Jonathan Griffin
Major: Biology
Research Active: 2014-
Project(s): Langmuir Monolayer Measurements of aHL
Posters:
Jacob Walhout
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2015-
Projects: Comsol Modeling of aHL
Posters:
Rebecca Hyndman
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2014-
Project(s): Ion Channel Recording and Vesicle Imaging
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2014; Electrical Measurements of Alpha-Hemolysin (pdf)
Kayla Solstad
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2013-
Project(s): Derivatizing the Cap of aHL with PEG
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2014;Towards the Separation of PEG-Labeled α-Hemolysin from Unlabeled α-Hemolysin (pdf)
Natasha Narang
Major: Biology
Research Active: 2014-
Project(s): Protecting A549 Lung Epithelial Cells From Alpha-Hemolysin Attack
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2014; Protecting A549 Lung Epithelial Cells From Alpha-Hemolysin Attack (pdf)
Andreas Geiger
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2013-2016
Project(s): Stimulus-Response Nanopores
Pursuing Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, Purdue University
Topher McCauley
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2013-
Project(s): Langmuir Monolayer Measurements of aHL
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2014; The role of cholesterol in the binding/heptamerization of alpha-Hemolysin to phosphocholine monolayers (pdf)
Julie Fink
Major: Biology
Research Active: 2011-
Project(s): Cellular dynammics of alpha-hemolysin exposure
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2012; “Protecting Lung Epithelial Cells from the Toxic Effects of Alpha Hemolysin” (pdf)
Co-mentor: Dr. Lisa Keranen Burden
Graduation Year: 2013
Current Pursuit: Student
Zack Barton
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2010-2012
Project(s): FCS of red blood cells lysis by aHL, Laser micromachining
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2010; “FCS
characterization of aHL after hemoloysis” (pdf)
Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2011; “Small changes: micromachining in a big way” (pdf)
Publications: Lam, J, Culbertson, M.J., Skinner, N.P. Barton, Z., Burden, D.L., “Information Content in Fluorescence
Correlation Spectroscopy: Binary Mixtures and Detection Volume Distortion,” Anal. Chem., 83, 5268-5274, 2011.
Presentations:
Graduation Year: 2012
Current Pursuit: Ph.D., Chemistry, Univ. of IL, Urbana-Champaign
Catherine Baker
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2010-2011
Project(s): Langmuir trough measurements of aHL at a lipid interface, expression of aHL
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2010; “Protein Surfing at an Air-Water Interface” (pdf)
Presentations: Video of seminar given to Wheaton faculty, Fall 2011. For access to this video presentation, please contact Dr. Daniel Burden (daniel.l.burden@wheaton.edu). Please include the presenter’s name, date, and brief description of
intended use.
Co-mentor: Dr. Lisa Keranen-Burden
Graduation Year: 2011
Current Pursuit: Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Philipp Prinz
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2010-2011
Posters: Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS), Oct 17, 2010,
Raleigh, NC; “Recognizing Patterns in Single Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy using Multivariate Analysis” (pdf)
Graduation Year: 2011
Current Pursuit: Business consulting, Accenture, New York, NY
Patti Blair
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2010-
Project(s): Electrophysiology measurements of aHL and PA63, expression of aHL
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2010; “Channel Characterization of Pore Forming Proteins” (pdf)
Presentations: Video of seminar given to Wheaton faculty, Spring 2011. For access to this video presentation, please contact Dr. Daniel Burden (daniel.l.burden@wheaton.edu). Please include the presenter’s name, date, and brief description of intended use.
Co-mentor: Dr. Lisa Keranen-Burden
Graduation Year: 2011
Current Pursuit: Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Amy Larson
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2008-2010
Project(s): Expression of mutant a-Hemolysin, red blood cell lysis assays
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2009; “Hemolytic Characterization of Alpha hemolysin Mutants” (pdf)
Presentations: Video of Seminar Given to Wheaton Faculty, Fall 2009 (Co-presented with Donna Van Cott) For access to this video presentation, please contact Dr. Daniel Burden (daniel.l.burden@wheaton.edu). Please include the presenter’s name, date, and brief description of intended use.
