Chemother 2015 59 1070-1079
Hirsch D R Cox G C DErasmo M P
Shakya T Meck C Mohd N Wright G D
Murelli R P Inhibition of ANT(2)-Ia resitance
enzyme and rescue of aminoglycoside antibiotic
activity by synthetic α-hydroxytropolones
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014 24 4943-4947
Meck C D Erasmo M P Hirsch D R
Murelli R P The biology and synthesis of α-
hydroxytropolones Med Chem Comm 2014 5
842-852
Williams Y D Meck C Mohd N Murelli R
P Triflic acid mediated rearrangements of 3-
methoxy-8-oxabicyclo[321]octa-36-dien-2-
ones Synthesis of methoxytropolones and
furans J Org Chem 2013 78 11707-11713
Meck C Mohd N Murelli R P An
oxidopyrylium cyclization ring-opening route to
polysubstituted α-hydroxytropolones Org Lett
2012 14 5988-5991
Research Interests
Keywords Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
One of the most important discipline-bridging roles for synthetic chemists is in the development of
therapeutics where the ability to design and synthesize analogs of lead therapeutic hits is essential in the
identification of new clinically viable derivatives Toward this end our lab is broadly interested in the
interface between synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry and we seek to develop new synthetic
methods for use in a broad range of medicinal chemistry studies
Dr Murelli is a synthetic
organic chemist who is
interested in developing new
synthetic methods and
strategies that can be used
to tackle fundamental
problems in biology and
medicine
2010- current Assistant Professor Boston College
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University
2002-2007 PhD Student Boston College
Dr Ryan Murelli
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Assistant Professor
Lehman College CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd
West Bronx NY 10468
Naphtalioconnorlehmancunyedu
lehmaneduacademicschemistryprof-oconnorphp
Publications
OrsquoConnor NA Abugharbieh A Buabeng E
Yasmeen F Mathew S Samaroo D Cheng
H ldquoThe Crosslinking of Polysaccharides with
Polyamines and Dextran-Polyallylamine
Antibacterial Hydrogelsrdquo Int J Biol Macromol
(2015) 72 88-93
Samaroo D Perez E Aggarwal A Wills A
O rsquo Connor NA ldquo Strategies for Delivering
Porphyrinoid-based Photosensitizers in
Therapeutic Applicationsrdquo Therapeutic Delivery
(2014) 5(7) 859-872
Solomon MR OrsquoConnor NA Paik DC
Turro NJ ldquo Nitroalcohol Induced Hydrogel
Formation in Amine-Functionalized Polymersrdquo J
Appl Polym Sci (2010) 117(2) 1193-1196
OConnor NA Stevens N Samaroo D
Solomon MR Martiacute AA Dyer J
Vishwasrao H Akins DL Kandel ER Turro
NJ ldquo A covalently linked phenanthridine-
ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA proberdquo Chem
Comm (2009) 2640-2642
Stevens N OConnor NA Vishwasrao H
Samaroo D Kandel ER Akins DL Drain
Charles M Turro NJ ldquo Two color RNA
intercalating probe for cell imaging applicationsrdquoJ Am Chem Soc (2008) 130 7206-7207Research Interests
Keywords biomaterials hydrogels polymers
My current research focus is the development of materials for biomedical applications We recently
developed a method for preparing polysaccharide-polyamine crosslinked hydrogels We are currently
exploring their application as anti-microbial and wound healing materials
We are also working on the development of curcumin based biomaterials
as antibacterial agents and cancer therapeutics
Naphtali has a varied
research background that
reflects his wide research
interests His research
ranges from developing
biomaterials to designing
molecular probes
2008- current Current position
2007-2008 PostdocColumbia University
2000-2006 PhDUniversity of California Irvine
Dr Naphtali OrsquoConnor
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Ralf M Peetz PhD
Assoc Prof
CUNY Staten Island and Graduate Center
