Current Appointments & Affiliations
Research Scientist
Chemistry,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Characterizing azobenzene disperse dyes in commercial mixtures and children's polyester clothing.
Journal Article Environ Pollut · October 15, 2021 Azobenzene disperse dyes are the fastest-growing class of dyestuffs, yet little is known about dye occurrences, sources, and transformations; azo dyes are also underrepresented in chemical standard catalogs, molecular databases, and mass spectral libraries ... Full text Open Access Link to item CitePotential Utility of Synthetic D-Lactate Polymers in Skin Cancer.
Journal Article JID Innov · September 2021 Increased breakdown of glucose through glycolysis in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions is a hallmark feature of mammalian cancer and leads to increased production of L-lactate. The high-level lactate present within the tumor microenvironment is reused ... Full text Link to item CitePsoralen Derivatives with Enhanced Potency.
Journal Article Photochem Photobiol · September 2020 Psoralen is a furocoumarin natural product that intercalates within DNA and forms covalent adducts when activated by ultraviolet radiation. It is well known that this property contributes to psoralen's clinical efficacy in several disease contexts, which i ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Development of an oral targeted drug for treatment of bartonelloses
ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation · 2021 - 2026DART2.0: comprehensive cell type-specific behavioral neuropharmacology
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2022Adjuvant Discovery Program (Option #3)
ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2020View All Grants