Co-mentor: Dr. Lisa Keranen-Burden
Graduation Year: 2010
Current Pursuit: Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Donna Van Cott
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2009-2010
Project(s): Exploration of quantum dots as protein labels, expression of mutant a-Hemolysin
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2009; “Mutagenesis and Fluorescent Labeling of aHL” (pdf)
Presentations: Video of Seminar Given to Wheaton Faculty, Fall 2009 (Co-presented with Amy Larson) For access to this video presentation, please contact Dr. Daniel Burden (daniel.l.burden@wheaton.edu). Please include the presenter’s name, date, and brief description of intended use.
Co-mentor: Dr. Lisa Keranen-Burden
Graduation Year: 2010
Current Pursuit: High School Chemistry and Biology Teacher, Roanoke, VA
Jonathan Kooiman
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2009-2012
Project(s):Expression of Protective Antigen in E. coli
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2009; “Expression, Purification, and Characterization of Bacillus anthracis Protective Antigen under Non-denaturing Conditions” (pdf)
Presentations: Video of Seminar Given to Wheaton Faculty, Fall 2009, Spring 2012 For access to these video presentations, please contact Dr. Daniel Burden (daniel.l.burden@wheaton.edu). Please include the presenter’s name, date, and brief description of intended use. Co-mentor: Dr. Lisa Keranen-Burden
Graduation Year: 2012
Current Pursuit: Medical School
Kelsey
Kelsey Schuster
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2009-2011
Project(s): Single molecule diffusion in PEM thin films
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2009; “Characterizing Properties of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Thin films Using Single-Molecule Spectroscopy” (pdf)
Co-mentor: Dr. Peter Walhout
Graduation Year: 2011
Current Pursuit: Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
Dan Fager
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2009-2010
Project(s): Single molecule diffusion in PEM thin films
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session
Co-mentor: Dr. Peter Walhout
Graduation Year: 2010
Current Pursuit: Industry
Jared Kindt
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2008-2009
Project(s): Single molecule microscopy, expression of mutant a-Hemolysin
Publications: Spectroscopy Letters, 43, 586, 2010
Posters: Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS), Oct 17, 2010, Raleigh, NC; “Recognizing Patterns in Single Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy using Multivariate Analysis” (pdf) Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2008; “Optical Tracking of Fluorescently Derivatized Molecules” (pdf)
Presentations:Seminar Given to Wheaton Faculty, Fall 2008 (Co-presented with Derek Bailey) For access to this video presentation, please contact Dr. Daniel Burden (daniel.l.burden@wheaton.edu). Please include the presenter’s name, date, and brief description of intended use. Single-Molecule Tracking of Fluorescently Derivatized a-Hemolysin (pdf)
Co-mentor: Dr. Lisa Keranen Burden
Graduation Year: 2009
Current Pursuit: Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Jonathan Lam
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2008-2010
Project(s): Computer simulations of Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy, NFCS measurements Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2008; “Computer Simulations of Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy in Complex Situations” (pdf)
Graduation Year: 2010
Current Pursuit: Medical Student, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
Derek Bailey
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2007-2009
Project(s): Expression of mutant a-Hemolysin, Ion channel electrophysiology, Single molecule
microscopy
Publications: Spectroscopy Letters, 43, 586, 2010
Posters: Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS), Oct 17, 2010, Raleigh, NC; “Recognizing Patterns in Single Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy using Multivariate Analysis” (pdf) ASBMB 2008, San Diego, CA: Electrophysiology Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2007; “Characterizing Single-Molecule Pore Formation of Fluorescently Labeled α-Hemolysin” (pdf)
Presentations: Seminar Given to Wheaton Faculty, Fall 2008 (Co-presented with Jared Kindt) For access to this video presentation, please contact Dr. Daniel Burden (daniel.l.burden@wheaton.edu). Please include the presenter’s name, date, and brief description of intended use. Wheaton College Summer Research Program, “Characterzing Single-Molecule Pore Formation of alpha-Hemolysin: Electrophysiology of Lipid Bilayer nanopores” (pdf) Wheaton College Summer Research Program, “Characterizing Single-Molecule Pore Formation of alpha-Hemolysin: Protein Engineering, Purification and Fluorescent Labeling” (pdf)