2800 Victory Boulevard
Building 6S-227
Staten Island NY 103014
ralfpeetzcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedudepartmentschemistry
Publications
Sengupta Arijit Doshi Ami Jaekle Frieder Peetz
Ralf M Journal of Polymer Science Part A (2015)
accepted
Zhilin Denis M Peetz Ralf M Journal of Chemical
Education (2014) 91(1) 119-122
Sengupta Arijit Ghosh Sutapa Peetz Ralf
M Synthetic Metals (2010) 160(17-18) 2037-2040
Burrows Hugh D Narwark Oliver Peetz Ralf
Thorn-Csanyi Emma Monkman Andrew P
Hamblett Ian Navaratnam Suppiah Photochemical
amp Photobiological Sciences (2010) 9(7) 942-948
Mukherjee Narayan Peetz Ralf M
Macromolecules (2008) 41(18) 6677-6685
Research Interests
Keywords Functional Materials Conjugated Polymers Donor Acceptor Systems
We are currently interested in the controlled synthesis of donor-acceptor macromolecules for potential use
in organic polymer photovoltaics Some candidates featuring promising electronic properties and
absorbing over a broad range of wavelengths are currently scheduled to be tested in prototype
photovoltaic cells
Ralf Peetz is interested in
functional materials that
could be of use in meeting
future energy needs
2003- current CSI and Graduate Center
2000-2003 Postdoc University of Akron Institute
of Polymer Science
1997-2000 PhD University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr Ralf M Peetz
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Seacutebastien Poget
Assistant Professor
College of Staten Island CUNY
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
Staten Island NY 10314
sebastienpogetcsicunyedu
wwwcsicunyedufacultyPOGET_SEBASTIENhtml
Publications
P Anand A Grigoryan M H Bhuiyan B
Ueberheide V Russell J Quinontildeez P Moy B
T Chait S F Poget M Holford Sample limited
characterization of a novel disulfide-rich venom
peptide toxin from terebrid marine snail Terebra
variegata PLoS ONE 2014 9 e94122
S F Poget M E Girvin Solution NMR of
membrane proteins in bilayer mimics Small is
beautiful but sometimes bigger is better
Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 1768 3098-106
S F Poget S M Cahill M E Girvin Isotropic
bicelles stabilize the functional form of a small
multidrug-resistance pump for NMR structural
studies J Am Chem Soc 2007 129 2432-
2433
Research Interests
Keywords Solution-state NMR membrane protein structural biology ion channels toxins
electrophysiology biophysics
The Poget lab is interested in the structural and functional study of membrane proteins through solution-
state NMR and other biophysical methods Our studies focus on better understanding the interactions of
animal peptide toxins with their target ion channel domains as tools for an improved understanding of ion
channel function and starting point for drug development To carry out these studies at the cutting edge of
structural biology we are also involved in the development of new and improved methods for membrane
protein studies including development of more powerful membrane mimetics such as bicelles and optimized
NMR methods
Dr Poget is interested in
membrane protein structure
and function with a
particular emphasis on the
interactions between ion
channel domains and
animal peptide toxins
2009- current Assistant Professor College of
Staten Island CUNY
2003-2009 Postdoc Albert Einstein College of
Medicine NY
2001-2003 Postdoc Rockefeller University NY
1997-2001 PhD University of Cambridge UK
Dr Seacutebastien Poget
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Krishnaswami Raja PhD
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island New York 10314
KrishnaswamiRajacunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultyRAJA_KRISHNASW
AMIhtml
Publications
ldquoCurcumin-derived green plasticizers for
Poly(vinyl) chloriderdquo Saltos J Shi W
Mancuso A Park T Averick N Sun C Fata
