Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Radiology, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2012 - 2014
  • Ph.D., Duke University 2007
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Instructor of Chemistry, Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2017 - 2021
  • Instructor of Chemistry, Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2016 - 2017
  • Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Chemistry, Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2015 - 2016
  • Instructor, Non Tenure Track in Chemistry, Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2008
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Roode, Luke E., Hailey Brighton, Tao Bo, Jillian L. Perry, Matthew C. Parrott, Farrell Kersey, J Chris Luft, James E. Bear, Joseph M. DeSimone, and Ian J. Davis. “Subtumoral analysis of PRINT nanoparticle distribution reveals targeting variation based on cellular and particle properties.” Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine 12, no. 4 (May 2016): 1053–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2015.12.382.
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    • Liu, Yang, Hsiangkuo Yuan, Farrell R. Kersey, Janna K. Register, Matthew C. Parrott, and Tuan Vo-Dinh. “Plasmonic gold nanostars for multi-modality sensing and diagnostics.” Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) 15, no. 2 (February 2015): 3706–20. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150203706.
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    • Kersey, Farrell R., Timothy J. Merkel, Jillian L. Perry, Mary E. Napier, and Joseph M. DeSimone. “Effect of Aspect Ratio and Deformability on Nanoparticle Extravasation through Nanopores.” Langmuir 28, no. 23 (June 12, 2012): 8773–81. https://doi.org/10.1021/la301279v.
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    • Kersey, Farrell R., Guoqing Zhang, Gregory M. Palmer, Mark W. Dewhirst, and Cassandra L. Fraser. “Stereocomplexed poly(lactic acid)-poly(ethylene glycol) nanoparticles with dual-emissive boron dyes for tumor accumulation.” Acs Nano 4, no. 9 (September 28, 2010): 4989–96. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn901873t.
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    • Serpe, Michael J., Farrell R. Kersey, Jason R. Whitehead, Scott M. Wilson, Robert L. Clark, and Stephen L. Craig. “A Simple and Practical Spreadsheet-Based Method to Extract Single-Molecule Dissociation Kinetics from Variable Loading-Rate Force Spectroscopy Data.” The Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and Interfaces 112, no. 49 (December 2008): 19163–67. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp806649a.
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    • Serpe, Michael J., Monica Rivera, Farrell R. Kersey, Robert L. Clark, and Stephen L. Craig. “Time and distance dependence of reversible polymer bridging followed by single-molecule force spectroscopy.” Langmuir : The Acs Journal of Surfaces and Colloids 24, no. 9 (May 2008): 4738–42. https://doi.org/10.1021/la703418w.
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    • Kersey, Farrell R., David M. Loveless, and Stephen L. Craig. “A hybrid polymer gel with controlled rates of cross-link rupture and self-repair.” Journal of the Royal Society, Interface 4, no. 13 (April 2007): 373–80. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2006.0187.
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    • Kersey, Farrell R., Wayne C. Yount, and Stephen L. Craig. “Single-molecule force spectroscopy of bimolecular reactions: system homology in the mechanical activation of ligand substitution reactions.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 128, no. 12 (March 2006): 3886–87. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja058516b.
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    • Kersey, Farrell R., Gwangrog Lee, Piotr Marszalek, and Stephen L. Craig. “Surface-to-surface bridges formed by reversibly assembled polymers.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 126, no. 10 (March 2004): 3038–39. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0499501.
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  • Book Sections

    • Loveless, D. M., F. R. Kersey, and S. L. Craig. “Supramolecular Control of Mechanical Properties in Single Molecules, Interfaces, and Macroscopic Materials.” In Molecular Recognition and Polymers: Control of Polymer Structure and Self-Assembly, 37–62, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470384053.ch3.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Craig, Stephen L., Jun Xu, David M. Loveless, and Farrell R. Kersey. “ORGN 395-Interfaces as bridges between organic chemistry and material science.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 232. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2006.
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    • Kim, J., F. R. Kersey, D. M. Loveless, and S. L. Craig. “Supramolecular polymers at interfaces.” In Annual Technical Conference  Antec, Conference Proceedings, 3:1692–96, 2006.
    • Kersey, F. R., J. A. Keith, and S. L. Craig. “Single-molecule studies of self-repairing polymer bridges.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 229:U968–U968. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2005.
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    • Kersey, F. R., and S. L. Craig. “Dynamic force spectroscopy of coordination-based reversible polymer building blocks.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 229:U542–U542. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2005.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • CHEM 201L9: Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2023
  • CHEM 202L: Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 2023
  • CHEM 201L9: Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2022
  • CHEM 202L: Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 2022
  • CHEM 420L: Advanced Laboratory Techniques 2022
  • CHEM 201L9: Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2021
  • CHEM 201L: Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2021
  • CHEM 202L: Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 2021
  • CHEM 420L: Advanced Laboratory Techniques 2021

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