Recent student presentations

Lawal Abbas Labaran, Devi Prasad Potluri, and Burkhard Schulz, Effects of two Phytohormone Biosynthesis Inhibitors on Sorghum and Maize, 5th. International Undergraduate Research Symposium (IURS), Belgrade, Serbia, May 7-9, 2012.

Precious Edmonds and Rong Lucy He, Expression of CXCR3 receptor by HEK 293 cells transfected with recombinant plasmid DNA pCMV/hCXCR3, 243rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, March 25- 29 2012, San Diego.

Tanika N McCants, Markeutta McCollough, Chris Humes,* Aida Abraha, Effect of simvastatin on tau polymerization in vitro and in Alzheimer's disease, 243rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, March 25- 29 2012, San Diego, CA.

Saharah R. Bobo, LaJoy Stewart, Kevin Swier, Andrew Maselli and Tina Perkins,* Identification of Genes Involved in Degradation After Phagocytosis, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

Lawal Abbas Labaran,1,2 Devi Prasad Potluri1 and Burkhard Schulz, 2 A Pharmacological Impact Study of Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis Inhibitors in Sorghum. 1Department of Biological Sciences, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL 60628; 2Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

Linda Omer, Precious Edmonds, William Woolfork and Rong L. He, Serum Amyloid a Can be Defined as a Chemokine, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

LaJoy A. Stewart, Saharah R. Bobo, Tina Perkins*, Musediq Ismail‐Rasheed, Andrew Maselli and Kevin Swier, Screening Dictyostelium Mutants for Inefficient Degradation after Phagocytosis, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

Shamir Fuller, Pablo Guzman* and LeRoy Jones II, Preparing Gram Quantities of Ruthenium Bidentate Schiff‐Base Complexes via Microwave Irradiation, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

Rodney Onwu,* Melissa Rangel, Brittany House, Robert Richter and Andrew Maselli The Development of Assays to Evaluate the Chemical Composition and Potential Toxicity of Commercial Tattoo Ink, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

Brittny Ridenbaugh and Robert LeSuer, Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Silicon Solar Cells, and Alternative Energy, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

Ashley Wardlow, Nataliya Sidelnikova and Ehab A. Abourashed, Isolation and Yield Maximization of the Major Constituents of Horse Apple Fruit, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

Brittani McClure, L. Lawal, and V. Potluri, Role of Brassinosteroids in Salt Stress Tolerance of Sweet Potato Under in vitro Conditions, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

Stephanie Fox and Asare Nkansah, Development of New Dendrimer‐Based Drug Encapsulation Polymeric Materials, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

Kiara S. Mason and Asare Nkansah, Studies on the Use of β‐ Cyclodextrin to Enhance the Solubility and Efficacy of Silybin, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

Triejaye McDowell, Nataliya Sidelnikova and Ehab A. Abourashed, Adopting a Traditional Phytochemical Approach to Solve the Riddle of Nutmeg, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

Karen Cossyleon* and Edmundo Garcia, VHMPID: A Proposed New Detector for the ALICE Experiment, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

Tawanda Hitchcock*, Austin Harton and Edmundo Garcia, Modeling the Effects of Mirror Misalignment in a Ring Imaging Cherenkov Detector, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

Rosa E. Garcia, Lucy Rong He, Feng Qian, and Richard Ye, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphotase 5 Protects Against LPS Induced Inflammation, 2011 ABRCMS Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, November 7-13, 2011.

Lawal Abbas Labaran, Devi Prasad Potluri, and Burkhard Schulz, A pharmacological impact study of phytohormone biosynthesis inhibitors in sorghum and maize, 2011 ABRCMS Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, November 7-13, 2011, 2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, Chicago, Illinois, February 3 - 4.

Margarita Kim*, Ashraf Ali, and Walid Al-Ghoul, Assessment of Treatment with Melatonin and Simvastatin by Quantification of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) in a Murine Model of Major Postburn Intestinal Sepsis, 2011 ABRCMS Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, November 7-13, 2011.