J E Punia K Raja K S RSC Adv 2014 4
(97) 54725 ndash 54728
Raja KS Editorial Green Anti-Cancer Agents
and Ayur-Biotechnology A smart approach
towards improving RampD productivity Anticancer
Agents in Med Chem 2013 Dec13(10)1467-8
Raja KS Banerjee P Lamoreaux W Shi
W Auerbach AldquoNovel Curcumin and
Tetrahydrocurcumin derivativesrdquo US patent
number 8487139
Dolai S Shi W and Raja KSldquoSynthesis of
DrugDye-Incorporated PolymerndashProtein
Hybridsrdquo Methods in Molecular Biology
Bioconjugation Protocols Strategies and Vol
751 29-42 2011
Raja KS Dolai S Shi W Wang Q
Bionanoparticles as nanoscaffolds for chemical
manipulationrdquo Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology Marcel Dekker 2009 Second
Edition
Research Interests
Keywords Origin of life stigmergy scaffolds 3D Cell culture Ayurbiotecnology Virus Chemistry
Bioconjugation Green drug development Polymer-protein hybrids
The Raja group is interested in creating programmable scaffolds for probing the origins of multi-cellular
life synthesis of well defined polymer-bionanoparticletargeting protein hybrids and green drug discovery
and development based on Ayurveda The research spans the areas of small molecule and polymer
synthesis bioconjugation chemistry and bioengineering
Krishnaswami Raja is
College of Staten Island
Chemistry faculty working in
the area of
Bionanotechnology Origin
of life research and green
drug discovery and
development
2012- current Associate Professor
2005-2012 Assistant Professor College of Staten
Island
2000-2004 Skaggs Post Doctoral Fellow TSRI
1999 Indian Institute of Science
Dr Krishnaswami Raja
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Kevin Ryan PhD
Associate Professor Biochemistry Division
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The City College of New York
MR-1337 160 Convent Ave
New York NY
kr107sciccnycunyedu
httpwwwsciccnycunyedu~kr107index2indexhtml
Publications
Liu M T Nagre N N Ryan K Structurally
diverse low molecular weight activators of the
mammalian pre-mRNA 3 cleavage reaction
Bioorganic amp Medicinal Chemistry 2014 22 (2)
834-41
Li Y Peterlin Z et al Aldehyde Recognition
and Discrimination by Mammalian Odorant
Receptors via Functional Group-Specific
Hydration Chemistry ACS Chemical Biology
2014
Lama L Seidl C I Ryan K New insights into
the promoterless transcription of DNA coligo
templates by RNA polymerase III Transcription
2014 5 (1)
Seidl C I Lama L Ryan K Circularized
synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides serve as
promoterless RNA polymerase III templates for
small RNA generation in human cells Nucleic
Acids Research 2013 41 (4) 2552-64
Kurland M D Newcomer M B et al
Discrimination of saturated aldehydes by the rat
I7 olfactory receptor Biochemistry 2010 49 (30)
6302-4
Research Interests
Keywords molecular recognition olfaction RNA micro RNA RNA interference RNA polymerase
III chemical biology transcription
In the RNA area we study the use of chemically synthesized transcription templates as potential
information-bearing molecules for producing small therapeutic RNA in human cells A second RNA area is
the biochemistry of RNA processing reactions that occur during the biogenesis of messenger RNA in
human cells In the olfaction area we use pharmacology organic synthesis and chemical biology to probe
the biochemistry of the sense of smell
Dr Ryanrsquos lab applies
chemical concepts to
biological problems in two
main areas RNA and
olfactory molecular
recognition
2009- current Associate Professor
2003-2008 Assistant Professor
1996-2003 Postdoc Columbia University (Chemistry
and Biology Depts)
1996 PhD University of Rochester
Dr Kevin Ryan
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Chwen-Yang Shew
Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
chwenyangshewcunyedu
