Goldberg Group Members: Current Members:
Will Kerber:
Project: Will is exploring the redox chemistry of iron corrolazine (FeCz) with the aim of developing environmentally relevant dehalogenation reactions. Both oxidative and reductive strategies are being considered. A low-valent FeCz species has been prepared by chemical reduction and has been shown to affect dechlorination of DDT and other related compounds. His current work is focused on oxidations catalyzed by FeCz. Varied reactivity has been observed when utilizing different terminal oxidants (H2O2, tBuOOH, or mCPBA). The details of these systems are currently under investigation.
Birthday: September 24th
Hometown: Columbus , OH.
Education: BS, Chemistry, Case Western; Ph.D., UNC.
Favorite Color: Brown
Favorite Activities: Camping, anything outdoors, i.e. outside the lab!
Frances Namuswe:
Project: Frances is currently working on a combinatorial peptide synthesis project in which she is involved in parallel screening of peptide libraries that contain a controlled number of Histidine and Cysteine residues in hope of discovering new ligands that exhibit PDF activity. She is screening libraries of short peptides (~ 10 amino acids) to find sequences that exhibit the following properties: 1) a His2Cys1 metal binding ligand, 2) tight binding to divalent metal ions especially Fe(II) and Zn(II) and 3) catalytic activity towards the hydrolysis of esters, organophosphates and/or amides in the presence of Zn(II) or Fe(II).
Hometown: Kampala, Uganda
Education: B.A. Chemistry, Grinnell College.
Interests: Tennis, Salsa Dancing, Traveling, Shopping.
Favorite Music: Prince, Beyonce, R & B.
Gary Kasper:
Project: As part of the NS models project, Gary is working to synthesize biomimetic models of the active site of the enzyme Superoxide Reductase (SOR). The active site of SOR is characterized by an Iron atom coordinated to four equatorial nitrogen atoms and one axial sulfur atom. By starting with a tetraaza macrocycle we will either add an S atom donor through a thiolate appendage from the macrocycle or via an exogenous ligand. Any new Fe(II)N4S complex will be further looked at for its reactivity with superoxide and other reactive oxygen species.
Hometown:  , NY.
Education: B.A. Chemistry, minor in Math, Rutgers University.
Interests: Music, The Prophets.
Favorite Band: The Beatles.
Favorite Book: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathon Swift.
Amanda McGown:
Project: Amanda has been working on the synthesis of Manganeses(V)-oxo corrolazine and is currently looking into the effects of reacting it with a strong Lewis acid. Further projects TBA!
Birthday: November 28th.
Hometown: Hebron, MD.
Education: B.S. Chemistry, Villa Julie.
Interests: Musicals, Discovery Channel, and spending time with my husband.
Lucas Bressan:
 Project: Lucas is exploring new possible N4S ligands for the SOR project. These ligands involve a number of synthetic steps that provide variability within the ligand's design for tuning the potential of the resulting iron complex.
Birthday: December 21.
Hometown: La Cumbre, Cordoba, Argentina.
Education: JHU Chemistry, Class of 07.
Favorite Color: Blue.
Interests: Soccer, golf, music, travel.
Se Ryeon Lee:
 Project: Corrolazine synthesis and reactivity.
Birthday: October 17.
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea.
Education: JHU Chemistry, Class of 09.
Interests: Shopping, watching movies, singing, and napping.
Official Snack food of the Goldberg Lab:
 Goldberg Alumni Post-Docs: SeChin Chang: Research Scientist, USDA, Southern Regional Research Center. New Orleans, LA.
Beavan Mandimutsira: Researcher III, Lyondell Chemical Company, Newtown Square, PA. Graduate Students: Bobby Ramdhanie (PhD 2003): Post-Doctoral Fellow, Yale Medical School.
Robert DiTargiani (PhD 2004): Research Chemist, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Department of Biochemistry, Silver Spring, MD.
Vivek Karambelkar (PhD 2005): Industrial Post-Doctoral Associate, GE-Kanpur, India.
Joe Fox (PhD 2005): Proteomics Specialist, Shimadzu Corp. Columbia, Maryland. Adjunct Professor, Department of Pharmacology, NYU School of Medicine.
David Lansky (PhD 2006): Student, Fordham University's School of Law. Science Advisor, Goodwin Proctor LLP.
Divya Krishnamurthy (PhD 2006): Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Southern California - Barrios Group. Undergraduates: Amy Wu:Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan.
Jeffery Lial: J.D., Harvard University.
Cathy Gilbert
Tessie Aikara
Irvin Lau: Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology - Barton Group.
Ryan Todd: Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Lippard Group.
Ellen Minnihan: Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology- Stubbe Group. |