Co-mentor: Dr. Lisa Keranen-Burden
Graduation Year: 2009
Current Pursuit: Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ryan Himes
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2004,2005
Project(s): Single molecule diffusion investigations in polyelectrolyte multilayers
Presentations: Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area (ACCA) Student Symposium, Fall 2005; “Single Molecule Diffusion Studies in Polyelectrolyte Thin Films” (pdf)
Publications: Langmuir, 25, 8330, 2009
Co-mentor: Dr. Peter Walhout
Graduation Year: 2006
Current Pursuit: Lab Associate, Loyola Medical Center
Wayland Cheng
Major: Chemistry (with Honors)
Research Active: 2003-2005
Project(s): Numerical Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (NFCS);
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2003; “Stabilizing Lipid Membranes”
Publications: Anal. Chem., 79, 4031, 2007
Graduation Year: 2005
Current Pursuit: MD/PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Daniel Kim
Major: History
Research Active: 2004-2005
Project(s): Stabilizing lipid membranes
Poster: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2004; ” Stabilizing Planar Lipid Bilayers”
Graduation Year: 2005
Current Pursuit: Bioethicist
Travis Lowens
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2002
Project(s): Separations of fluorescent labeled proteins
Presentations:
Graduation Year : 2003
Current Pursuit: Pharmaceutical Development: Exoxemis, Omaha, NE
Jared Ellingsen
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2011-
Project(s): Membrane binding dynamics of alpha hemolysin
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2012; “Equilibrium Dynamics of Alpha-Hemolysin and Red Blood Cells Measured by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy” (pdf)
Co-mentor: Dr. Lisa Keranen Burden
Graduation Year: 2014
Current Pursuit: Student
Abby Williams
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2011-
Project(s): Chemical modificaiton of alpha hemolysin
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2012; “Conjugation of Alpha Hemolysin to Polyethylene Glycol” (pdf)
David Harmon
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2011-
Project(s): Single molecule atomic force microscopy of alpha hemolysin
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2012; “Molecular Imaging of Alpha-Hemolysin Protein by Atomic Force Microscopy” (pdf)
Co-mentor: Dr. Lisa Keranen Burden
Graduation Year: 2014
Current Pursuit: Student
Emmanuel Pederson
Major: Computer Science
Research Active: 2011-2015
Project(s): Computer modeling of alpha hemolysin
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2012; “Computer Simulation of Single-Molecule Diffusion” (pdf)
Presentations: American Chemical Society Meeting, Denver, CO, March 2015
Graduation Year: 2015
Current Pursuit: Student
Aaron Devries
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2011-2012
Project(s): Post-translational modifications of aHL
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2011; “HPLC analysis of variably synthesized alpha hemolysin” (pdf)
Graduation Year: 2012
Current Pursuit: HoeyRock
Sam Dillman
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2011-2012
Project(s): Lipid/protein interactions
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2011; “Probing alpha-hemolysin’s interactions with lipid membranes” (pdf)
Presentations: Video of seminar given at Whean Science Symposium, October 2011.
Graduation Year: 2012
Current Pursuit: Med. School, Wisconsin College of Medicine Milwaukee
Bryon Drown
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2011-2012
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2011; “Evaluating a nanopore-based DNA sequencing device” (pdf)
Graduation Year: 2012
Current Pursuit: Ph.D., Chemistry, Univ. of IL
Joe Norton
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2011-
Project(s): Large-scale modifications of alpha hemolysin
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2011; “Quantum Dot Derivatization of Alpha Hemolysin”(pdf)
Graduation Year: 2013
Current Pursuit: Student
Josh Carr
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2007-2009
Project(s): Single molecule diffusion investigations in polyelectrolyte multilayers
Posters: American Chemical Society National Meeting, Aug. 2008, Philadelphia, PA, 2008 Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2007; “Single-Molecule Diffusion Studies in Polyelectrolyte Multilayer (PML) Thin Films” (pdf)
Presentations: Seminar Given to Wheaton Faculty, Fall 2008 (Co-presented with Josh Bartels) For access to this video presentation, please contact Dr. Daniel Burden (daniel.l.burden@wheaton.edu). Please include the presenter’s name, date, and brief description of intended use.