Publications
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoA toy model for
nucleus-sized crowding confinement ldquoJ Phys
Condens Matter 27 (2015) 064118
E Saacutenchez-Diacuteaz C-Y Shew X Li B Wu G S
Smith and W-R Chen ldquoPhase Behavior Under a
Noncentrosymmetric Interaction Shifted-Charge
Colloids Investigated by Monte Carlo Simulationrdquo J
Phys Chem B 118 (2014) 6963ndash6971
C-Y Shew K Kondo and K Yoshikawa ldquoRigidity
of a spherical capsule switches the localization of
encapsulated particles between inner and
peripheral regions under crowding condition Simple
model on cellular architecturerdquo J Chem Phys 140
(2014) 024907
C-Y Shew and K Yoshikawa ldquoAbstracting the
essence of the confinement effect on crowding
microspheres Mean-field theory and numerical
simulationrdquo Chem Phys Lett 590 (2013) 196-200
C-Y Shew C Do K Hong Y Liu L Porcar G S
Smith and W-R Chenldquo Conformational effect on
small angle neutron scattering behavior of
interacting polyelectrolyte solutions A perspective
of integral equation theoryrdquo J Chem Phys 137
(2012) 024907Research Interests
Keywords Statistical Mechanics Computer Simulations Soft Matters Polymeric Materials and
Biopolymers
Our laboratory is focused on developments of statistical mechanics models to elucidate the thermodynamic
properties and structure of polymeric materials and biopolymer systems Our model studies have been extended
to explore the role of the long-ranged electrostatic interaction on the self-assembly structure of like-charged
macroions the intramolecular self-assembly of a giant DNA and the solution structure of polyelectrolytes We are
currently working on the structure of chromatin and nucleolus in the highly confined crowded nucleus with
applications to cancer cell diagnosis
Dr Chwen-Yang Shew
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Ming Tang PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
2800 Victory Blvd
College of Staten Island
Staten Island NY 10314
Mingtangcsicunyedu
httpwwwcsicunyedufacultydepartmentschemistry
TANG_MINGhtml
Publications
Advanced Solid-State NMR Approaches for Structure
Determination of Membrane Proteins and Amyloid
Fibrils Tang M Comellas G Rienstra CM Acc
Chem Res 2013 46 2080-2088
Structure of the Disulfide Bond Generating Membrane
Protein DsbB in the Lipid Bilayer Tang M Nesbitt AE
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Schwieters CD Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Mol Biol 2013 425 1670-1682
Solid-State NMR Study of the Charge-Transfer
Complex between Ubiquinone-8 and Disulfide Bond
Generating Membrane Protein DsbB Tang M
Sperling LJ Berthold DA Nesbitt AE Gennis RB
Rienstra CM J Am Chem Soc 2011 133 4359-
4366
Structure and Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin
Antimicrobial Peptides in Lipid Bilayers from Solid-
State NMR Spectroscopy Tang M Hong M Mol
BioSyst 2009 5 317-322
Effects of Guanidinium-Phosphate Hydrogen Bonding
on the Membrane-Bound Structure and Activity of an
Arginine-Rich Membrane Peptide from Solid-State
NMR Tang M Waring A J Lehrer R I Hong M
Angew Chem Int Ed 2009 47 3202-3205
Phosphate-Mediated Arginine Insertion into Lipid
Membranes and Pore Formation by a Cationic
Membrane Peptide from Solid-State NMR Tang M
Waring A J Hong M J Am Chem Soc 2007 129
11438-11446
Research Interests
Keywords Membrane proteins ion channels amyloidogenic proteins Phosphoinositide solid-
state NMR protein aggregates paramagnetic relaxation enhancement
Ming Tang is an assistant
professor in the chemistry and
biochemistry programs at CUNY
His long-term research endeavor
is to investigate the function-
modulating interactions between
proteins and membrane
components by solving structures
of membrane-associated protein
complexes and aggregates The
elucidation of such structure-
