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Throughout my PhD journey, I presented my thesis research to both scientific and general audiences. I also write for several science news outlets and teach undergraduate chemistry courses. Below are some samples of work.
Throughout my PhD journey, I presented my thesis research to both scientific and general audiences. I also write for several science news outlets and teach undergraduate chemistry courses. Below are some samples of work.
Presenting PhD Research:
Presenting PhD Research:
My research for scientific audiences
My research for scientific audiences
I presented my PhD thesis defense in September 2023. I also created and presented scientific posters at local and national conferences.
My research for general audiences
My research for general audiences
For a general science communication event in June 2023, I presented two back-to-back talks about my research, tailored for two academic levels: an 8th-grade level and a non-expert graduate student level. I also presented one general slide at a lightning talk challenge.
Selected Conference/Symposium Presentations
Selected Conference/Symposium Presentations
Communicating Your Science Symposium of CUNYSciCom (2023), New York, NY. Desamero, J & Davenport, L. Talk 1: DNA G-Quadruplexes as Anticancer Superheroes; Talk 2: Characterizing Molecular Interactions with Cancer-Relevant Telomeric DNA G-Quadruplexes. Speaker Presentation.
Fall National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (2021), virtual. Desamero, J & Davenport, L. Conformational Binding of N-Methyl Mesoporphyrin IX With Model Telomeric DNA G-Quadruplex Forming Sequences. Poster Presentation.
Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society (2020), San Diego, CA. Desamero, J, Kopkalli, Y & Davenport, L. Mapping Lateral Loop Conformational Switching of the Telomeric DNA G-Quadruplex on NMM Porphyrin Binding Using Fluorescent Guanine Analogs. Poster Presentation.
Science Writing:
Science Writing:
ASBMB Today
This article reports on a clinical study that determined how age, physical activity and childbirth predict high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or HDL-C, levels in the blood in a large, diverse cohort of adults. This multicenter study is one of the few to analyze HDL-C over an extended period, over 30 years.
OncoBites
This article describes how parasites can increase the risk of cancer, indirectly cause cancer, and may even be anticancer agents and potential targets for cancer immunotherapy.
[OncoBites #1 post of 2024 & 2025]
Additional Selected Publications
Additional Selected Publications
Desamero, J. (Jan. 6, 2026). Mapping proteins, one side chain at a time. ASBMB Today.
Desamero, J. (Feb. 25, 2025). New mass spectrometry assay speeds up UTI diagnosis. ASBMB Today.
Desamero, J. (April 12, 2024). From the journals: MCP-April. ASBMB Today.
Desamero, J. (June 1, 2020). From snail venom to medicine. BioBus's BioBuzz.
Teaching:
Teaching:
Undergraduate Courses Taught
Undergraduate Courses Taught
General Chemistry for Health majors: laboratory
General Chemistry for Chemistry majors: laboratory, recitation
Organic Chemistry for Health majors: laboratory, recitation, workshop
Nutrition and Personal Health: lecture, laboratory
Selected Organic Chemistry Workshop Slides
Selected Organic Chemistry Workshop Slides
I believe that summary slides are important and that visuals are highly effective in explaining more complex concepts.
Since my students in this class are health majors, I sometimes incorporate the medical relevance behind organic chemistry concepts.
My knowledge of biochemistry also aided in creating slides for this deck that introduced biological molecules as they relate to organic chemistry.
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