Karen Cossyleon, Chaan Thomas*, Edmundo Garcia-Solis, Mateusz Ploskon, Peter Jacobs, A Calibration Technique for the ALICE Electromagnetic Calorimeter at the Large Hadron Collider, 2011 Fall Meeting of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics, East Lansing, Michigan (Bulletin of the American Physical Society Volume 56, Number 12).

Tawanda Hitchcock, Austin Harton, Edmundo Garcia-Solis, Modeling the Effects of Mirror Misalignment in a Ring Imaging Cherenkov Detector, 2011 Fall Meeting of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics, East Lansing, Michigan (Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Volume 56, Number 12).

Markeutta McCollough, Chris Humes*, Tanika McCants and Aida Abraha, The effect of Simvastatin on tau polymerization in vitro and in Alzheimer’s disease, Illinois Student Research Conference; Eastern Illinois University; April 1, 2011.

Brett, F., A. Williams, D. Medrano, JA Gana, Annotation of Medicago sativa L. β-amylase (MsBAM1) Promoter. Oral. American Society of Plant Biology Midwestern Section Annual Meeting. West Lafayette, IN. March 19-20, 2011.

Williams A., D. Medrano, Brett, F., Ballard H.B. Cunningham S.M., Volenec VV. JA Gana , SEM Reveals Starch Degradation in Defoliated Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Taproots. Poster. American Society of Plant Biology Midwestern Section Annual Meeting. West Lafayette, IN. March 19-20, 2011.

E. Watkins*, M. Perales, M. Cervantes, E. Garcia-Solis, Chicago State University, S. Sakai, M. Ploskon, P. Jacobs, A New Calibration Technique For The Alice Electromagnetic Calorimeter At The Large Hadron Collider, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Nuclear Physics Division - American Physics Society Meeting, November 2010.

Stephanie Fox and Asare Nkansah, Development of New Dendrimer-based Drug Encapsulation Polymeric Materials, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Charlotte, North Carolina, November 10-13, 2010.

Gilbert N. Mbah and Kristy L. Mardis, Computational Investigation of the Electronic Structure of Cobaloxime Compounds: Determining the Role of Structure on Hydrogen Photocatalytic Ability, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Charlotte, North Carolina, November 10-13, 2010.

Karen Cossyleon, Edmudno Garcia,Very High Momentum Particle Identification Detector (VHMPID) For Alice, American Physics Society Meeting, April 2011.

Christopher McDaniel*, Romell Sanders, Matthew Jordan, Samuel Bowen, Robert Richter, and David Kanis, Microwave-Matter Interactions in a Microwave Oven, 21st Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, April 10, 2010.

Tina Perkins1 and Kevin Swier, Phagocytosis of red fluorescent bacteria by Dictyostelium discoideum, 21st Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, April 10, 2010.

Gilbert Mbah, Karen Mulfort, David Tiede, and Kristy L. Mardis, Computational Investigation of the electronic structure of cobaloxime compounds: Determining the role of structure on hydrogen photocatalytic ability,. 21st Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, April 10, 2010.

Gilbert Mbah and Kristy L. Mardis, Computational Investigation Of The Electronic Structure Of Cobaloxime Compounds: Determining The Role Of Structure On Hydrogen Photocatalytic Ability, PAPER 24485, 239th American Chemical Soc National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Spring 2010

Lila McKay*, Robert Richter, Integration of Renewable Energy Concepts into Undergraduate General Chemistry Laboratories, William Lawrence, 21st Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, April 10, 2010.

Virginia L. Hayes, Joel Hofslund, Stephanie A. Barr*, Mel S. Sabella A Course in Physics Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Urban Chicago In-Service Teachers, 21st Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, April 10, 2010.

Sean Gallardo1 and Mel S. Sabella, Assessing the Impact of Diverse Instructional Techniques in the Introductory Physics Course, 21st Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, April 10, 2010.