function relationships will
contribute tremendously to our
understanding of how proteins
interact with lipids andor
cofactors to operate
2013- current Assistant Prof of Chemistry College of
Staten Island CUNY
Dr Ming Tang
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
name
Position
Affiliation
Address
Address
New York NY
Emailemailcunyedu
wwwcunyeduxxxx
Dr Rein V UlijnRein Ulijn is founding
director of the nanoscience
initiative at the Advanced
Science Research Centre at
CUNY and Professor of
Nanochemistry at Hunter
College His research is
focused on minimalistic
molecular materials and
adaptive systems that are
inspired by biology
Dr Rein V Ulijn
Director of Nanoscience
Einstein Professor of Chemistry Hunter College
Advanced Science Research Centre
St Nicolas Terrace
New York NY
ReinUlijnasrcacuk
wwwcunyeduasrc
Publications
PWJM Frederix GG Scott YM Abul-Haija
D Kalafatovic CG Pappas N Javid NT Hunt
RV Ulijn and T Tuttle Exploring the Sequence
Space for (Tri-)peptide Self-Assembly to Design
and Discover New Hydrogels Nature Chemistry
2015 7 30-37
CG Pappas T Mutasa PWJM Frederix S
Fleming S Bai S Debnath S Kelly A
Gachagan and RV Ulijn Transient
Supramolecular Reconfiguration of Peptide
Nanostructures using Ultrasound Mater Horiz
2015 2 198-202
S Debnath S Roy and RV Ulijn Peptide
Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Non-
Equilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly J Am Chem
Soc 2013 135 16789-16792
AR Hirst S Roy M Arora AK Das N
Hodson P Murray N Javid J Sefcik J
Boekhoven JH van Esch S Santabarbara
NT Hunt and RV Ulijn Biocatalytic Induction of
Supramolecular Order Nature Chemistry 2010
2 1089-1094
RJ Williams AM Smith R Collins N Hodson
AK Das RV Ulijn Enzyme Assisted Self-
Assembly under Thermodynamic Control Nature
Nanotechnology 2009 4 19-24Research Interests
Keywords molecular systems bionanotechnology hydrogels peptides biocatalysis adaptive materials
The Ulijn group are interested in the development of materials and systems that mimic biologyrsquos adaptive
properties but are much simpler These materials (including gels emulsions structured surfaces and
nanotubes) have potential applications in health care cosmetics lifestyle products food science These
applications are sought in active collaboration with researchers and companies across the globe The
approach is cross-disciplinary and covers the entire range from fundamental understanding to eventual
applications and societal benefit
2014- current Director of Nanoscience ASRC
2008-2014 Professor of Nanochemistry University
of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
2003-2008 Associate Prof U of Manchester UK
2001-2003 Postdoc University of Edinburgh UK
1998-2001 PhD University of Strathclyde UK
1992-1998 MSc Wageningen University NL
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Nan-Loh Yang
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10341
nanlohyang-cepmcsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
Ashish Punia Edward He Kevin Lee Probal
Banerjee and Nan-Loh Yang Cationic amphiphilic
non-hemolytic polyacrylates with superior
antibacterial activity Chem Commun 2014 50
7071
Monica Apostol Tatsiana Mironava Nan-Loh Yang
Nadine Pernodet Miriam H Rafailovich Cell sheet
patterning using photo-cleavable polymers Cell
sheet patterning using photo-cleavable polymers
Polymer Journal 2011 43(8)723-
Chong Cheng and Nan-Loh Yangrdquo Well-Defined
Diblock Macromonomer with a Norbornene Group at
Block Junction Anionic Living Linking Synthesis and
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizationrdquo
Macromolecules 2010 43 (7) pp 3153ndash3155
Kai Su Nurxat Nuraje Lingzhi Zhang I-Wei Chu
Hiroshi Matsui and Nan-Loh Yangldquo First
Preparations and Characterization of Conductive
Polymer Crystalline Nanoneedlesrdquo Macromol
