Maisie J. Joralemon

Tel (314)935-4607 Fax (314)935-4481

Washington University, Department of Chemistry

One Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63130

 

Education

 

Washington University, Saint Louis, MO

Ph.D. Candidate (Organic Chemistry)

 

August 2000-Present

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Bachelor of Science Degree (Chemistry)

May 2000

 

 

 

Academic Research Experience

 

Professor Karen L. Wooley Laboratory  (Washington University)

Graduate Research - Design, synthesis, and characterization

of surface-decorated shell crosslinked nanoparticles as tunable biologically active agents

 

2000-Present

Professor Michael J. Welch Laboratory (Washington University)

Graduate Research - Biodistribution and PET imaging of bioactive SCKs

 

September 2003-Present

Professor Terrence C. Morrill Laboratory (RIT)

Undergraduate Research - Hydroboration of 1-octene promoted by rhodium trichloride

 

1996-1997

 

 

Teaching Experience

 

Washington University, Saint Louis, MO

 

Student Educational Services Chemistry Help Session Leader

 

Spring 2002-Present

Sophomore Organic Chemistry Laboratory TA

 

Spring 2001, 2002

General Chemistry Recitation Leader

 

Fall 2001

General Chemistry Laboratory TA

Fall 2000

 

 

Industrial Research Experience

 

Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY

Conducted the synthesis of block copolymers via atom

transfer radical polymerization

 

1998-2000

Astra Arcus U.S.A., Rochester, NY

Prepared samples in a clean room for pharmacology studies

1997

 

 

Publications

 

Joralemon, M. J.; Murthy, K. S.; Remsen, E. E.; Becker, M. L.; Wooley, K. L. "Synthesis, Characterization, and Bioavailability of Mannosylated Shell Crosslinked Nanoparticles" Biomacromolecules, 2004, 5(3),903-913

 

Joralemon, M. J.; Qi, K.; Becker, M. L.; Remsen, E. E.; Wooley, K. L. "Presentation of Molecular Recognition Elements on Nanoscopic Surfaces" Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem.) 2003, 44(2), 491

 

 

 

Presentations

 

 

Missouri Organic Chemistry Day, Poster Presentation

"Clicking Together Dendritic Macromolecules Divergently"

 

April 2004

226th National ACS Meeting, Oral Presentation

"Presentation of Molecular Recognition Elements on Nanoscopic Surfaces"

 

September 2003

Joint NCI-NASA Fundamental Technologies for Biomolecular Sensors Program, Poster Presentation

"Nanoscale Bioconjugates as Passavie and Active Detection,Diagnosis, and Treatment Systems for Cancer"

 

July 2003

Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, and Molecular Biophysics Retreat, Poster Presentation

"Mannosylated Shell Crosslinked Nanoparticles as Intermediates

in Biological Processes"

 

November, 2002

224th National ACS Meeting, Oral Presentation

"Synthesis of Complex Sugar Based Initiators, Block Copolymers,

Surface Functionalized Shell Crosslinked Nanopartices as

Intermediates in Biological Processes"

 

August, 2002

Missouri Organic Chemistry Day, Poster Presentation

"Synthesis of Complex Sugar Based Initiators, Block Copolymers,

Surface Functionalized Shell Crosslinked Nanopartices as

Intermediates in Biological Processes"

April 2002

 

 

Student Leadership Experience

 

 

Peer Mentor

 

September 2002-Present

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Council

Executive Committee

Teaching and Professional Development Committee

 

August 2002-Present

Graduate Student Senate Senator

August 2002-Present

 

 

References

 

 

 

Professor Karen L. Wooley

Washington University

Department of Chemistry

One Brooking Drive

Saint Louis, MO 63130

Tel (314) 935-7136

Dr. Jeffrey Leon

Eastman Kodak Company

Polymer Science and Technology Laboratories

1999 Lake Avenue

Rochester, NY 14650-2116

Tel (716) 477-6249

Dr. Edward E. Remsen

Cabot Microelectronics Corporation

870 North Commons Drive, Aurora, IL 60504-7963

Tel (630) 499-2689