Nicole Broughton and Kim Koble, Digital Imaging And Photometry For Beginners, 21st Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, April 10, 2010.

Mardis, Kristy L.; Eastland, Adrienne E.; Wright, Brian; Tiede, David M., Distinguishing Conformation Changes Upon Electron Transfer: A Combined Molecular Dynamics and Solution-Phase X-Ray Scattering Study, 38th Great Lakes Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Chicago, IL, May 13-16, 2009.

Alan Burts and Asare Nkansah, Development A New Hydrocarbon Polymer Electrolyte Membrane For Fuel Cells, 20th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, April 24, 2009, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois.

Chiemela Nkuku* and Robert LeSuer, Determining Transport Kinetics Of Pteridine At Bilayer Lipid Membranes And Liquid-Liquid Interfaces Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy, 20th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, April 24, 2009, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois.

Brian Leverson and Robert C. Richter, Determination of Mercury in Baby Food, 20th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, April 24, 2009, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois.

Eboni M. Perkins, Lori Vermeulen, Teresa A. Liberati and Daniel Dyer, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, Evaluation of α-Zirconium Phosphate as a Drug Delivery Host: Crystallinity, Size and Shape as it relates to synthesis modifications, 20th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, April 24, 2009, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois.

Alan Burts and Asare Nkansah, Development of New Polymer Membranes for Fuel Cell Application, 20th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, April 24, 2009, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois.

Geraldine L. Cochran* and Mel S. Sabella, Investigating Student Views Regarding the Use of Questions in Introductory Physics Courses, 20th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, April 24, 2009, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois.

Sonya Blackman,*1 Olumide Onatoye,*1 Sabrina Bailey,*1 Gladius Lewis,2 and LeRoy Jones II1, 1Department of Chemistry & Physics, Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois 60628, 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152 Bone Cement: The Evaluative Synthesis of Autonomous Healing Agents, 11th Annual Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation (LS-AMP) Student Research Conference, Oakbrook, Illinois, February 27-28, 2009.

Nicole Broughton* and Andrew Maselli, Purification of Recombinant Human T-Plastin, 11th Annual Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation (LS-AMP) Student Research Conference, Oakbrook, Illinois, February 27-28, 2009.

Adrienne Eastland and Kristy Mardis, A New Class of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells: Synthesis of Copper Phenanthroline Complexes, 11th Annual Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation (LS-AMP) Student Research Conference, Oakbrook, Illinois, February 27-28, 2009.

Tahir Fateem and Asare Nkansah, Fuel Cell Membranes, 11th Annual Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation (LS-AMP) Student Research Conference, Oakbrook, Illinois, February 27-28, 2009.

Tyvette Hilliard* and Joanna Burdette, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60680, The Role of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone on Ovarian Surface Epithelium Wound Repair, 11th Annual Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation (LS-AMP) Student Research Conference, Oakbrook, Illinois, February 27-28, 2009.

Nichole Squair and Robert LeSuer, Using scanning electrochemical microscopy to investigate electron-transfer processes in dye sensitized solar cells, 11th Annual Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation (LS-AMP) Student Research Conference, Oakbrook, Illinois, February 27-28, 2009.

Shontavia Wade and Joyce Ache Gana, Creation of RootCAR1 Promoter Deletion Mutant Constructs, 11th Annual Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation (LS-AMP) Student Research Conference, Oakbrook, Illinois, February 27-28, 2009.

Eastland, Adrienne; Sutton, Heather; Mardis, Kristy L.; Tiede, David M., Using wide-angle X-ray scattering profiles to evaluate the CHARMM forcefield ensembles of common solvents, 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008.

Nancy Davenport and Asare Nkansah, Synthesis And Characterization Of Sulfonated Polysulfone For Proton Exchange Membrane (Pem), 19th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, March 28-9, 2008.