Symposia Special Issue Polymers at Frontiers of
Science and Technology (2009) 279(1) 1-6
Su Nurxat Nuraje and Nan-Loh YangbdquoAn Open-
Bench Method for the Preparation of BaTiO3 SrTiO3
and BaxSr1-xTiO3 nanocrystals at 80 oCrdquoACS
Langmuir(2007)2311369-11371
Research Interests
Keywords Nanoeletronics Superbugs killers Photopolymers Novel Polyacetals
Supercapacitor Fast Switch Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Micelles
Professor Yangrsquos research group is involved in developing amphiphilic non-hemolytic and antibacterial
nanoparticle based structural tuningwith optimizing hydrophobic ndash hydrophilic molecular topography
The nanoelectronics research exploits the characteristic of
micell reactors and interfacial polymerization
Nan-Loh Yang is a Professor
of Chemistry at College of
Staten Island His research
areas include antimicrobial
polymer nanoparticle
polymers with well-defined
structureand materials for
nanoelectronics - giant
dielectric constant element
fast cionductance switch 4-
stage memory and room
temperature magnetoelectric
coupling
Current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
1969-1970 Postdoc Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1969 PhD Polymer Chemistry NYU-Poly
Dr Nan ndashLoh Yang
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Barbara Zajc
Professor
The City College of New York
Department of Chemistry
160 Convent Avenue
New York NY
bzajcccnycunyedu
httpwwwccnycunyeduprofilesBarbara-Zajccfm
Publications
Kumar R Singh G Todaro L J Yang L Zajc B
E- or Z-Selective Synthesis of 4-Fluorovinyl-123-
triazoles with Fluorinated Second-Generation
Triazole-Substituted Julia-Kocienski Reagents Org
Biomol Chem 2015 13 1536ndash1549
Chowdhury M Mandal S K Banerjee S Zajc B
Synthesis of Regiospecifically Fluorinated Conjugated
Dienamides Molecules 2014 19 4418ndash4432 (Invited
contribution for Molecules Special Issue on Fluorine
Chemistry)
Singh G Kumar R Swett J Zajc B Modular
Synthesis of N-Vinyl Benzotriazoles Org Lett 2013
15 4086-4089
Kumar R Zajc B Stereoselective Synthesis of
Conjugated Fluoro Enynes J Org Chem 2012 77
8417-8427
Mandal S K Ghosh A K Kumar R Zajc B
Expedient Synthesis of -Substituted Fluoroethenes
Org Biomol Chem 2012 10 3164-3167 (Featured
on the Front Cover of the Journal Issue 16)
Research Interests
Keywords Fluoroorganic chemistry Biomolecules Chemical Carcinogenesis
The research is focused in two main directions One area involves development of methods for
regiospecific introduction of fluorine into organic molecules Here an expanding toolbox of novel reagents
for the synthesis of variously functionalized vinyl fluorides highly versatile synthetic intermediates is being
developed Another area of research involves the use of fluorine as probe in structure activity studies in
the area of chemical carcinogenesis Specifically fluorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons their
metabolites and their DNA conjugates are synthesized as probes to understanding cellular events after
metabolism and DNA binding
Zajc is an
organicbioorganic
chemist working in areas
of (a) fluoroorganic
chemistry (b) chemical
carcinogenesis and (c)
synthetic methodology
2013 Professor
2003 Associate Professor (CCNY)
2001 Assistant Professor (Substitute CCNY)
1999 Associate Professor (Docent U of Ljubljana)
1993 Assistant Professor (U of Ljubljana)
1991 Fogarty Fellow NIH (NIDDK)
1989 PhD
Dr Barbara Zajc
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Shengping Zheng
Assistant Professor
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York NY 10065
szh0007huntercunyedu
httpwwwhuntercunyeduchemistryfacultyShengpingSh
engping
Publications
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Green R Li S
Zheng S ldquoSynthesis of o-Chlorophenols via an
