CUNY-Carnegie Mellon
Summer Research Program

Research Opportunities

Professor Area of Research Examples of Techniques
Bruce A. Armitage Bioorganic Chemistry
  • General Molecular Biology Techniques
  • Spectroscopy: NMR, Fluorescence, UV-Vis, Circular Dichroism
  • Separation: Capillary Electrophoresis, HPLC
Peter Berget Biotechnology, Cell Biology, and Molecular Biology
  • “CD-tagging:” the insertion of a DNA sequence (CD-cassette) into genomic DNA of mammalian cells
  • Classical analytical techniques of genetics and modern methods of biotechnology
Mark E. Bier Mass Spectrometry
  • Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI TOF)
  • Electrospray ionization ion trap (ESI IT) and ESI QTOF
  • Capillary-LC MS/MS
Terrence J. Collins and Colin Horwitz Green Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy: NMR, Fluorescence, UV-Vis
  • Separation: HPLC, GC-MS
  • Synthesis: Metal Complexes
Frederick Lanni Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
  • Cell culture
  • Microscopy: UV, fluorescence
  • Digital image processing
  • Optical sectioning
  • Computational modeling
A. Javier Lopez Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structural Biology, Molecular Biology
  • Drosophila genetics
  • Molecular biology (cloning, site-directed mutagenesis, transgenics)
  • PCR
  • RT-PCR
  • Protein chemistry
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Polymer Chemistry
  • Separation: Two Dimensional Gel Permeation Chromatography
  • Spectroscopy: NMR, Fluorescence, UV-Vis, IR
  • Dynamic and Static Light Scattering
  • Differential Scanning Calorimetry
  • Thermo Gravimetric Analysis
  • Synthesis: Small Organic Molecules, Polymer (Atom Transfer
Alan Waggoner Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
  • Cell culture
  • Microscopy: UV, fluorescence
  • Digital image processing
  • Flow ytometry
  • Biochemical techniques
Newell Washburn Tissue Engineering
  • Synthesis: peptides and low-molecular polymers using techniques of peptide and polymer chemistry
  • Develop strategies for covalently attaching these groups to natural biopolymers