George Howell, Zandra X. Floyd and Felix M. Rivas, "Synthesis Of Two Antbacterial Heptapeptides: Cicadapeptins I And Ii" 19th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, March 28-9, 2008.

Jason Bardwell, Samuel Bowen, "Optimization Of A Small Trebuchet - An Exercise In Classical Mechanics" 19th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, March 28-9, 2008.

Crystalann Jones and Mel Sabella, "Evaluating Student Undestanding Of Mass, Volume, And Buoyancy" 19th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, March 28-9, 2008.

Kristy L. Mardis, William Lawrence and Dominique Morgan, "Novel Experiments That Link Real World Application To Undergraduates Science Courses To Improve Science Major Retention" 19th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, March 28-9, 2008.

Zandra X. Floyd and Felix M. Rivas, "Comformational Studies On Two Heptapeptides With Antbacterial Activity: Cicadapeptins I And Ii" 19th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, March 28-9, 2008.

Danielle Johnson and William L. Kennedy, "Studies Of Diabetes And Relationship To Periodontal Disease" 19th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, March 28-9, 2008.

Adrienne Eastland1, Kristy L. Mardis1 and David Tiede2 "The Effects Of The Porphyrin Oxidation State On The Conformations Of C-Type Cytochromes," Chicago State University1 and Argonne National Laboratory2. 19th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, March 28-9, 2008.

John Davis, Max Ukaigwe and LeRoy Jones II, "Preparation And Characterization Of Binary And Tertiary Nanoparticles From Microemulsions" 19th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, March 28-9, 2008.

Zändra Floyd, George Howell and Felix M. Rivas, Progress Towards The Synthesis Of Antibacterials-Cicadapeptins I & Ii: Synthesis Of The Western Hemisphere, 10th Annual Illinois Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation Student Research Conference , Glenview, Illinois, October 12-13, 2007.

Nancy Davenport1, Asare Nkansah1 and Suhas Niyogi,2 Fuel Cells: Synthesis And Characterization Of Sulfonated Polysulfone For Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) , 1Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois 60628; 2Argonne National

Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, 10th Annual Illinois Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation Student Research Conference , Glenview, Illinois, October 12-13, 2007.

John Davis, Maxamus Ukaigwe and LeRoy Jones II, Preparation And Characterization Of Bimetallic Nanoparticles From Microemulsions, 10th Annual Illinois Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation Student Research Conference , Glenview, Illinois, October 12-13, 2007.

George B. Howell, Jr., Zändra Floyd and Felix M. Rivas, Progress Towards The Synthesis Of Antibacterials Cicadapeptins I And Ii: Synthesis Of The Western Hemisphere, 10th Annual Illinois Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation Student Research Conference , Glenview, Illinois, October 12-13, 2007.

Sonya Blackman1, Patrick Biggs1, Gladius Lewis2 and LeRoy Jones II,1 Preparation And Evaluation Of Autonomous Healing Agents For Bone Cement, 1Department of Chemistry & Physics, Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois 60628; 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, 10th Annual Illinois Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation Student Research Conference , Glenview, Illinois, October 12-13, 2007.

Adrienne Eastland1, David Tiede 2 and Kristy L. Mardis,1 Binding Of Organic Ion Pairs: Determination Of Forcefield Parameters And Free Energy Calculations, 1Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois 60628; 2Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, 10th Annual Illinois Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation Student Research Conference , Glenview, Illinois, October 12-13, 2007.

Edgar L Glover, Byeong-Gyu Park and Juanita C. Sharpe, The Mutagenesis And Purification Of Recombinant Bax Bh3 Region Mutants, 10th Annual Illinois Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation Student Research Conference , Glenview, Illinois, October 12-13, 2007.

Agnes K. Kisai*, Nkechiyere Vidal Nwani and Juanita C. Sharpe, Optimization Of Recombinant Bax Expression, 10th Annual Illinois Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation Student Research Conference , Glenview, Illinois, October 12-13, 2007.

