Aluminum is an abundant, sustainable, and non-toxic metal, which would be a great candidate to be used in redox and catalytic chemistry in lieu of the currently used heavy metals. However, aluminum can only exist over ...

Aluminum is one of earth’s most abundant and cheapest metals, and it is also nontoxic and environmentally friendly. This makes it an ideal candidate to be implemented in organometallic chemistry as a greener alternative ...

Alkenes are one of the major components of hydrocarbons in our atmosphere. One of the most common alkenes in our atmosphere is isoprene (2-methyl – 1,3 – butadiene). Currently, it is known that isoprene ozonolysis can ...

Non-canonical DNA structures known as G-quadruplexes (GQs) and i-motifs can form from G-rich and C-rich sequences within the genome, respectively, which are prominent within telomeres and oncogene promoters. These non-canonical ...

DNA origami are nanostructures designed based on Watson-Crick base-pairing that fold a scaffold into non-arbitrary morphologies using an excess of linear single-stranded DNA "staples". As an engineered nanomaterial (ENM) ...

Recently, the manufacture of engineered nanomaterials has seen an increase worldwide. This is due to the desirable properties of materials at the nanoscale rather than the bulk scale, such as improved optical, electronic ...

One important challenge in green chemistry is the development of safe and sustainable catalytic systems for molecular transformations that do not rely on precious metals. In this vein, I explore how one can expand the ...

DNA replication is an essential process for the survival of all organisms. Errors can occur during the process that leads to replication stress, which can promote genomic instability, a hallmark of cancer. The Brown lab ...

Herein is presented a general methodology for the synthesis of cyclopentenes bearing two consecutive, diastereoselectively generated stereocenters by RhII-catalyzed C-H insertion using a planar chiral N-oxazolidinoyl ...

Influenza A causes seasonal epidemics, and the possibility of another worldwide influenza A pandemic remains a public health concern. The influenza A M2 protein is implicated in the virus’s ability to bud and create new ...