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  • Innovative Bioanalytical Tools & Methods for Combinatorial Non-Coding RNA Analysis

    Creator:
    Zhang, Lulu
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    Recently researchers have discovered that groups of small non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) play regulatory roles in gene expression and participate in various biological processes. For example, pathogenesis of many diseases, cell cycle regulation, and signaling pathways. Intracellular and live cell imaging of small ncRNA groups will reveal their relative expression levels...
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    Sean M. Burrows Recently researchers have discovered that groups of small non-coding RNAs

  • Displacement-based fluorescent microRNA biosensors : design principles and analytical metrics

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    Larkey, Nicholas E.
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    One post-transcriptional mechanism that regulates the progression of cancer and other diseases involves small 22-23 nucleotide sequences called microRNA (miR). Early detection of small changes in concentration of these biomarkers holds potential to diagnose diseases at their earliest stages. Use of current nucleic-acid based biosensors, like molecular beacons, for in...
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Sean M. Burrows

  • Capturing Molecular Movies of Organic and Organometallic Systems in Solution by Ultrafast Spectroscopy

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    Boulanger, Sean A.
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    Ultrafast spectroscopy can exploit the structure-function relationship of chemical- and biological-based systems. More specifically, femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS) provides ground- and excited-state vibrational information with simultaneously high spectral (spatial) and temporal resolutions. The electronic counterpart, femtosecond transient absorption (fs-TA), complements FSRS data analysis as part of a comprehensive approach...
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    THE DISSERTATION OF Sean Boulanger for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry presented

  • CoLocalized Excitation Emission Resolution : A CLEER approach for multicolor fluorescence analysis

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    Almlie, C. Kyle
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    Fluorescence has proven to be a robust and powerful method of analysis in numerous fields: forensics, pharmaceutics, geology, food science, and environmental sciences have all developed a large collection of fluorescence instruments and methods to overcome application-specific challenges. Biological applications saw the same development of a fluorescence toolkit with methods...
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    approved: ______________________________________________________ Sean M. Burrows Fluorescence has

  • Gold Nanostars: Spectroscopic and Physical Properties

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    Zhou, Lixia
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    Tethering fluorophores on metal nanoparticles for metal enhanced fluorescence (MEF) has attracted a lot of attention from scientists interested in fluorescence based approaches. MEF has many benefits in fluorescence related techniques, because the analytical signal increases and enables potentially lower detection limits or better sensitivity. Many types of nanoparticles have...
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    Sean M. Burrows Tethering fluorophores on metal nanoparticles for metal enhanced

  • Structure-property relationships of layered oxypnictides

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    Muir, Sean W.
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    Investigating the structure-property relationships of solid state materials can help improve many of the materials we use each day in life. It can also lead to the discovery of materials with interesting and unforeseen properties. In this work the structure property relationships of newly discovered layered oxypnictide phases are presented...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Sean W. Muir for the

  • Novel Charge Carriers for Aqueous Electrochemical Energy Storage

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    Sandstrom, Sean K.
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    The continued long-term use of fossil fuels as a primary energy source has resulted in dramatic increases in greenhouse gas emissions and the associated concerns of climate change and environmental pollution. A key strategy to circumvent these issues is a global shift away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy sources....
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Sean Kieran

  • Rhenium-catalyzed oxygen-atom transfer reactions : mechanism and applications

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    Brown, Eric C.
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    In situ reduction of hydrido-tris-(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borato(trioxo) rhenium(V) with triphenylphosphine or triethylphosphite leads to a reactive rhenium(V) species that catalytically deoxygenates epoxides at 75-105°C. The reaction is stereospecific, except for trans- and cis-butene oxide which formed minor amounts of the opposite isomer. A variety of different functional groups were tolerated and even...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Eric C. Brown for the degree

  • Functionalization of carbon nanotubes for effective biosensing and potential biomedical applications

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    Adenuga, Adeniyi A.
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    Since their discovery in the 1990s, the great potential of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has made them a focus of many research endeavors, including their application as components of biosensors. The inherent chemical "inertness" of CNTs makes their application to biosensing a challenge. It is necessary to "decorate" their surfaces to...
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    Dr. Sean Burrows for his willingness to participate in my defense committee at the last moment

  • Electrochemical Micro-sensors for Probing Bacterial Metabolic Behavior with Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy

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    Jayathilake, Nadeeshani M.
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    Dental plaque is one of the well-characterized biofilms in the human body. Oral bacterial species play vital roles in maintaining healthy bacterial homeostasis as well as causing oral infections. Many of the oral diseases are caused by opportunistic pathogens, and therefore, the bacterial metabolic activities become important in dictating their...
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    . Remcho, Dr. David Ji, Dr. Sean Burrows, Dr. Wei Kong and Dr. Weihong Qiu for your valuable advice and