Heather M. Sutton1, Kristy L. Mardis1 and David M. Tiede,2 Effect Of Solvent Box Size On Wide-Angle X-Ray Scattering Patterns, 1Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois 60628; 2Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, 10th Annual Illinois Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation Student Research Conference , Glenview, Illinois, October 12-13, 2007.

Kecia M. Thomas and Aida Abraha, The Effects Of N-Terminus Truncation On Tau Assembly Invitro And In Alzheimers Disease, 10th Annual Illinois Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation Student Research Conference , Glenview, Illinois, October 12-13, 2007.

Priscilla Zellarchaffers1, Maribel Valdez1, Bharat Thakkar and Jeff Collins2, LABVIEW Data Acquisition Programs Applied To Enhanced Heat Transfer Experiments, 1Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616; 2Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, 10th Annual Illinois Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation Student Research Conference , Glenview, Illinois, October 12-13, 2007.

Tyvette Hilliard1 and LeRoy Jones II , Preparation Of Half-Metallocene Catalysts For Biomedical Applications, 1Currently enrolled in PhD program in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60680, 10th Annual Illinois Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation Student Research Conference , Glenview, Illinois, October 12-13, 2007.

Chiemela A. Nkuku, and Robert J. LeSuer, Electrochemistry In Deep Eutectic Solvents, 18th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, University Park, Illinois, April 6-7, 2007.

Adrienne Eastland, David M. Tiede, and Kristy L. Mardis, Binding Of Organic Ion Pairs: Determination Of Forcefield Parameters And Free Energy Calculations, 18th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, University Park, Illinois, April 6-7, 2007.

Chaan Thomas and Kim Coble, How To Build A Gamma Ray Telescope, 18th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, University Park, Illinois, April 6-7, 2007.

Lila McKay and Robert J. LeSuer, Electrochemistry of Di-Tertbutyl Nitroxide, 18th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, University Park, Illinois, April 6-7, 2007.

Deborah Amos and Asare Nkansah, Development Of New Acrylic Polymers For Medical Application, 18th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, University Park, Illinois, April 6-7, 2007.

Crystalann Jones and Mel Sabella, Evaluating Student Understanding Of Mass, Volume, And Buoyancy, 18th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, University Park, Illinois, April 6-7, 2007.

Nancy Davenport and Robert J. LeSuer, Monitoring Air Quality In South Side Chicago Using Lichens As Bioindicators, 18th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, University Park, Illinois, April 6-7, 2007.

Michele Dillon and Kristy L. Mardis, Calculating The Entropic Trend As A Function Of Carbon-Carbon Single Bonds For P-Alkylbenza-Midinium Anions, 18th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, University Park, Illinois, April 6-7, 2007.

Tim Vuong, Brian Wright, David M. Tiede, Kristy L. Mardis, Calculations Of Wide-Angle X-Ray Scattering Profile Of Cytochrome C Using Molecular Dynamics, 18th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, University Park, Illinois, April 6-7, 2007.

Stephanie A. Barr and Mel Sabella, Gauging Student Understanding Of Kinematics By Analyzing How Contextual, 18th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, University Park, Illinois, April 6-7, 2007.

Heather Sutton, David M. Tiede, and Kristy L. Mardis, Calculations Of Wide-Angle X-Ray Scattering Profile Of Cytochrome C Using Molecular Dynamics, 18th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, University Park, Illinois, April 6-7, 2007.

Laura Quaye, Diana Monsivais, , and Aida Abraha, Morphology And Polymerization Properties Of Tau Proteins Truncated By Calpain In Alzheimer’s Disease, 18th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, University Park, Illinois, April 6-7, 2007.

Tim Vanderleest, and Samuel Bowen, Study Of The “Hot Chocolate Effect, 18th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, University Park, Illinois, April 6-7, 2007.