Publications: Langmuir, 25, 8330, 2009
Co-mentor: Dr. Peter Walhout
Graduation Year: 2009
Current Pursuit: Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Brynna Jones
Major: Chemistry, Ancient Languages
Research Active: 2007-2008
Publications: Spectroscopy Letters, 43, 586, 2010
Project(s): Expression and optimization of wild-type a-hemolysin
Posters: ASBMB 2008, San Diego, CA: Molecular Biology (pdf) “Optimizing Expression and Purification of α-Hemolysin for Characterization of Pore Assembly” (pdf) Presentations: Wheaton College Summer Research Program, “Characterizing Single-Molecule Pore Formation of alpha-Hemolysin: Protein Engineering, Purification and Fluorescent Labeling” (pdf)
Co-mentor: Dr. Lisa Keranen-Burden
Graduation Year: 2008
Current Pursuit: PhD. in Chemistry, Univ. of Minnesota
Ashley Paulson
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2007-2008
Publications: Spectroscopy Letters, 43, 586, 2010
Posters: ASBMB 2008, San Diego, CA: Molecular Biology ASBMB 2008, San Diego, CA: Electrophysiology Wheaton College Homecomming Summer Research Poster Session, “Mutagenesis and Labeling of α-Hemolysin for Mechanistic and Structural Studies” (pdf)
Presentations: Wheaton College Summer Research Program, “Characterizing Single-Molecule Pore Formation of alpha-Hemolysin: Protein Engineering, Purification and Fluorescent Labeling” (pdf)
Co-mentor: Dr. Lisa Keranen-Burden
Graduation Year: 2007
Current Pursuit: PhD. in Biological Science, Columbia University
Michael Madison Taylor
Major: Biology
Research Active: 2007-2008
Project(s): Ion channel electrophysiology, single molecule microscopy
Publications: Spectroscopy Letters, 43, 586, 2010
Posters: ASBMB 2008, San Diego, CA: Electrophysiology Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2007; “Electrophysiological Characterization of α-Hemolysin Nanopores in Lipid Membranes” (pdf) Presentations: Wheaton College Summer Research Program, “Characterzing Single-Molecule Pore Formation of alpha- Hemolysin: Electrophysiology of Lipid Bilayer nanopores” (pdf)
Graduation Year: 2008
Current Pursuit: Law School, University of Mississippi
Michael Culbertson
Major: Ancient Languages, French
Research Active: 2003-present
Project(s): Numerical Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (NFCS), computer programming and
simulation
Posters: Biophysical Society Meeting, 2007, Baltimore, MD; “Implementing Numerical Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy Under Non-Standard Measurement Conditions to Accurately Assess Molecular Dynamics” (pdf)
Presentations: Pittcon 2007, Chicago, IL; “Beyond the Boundaries: Numerical Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Complex Biomolecular Dynamics” (pdf)
Publications: Am. Biotech. Lab, 26, 6, 2008, Anal. Chem., 79, 4031, 2007; Rev. Sci. Instrum., 78, 044102, 2007 ; Spectrosc.
Lett., 37, 129, 2004.
