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Graduate Students
2022
Angel Yang, M.S. Thesis Title: "Development of allosteric CDK2 inhibitors as non-hormonal male contraceptives and cancer therapeutics"
2021
Dr. Erik Faber, Thesis Title: "Development of Allosteric Inhibitors Against Cyclin-dependent Kinase 2 (CDK2)"
2020
Dr. Xianghong Guan, Thesis Title: "Discovery of fluorescence polarization probes and inhibitors for testis-specific bromodomain and extra-terminal (BRDT) proteins."
Dr. Jiewei Jiang, Thesis Title: "Part 1: Design and Synthesis of BRDT Selective Inhibitors as Male Contraceptive Agents; Part 2: Focused Library Synthesis for TGR5 (Takeda G Protein-Coupled Receptor 5) Antagonist"
Brian Gabet, M.S. Thesis Title: "Development of Inhibitors for the Cation Channels of Sperm for Male Contraception."
2019
Dr. Erick Carlson, Thesis Title: “The Development of Potential Male Contraceptives Via Inhibition of CatSper and Also GBA2."
Dr. Sara Coulup, Thesis Title: “Synthesis and Evaluation of a Metabolically Stabilized Analog and Conjugates of Pironetin.”
Dr. Andrea Wisniewski, Thesis Title: "Identification and Characterization of Potential BRDT Inhibitors by Fragment-Based Screening Using Differential Scanning Fluorimetry, PrOF-NMR, CPMG-NMR and Protein Crystallography."
2018
Dr. Jillian Kyzer, Thesis Title: “Design and Synthesis of Retinoic Acid Receptor Alpha Antagonists for Male Contraception.”
2017
Dr. Trihn (Amy) Doan Holth, Thesis Title: “Design and Synthesis of Natural Product Analogs of Stevioside and Synthetic Analogs of Retinoic Acid.”
2016
Dr. David Huang, Thesis Title: "The Synthesis and Evaluation of Pironetin and Pironetin Analogs as Ovarian Cancer Chemotherapeutic Agents."
2015
Dr. Wei Li, Thesis Title: "Macrocyclization Through Ene–Yne Cross-coupling/Alkyne Reduction Tandem Reaction and Its Application in Natural Product Synthesis."
2014
Dr. Adwait Ranade, Thesis Title: "Library Synthesis of Piperidone Sulfonamides, Transition Metal-free C-H Trifluoromethylation of Cyclic Enaminones, and Elucidating the Binding Site of Epothilones on beta-Tubulin with Epothilone Photoaffinity Probes."
Dr. Kwon Ho (John) Hong, Thesis Title: "Na,K-ATPase alpha4 Isoform and HSP90 Molecular Chaperone as Molecular Targets for Drug Discovery."
Dr. Yong Wook Kim, Thesis Title: "Functionalization of Cyclic Enaminones and Applications to the Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds."
2013
Dr. Yiyun Yu, Thesis Title: "Innate C-H Functionalization of Cyclic Enaminones."
2012
Dr. Bryant Gay, Thesis Title: "Cyclic Enaminones: Synthons for Piperidine Containing Natural Products and Natural Product Analogs."
2011
Dr. Hajime Seki, Thesis Title: "Cyclic Enaminones: Methodology Development, Total Synthesis, and Library Construction."
2010
Dr. Satish P. Patil, Thesis Title: "“Preclinical Development of a Novel Triptolide Prodrug for Cancer Treatment."
Dr. Micah Niphakis, Thesis Title: "Phenanthropiperidine Alkaloids: Methodology Development, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation."
Dr. Xingxian (Wayne) Gu, Thesis Title: "Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Iminosugars as Potential Male Contraceptive Agents; and the Chemistry of 2,3-Dihydropyridin-4-(1H)-ones and Related Enaminones in Multicomponent Reactions."
2009
Dr. Lei (Luke) Bei, Thesis Title: "Approaches Toward the Total Synthesis of Tyloindicine F and Palladium-Catalyzed C−H Functionalization of beta-Enaminones."