Patrick Biggs and LeRoy Jones II, "Incorporation of microencapsulated dicyclopentadiene into an acrylic bone cement matrix" Abstracts of Papers, 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States, March 25-29, 2007 (2007), INOR-283.

Robert J. LeSuer, Brian Davis, Chuan He, and Zigang Li, “Electrochemical oxidation of disilver(I) complexes”, Abstracts of Papers, 233rd ACS National Meeting,Chicago, IL, United States, March 25-29, 2007 (2007), INOR-836.

Pablo Guzman and LeRoy Jones II, "Synthesis of ruthenium bidentate Schiff-base complexes via microwave irradiation" Abstracts of Papers, 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States, March 25-29, 2007 (2007), INOR-963.

Tyvette Hilliard and LeRoy Jones II, "Preparation of half-metallocene catalysts for biomedical applications" Abstracts of Papers, 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States, March 25-29, 2007 (2007), INOR-410.

Robert J. LeSuer and Chiemela A.Nkuku, “Electrochemistry in deep eutectic solvents”, Abstracts of Papers, 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States, March 25-29, 2007 (2007), INOR-831.

Shannon Allen, Christine Gerin, Rick Garcia, Seritta Hill, Jassmin Simpson, Ikenna Madeuke, Rachael Hendricks, Charles Hollins and Mark Erhart, Regulation of gene Expression in Response to Spinal Cord Injury in Rats, 2006 Annual Biomedical Research Conference For Minority Students (ABRCMS), Anaheim Ca, November 8 - 11.

Sonya Blackman, LeRoy Jones II, Gladius Lewis and Patrick Biggs, Synthesis and Evaluation of Auonomous Healing Agents for Bone Cements, 2006 Annual Biomedical Research Conference For Minority Students (ABRCMS), Anaheim Ca, November 8 - 11.

Adrienne Eastland, David M. Tiede, Kristy L. Mardis, Determination of Forcefield Parameters to Evaluate the Binding of Porphyrin to c-type Cytochrome Architectures, 2006 Annual Biomedical Research Conference For Minority Students (ABRCMS), Anaheim Ca, November 8 - 11.

Pablo Guzman and LeRoy Jones II, Preparation of Ruthenium Bidentate Schiff-base Complexes via Microwave Irradiation, 2006 Annual Biomedical Research Conference For Minority Students (ABRCMS), Anaheim Ca, November 8 - 11.

Tyvette Hilliard and LeRoy Jones II, Design and Synthesis of Half-Metallocene Catalysts for Biomedical Applications, 2006 Annual Biomedical Research Conference For Minority Students (ABRCMS), Anaheim Ca, November 8 - 11.

Leslie Sayles and Kevin Swier, Leishmania major infection of CD43 knockout mice, 2006 Annual Biomedical Research Conference For Minority Students (ABRCMS), Anaheim Ca, November 8 - 11.

Deborah Amos and Asare Nkansah, Towards The Synthesis Of Stable Emulsion Polymers For Use In Drug Encapsulation, Annual Biomedical Research Conference For Minority Students (ABRCMS), Atlanta, Ga, November 2 - 5, 2005.

Patrick Biggs, LeRoy Jones II and Gladius Lewis, Incorporation Of Microencapsulated Healing Agents Into Acrylic Bone Cement, Annual Biomedical Research Conference For Minority Students (ABRCMS), Atlanta, Ga, November 2 - 5, 2005.

Leslie Sayles and Kevin Swier, Effect Of Anti-Cd40 On Il-12 Secrestion In Bone Marrow Macrophages, Annual Biomedical Research Conference For Minority Students (ABRCMS), Atlanta, Ga, November 2 - 5, 2005.

Jermaine M. Stephens, Kevin Swier and Jeanette Bartley, Effect Of Leshmania Major On The Interaction Between Macrophages And Naive T Cells, Annual Biomedical Research Conference For Minority Students (ABRCMS), Atlanta, Ga, November 2 - 5, 2005.