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Congratulations, Michelle, on becoming Dr. Michelle Muzzio!
Sunghee Lee, Ph.D. • Sep 04, 2019
Michelle Muzzio (‘15 BS Chemistry-ACS Certified & English), our former Project Symphony member, successfully defended her dissertation on “Paving the Way to Greener Chemistry with Alloy Nanoparticle Catalysts” under the guidance of Professor Shouheng Sun, and earned her doctoral degree in Chemistry at the Brown University. While at Brown, Michelle received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF-GRFP). She will work as an Editor for the Cell Press Journal, iScience.
We are thrilled to announce the publication of our latest research paper titled "Concentration-Dependent Effects of Curcumin on Membrane Permeability and Structure" in the ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science ( https://doi.org/10.1021/acsptsci.4c00093 ) . This publication represents the culmination of years of hard work, dedication, and collaboration within our research group. In this paper, we delve into how phytochemical curcumin interacts with lipid bilayer. Our findings not only contribute to the existing body of knowledge in this field but also have the potential for successful translation of curcumin into effective medicine. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the members of our research group for their invaluable contributions, and NSF for funding support. We look forward to continuing our research efforts and sharing more exciting discoveries in the future. Stay tuned for further updates from our research group! Go Project Symphony!
The Project Symphony team publishes another research paper in peer-reviewed journal, Journal of Physical Chemistry B The article titled “Differential Effects of Soy Isoflavones on the Biophysical Properties of Model Membranes” is published in Journal of Physical Chemistry B, an American Chemical Society publication. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c08390 This paper is coauthored by nine undergraduates, Jamie Gudyka ('24 Biochemistry), Jasmin Ceja-Vega ('23 Biochemistry), Katherine Ivanchenko (’23 Chemistry), Wilber Perla (’25 Chemistry), Christopher Poust (’25 Chemistry), Alondra Gamez Hernandez ('23 Biochemistry), Colleen Clarke (’23 Chemistry), Shakinah Silverberg (’24 Biology/Chemistry), Escarlin Perez ('22 Biochemistry) with Dr. Sunghee Lee. Congratulations to the Project Symphony!
The Project Symphony team publishes another research paper in 2023 in peer-reviewed journal Langmuir
The diligent work of Project Research team has culminated in a peer-reviewed research publication. This is the proud result of 10 undergraduate coauthors over the span of 3 years. The title of the article is “Aspirin Interacts with Cholesterol-Containing Membranes in a pH-Dependent Manner”, and appears in Langmuir, an American Chemical Society publication. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02242 This paper is coauthored by ten undergraduates, Michael Krmic (’22 Biochemistry), Escarlin Perez ('22 Biochemistry), Patrick Scollan (’21 Chemistry), Katherine Ivanchenko (’23 Chemistry), Alondra Gamez Hernandez ('23 Biochemistry), Joseph Giancaspro (’21 Biochemistry), Juan Rosario (’21 Biochemistry), Jasmin Ceja-Vega ('23 Biochemistry), Jamie Gudyka ('24 Biochemistry), Riley Porteus ('24 ACS Chemistry), with Dr. Sunghee Lee. Congratulations to the project team!
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