Dr. Kriangsak Khownium, Thesis Title: "Synthesis and Evaluation of Modified Oximidine Analogues as Anticancer Agents and of Terephthaldehyde-bis-Guanylhydrazones as Endotoxin Sequestering Agents."
Dr. Christopher Schneider, Thesis Title: "Studies on Oximidines II – Total Synthesis by an Unprecedented Reductive Coupling."
Dr. Matthew Leighty, Thesis Title: "Vinylogous Esters and Amides: Useful Synthons for Diversity-Oriented and Natural Product Synthesis."
2008
An Na Kim, M.S. Thesis Title: "Development of a Parallel Strategy for the Synthesis of a Library of 2-(3-Formyl-5-arylfuran-2-yl)ethylcarbamates from Dihydropyridinones.”
Adwait Ranade, M.S. Thesis Title: “Novel Intramolecular Nucleophilic Addition Reactions: Formation of Unusual N-O-Heterocyclic Enones.”
Karen Beckman, M.S. Thesis Title: "Isatin Derivatives as Inhibitors of Microtubule Assembly."
2006
Dr. Haibo Ge, Thesis Title: "The Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Paclitaxel Analogs for Brain Delivery."
Dr. Jack Greiner, Thesis Title: "Total Synthesis of Dearylepothilone and Analogues."
2005
Dr. F. Scott Kimball, Thesis Title: "Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Cytotoxic Tyloindicine H, Phenanthroindolizidine Analogs and Related Indolizidine Derivatives."
Dr. Brandon Turunen, Thesis Title: "Anticancer Natural Products: Synthesis and Enabling Methodologies."
2004
Dr. Jared Spletstoser, Thesis Title: "The Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Paclitaxel Analogs Able to Probe Interactions With Tubulin and P-Glycoprotein."
Dr. KyoungLang Yang, Thesis Title: "Total Synthesis of the Salicylihalamides A and B."
Stephen Lee, M.S. Thesis Title: "The Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Taxotere Analogs."
2003
Dr. Jonathan White, Thesis Title: "Development of Synthetic Methodology for the Synthesis of Aldehydes, Amides, Ethers, and Indolizidine Alkaloids."
Dr. Burchelle Blackman, Thesis Title: "Synthetic Studies Toward the Synthesis of the Salicylihalamides."
2002
Dr. Suzanne Hanna, Thesis Title: "The Cryptophycins: Total Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of C3-epi and C10 Analogues of Cryptophycin-24."
Dr. Emily Reiff, Thesis Title: "Total Synthesis of the Epothilones and Epothilone Analogues and Biological Studies."
Jack Greiner, M.S. Thesis Title: "Towards the Synthesis of Epothilone Affinity Labels."
2000
Dr. Yanbin Liu, Thesis Title: "Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of New Anticancer Agents."
1999
Yong Zhang, M.S. Thesis Title: "Asymmetric Synthesis of 4-Unsubstituted beta-Lactams via the Chiral Ester Enolate-imine Cyclocondensation."
Emily Reiff, M.S. Thesis Title: "Progress Toward the Total Synthesis and Isolation of the Epothilones.”
1995
Dr. Haeil Park, Thesis Title: "Novel Paclitaxel Analogues and Paclitaxel Photoaffinity Labels: Design, Synthesis, QSAR, and Interactions with the Microtubule Binding Site."
Dr. Zhi-jun, Thesis Title: "Asymmetric Synthesis of beta-Lactams for the Preparation of Bioactive Compounds."
Dr. Michael Hepperle, Thesis Title: "Isolation, Identification, Preparation, Conformational Aspects, and Biological Activities of Taxanes."
1991
Dr. Xiangming Guan, Thesis Title: "Asymmetric Synthesis of alpha-Alkylated alpha-Amino Acids and Stereoselective Synthesis of beta-Lactams."
1990
He Ping, M.S. Thesis Title: "The Synthesis of N-Vinyl, N-1-Propenyl and N-Unsubstituted beta-Lactams."
Mark Mislead, M.S. Thesis Title: "Asymmetric Synthesis of the Phenylisoserine Side Chain of the Anticancer Agent Taxol."
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