Unexpected Nucleophilic Chlorination of
Quinone Monoketals Mediated by N Nrsquo-
Dimethylhydrazine Dihydrochloriderdquo Org Biomol
Chem 2014 12 2854-2858
Yin Z Zhang J Wu J Liu C Sioson K
Devany M Hu C Zheng S ldquoDouble Hetero-
Michael Addition of N-Substituted
Hydroxylamines to Quinone Monoketals
Synthesis of Bridged Isoxazolidinesrdquo Org Lett
2013 15 3534-3537
Zhang J Wu J Yin Z Zeng H Khanna K
Hu C Zheng S ldquoAn Expedient Stereoselective
and Chemoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic
Oxazolidinones from Quinols and Isocyanatesrdquo
Org Biomol Chem 2013 11 2939-2942
Zhang J Yin Z Leonard P Wu J Sioson
K Liu C Lapo R Zheng S ldquoA Variation of
Fischer Indolization Involving Condensation of
Quinone Monoketals and Aliphatic Hydrazinesrdquo
Angew Chem Int Ed 2013 52 1753-1757
Research Interests
Keywords Organic Synthesis Anticancer Antiviral Heterocycles Natural Products
1 New methodologies in heterocycle synthesis
2 Total synthesis of bioactive natural products
Our group focuses on the
synthesis of bioactive
heterocycles and their SAR
studies
2008- current Assistant Professor Hunter College
2005-2008 Postdoc Columbia University
2000-2005 PhD Columbia University
Dr Shengping Zheng
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou
Shuiqin Zhou
Professor of Chemistry
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island NY 10314
Shuiqinzhoucsicunyedu
wwwchemcsicunyedu
Publications
H Wang Y Sun J Yi J Fu J Di A del C
Alonso S Zhou Fluorescent porous carbon
nanocapsules for two-photon imaging NIRpH
dual-responsive drug carrier and photothermal
therapy Biomaterials 2015 53 117-126
H Wang J Yi S Mukherjee P Banerjee S
Zhou MagneticNIR-thermally responsive hybrid
nanogels for optical temperature sensing tumor
cell imaging and triggered drug release Nanoscale
2014 6 13001ndash13011
H Wang A Mararenko G Cao Z Gai K Hong
P Banerjee S Zhou Multifunctional 1D magnetic
and fluorescent nanoparticle chains for enhanced
MRI fluorescent cell imaging and combined
photothermalchemotherapy ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 2014 6 15309ndash15317
H Wang Z Wei H Matsui S Zhou One-pot
synthesis of Fe3O4Carbon quantum dots hybrid
nanoflowers for highly active and recyclable visible-
light driven photocatalyst J Mater Chem A 2014
2 15740-15745
Y Li S Zhou Facile one-pot synthesis of organic
dye-complexed microgels for optical detection of
glucose at physiological pH Chem Commun
2013 49 5553-5555Research Interests
Keywords responsive polymers hybrid nanogels nanoparticles carbon dots assembly biosensing drug
delivery cell imaging environmental remediation
The Zhou group is interested in the development of (1) glucose-responsive hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) for glucose
sensing and self-regulated insulin delivery (2) multifunctional nanomaterials from the combination of optically active
NPs with responsive polymers for sensing imaging and therapy and (3) composite nanomaterials from the
complex assembly of carbon-based NPs inorganic NPs and other amphiphilies in the confinement of (bio)polymers
and colloids for sensing catalysis and environmental remediation
Shuiqin Zhou is a Professor of
Chemistry at CUNY College of
Staten Island Her research is
focused on responsive polymer-
nanoparticle (including carbon
dots) hybrid nanogels inorganic-
carbon composite nanoparticles
and complex assembly of
nanoparticles for sensing
imaging drug delivery and
environmental remediation
2008- current Professor of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2002-2007 Associate Prof of Chemistry CUNY-CSI
2000-2002 Senior Chemist Dow Chemical Company
1996-2000 Postdoc SUNY at Stony Brook
1993-1996 PhD Chinese University of Hong Kong
1988-1991 MSc Xiamen University China
1984-1988 BSc Xiamen University China
Dr Shuiqin Zhou