Graduation Year: 2004
Current Pursuit: Computer consulting & programming, Graduate studies in educational statistics, University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign
Katie Hubbell
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2006
Publications: Spectroscopy Letters, 43, 586, 2010
Poster: ASBMB 2008, San Diego, CA: Molecular Biology Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2006; “Point Mutation and Fluorescent Labeling of a-Hemolysin” (pdf)
Co-mentor: Dr. Lisa Keranen-Burden
Graduation Year: 2006
Current Pursuit: High school chemistry teacher, Naperville, IL
Josh Williams
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2004-2007
Project(s): Numerical Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (NFCS), optical trapping and particle
manipulation
Poster: Pittcon 2007, Chicago, IL; “Measurement Requirements for Numerical Fluorescence
Correlation Spectroscopy (NFCS)” (pdf)
Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2005; “Development of Experimental Techniques in Preparation For Mechanistic UDG Studies” (pdf)
Presentations: Wheaton College Science Faculty Lunch Seminar, Fall 2005; “Development of Optical Trapping Techniques in Preparation for Mechanistic UDG Studies” (pdf)
Publications: Anal. Chem., 79, 4031, 2007; Am. Biotech. Lab, 26, 6, 2008
Graduation Year: 2008
Current Pursuit: Medical School, University of Chicago
Joe Burkett
Major: Biology
Research Active: 2005
Project(s): Investigating putative nitrogen reduction in the thermite reaction
Posters: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Reserach Poster Session, Fall 2005; “Thermite Reaction and Putative Reduction of Atmospheric Nitrogen” (pdf)
Graduation Year: 2005
Current Pursuit: Emergency medicine
Dan Dreyer
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2005
Project(s): Bilayer lipid membrane (BLM) electrophysiology, single molecule microscopy
Poster(s): Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session: “Characterizing Actin-Coated Lipid Membranes with Single-Molecule Imaging and Elasticity Measurements” (pdf)
Presentations: Argonne Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2005, “Characterizing Actin-Coated Lipid Membranes withSingle Single-Molecule Imaging and Elasticity Measurements” (pdf) Wheaton College Science Faculty Lunch Seminar, Fall 2005; “Characterizing Actin-Coated Lipid Membranes with Single
Graduation Year: 2007
Current Pursuit: Ph.D in chemistry, University of Texas
Dan Bailey
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2003
Project(s): Simgle molecule spectroscopy of UDG DNA repiar
Poster: “Essence and Fluorescence of DNA Repair: Single-Molecular Enzymatic Action” (pdf)
Current Pursuit: Graduate school in chemistry, Northwestern University
Emily Rupp Wiebracht, M.D.
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2002,2003
Project(s): Simulations of single molecule diffusion
Publications: Anal. Chem., 79, 4031, 2007 ; Spectrosc. Lett., 37, 129, 2004.
Graduation Year: 2004
Current Pursuit: Medical practice
Dee Ann Stults, M.D.
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2002,2003
Project(s): Simulation of single molecule diffusion
Poster: American Chemical Society Meeting, New Orleans, 2003; Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2002; “Simulating and Analyzing Molecular Motions is Membranes: A Key to Tissue Engineering” (pdf)
Publications: Anal. Chem., 79, 4031, 2007 ; Spectrosc. Lett., 37, 129, 2004.
Current Pursuit: Medical practice
Alyssa Smith
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2002
Publications: Langmuir, 20, 898, 2004
Co-mentor: Dr. Lisa Keranen Burden
Current Pursuit: Ph.D. in chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Mark Brown
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2002
Project(s): Measuring single molecule dynamics on surfaces
Poster: American Chemical Society Metting, New Orleans, 2003; “Single Molecule Dynamics: Viewing and Interrogation”
Graduation Year: 2003
Current Pursuit: Industry
Steven Poppen
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2001
Project(s): Single molecule microscopy
Graduation Year: 2002
Current Pursuit: Ph.D in Biomedical Sciences, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Matt Lovell, M.D.
Major: Chemistry
Research Active: 2001-2002
Project(s): Single molecule microscopy of UDG
Poster: Wheaton College Homecoming Summer Research Poster Session, Fall 2002: “Confocal Microscopy in Single-Molecule Studies of Uracil DNA Glycosylase: Determination of Quenching Frequency” (pdf)
Graduation Year: 2002
Current Pursuit: Medical Practice