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Spring 2013
Absorption of UV light by nucleic acids can result in the formation of molecular lesions leading to mutagenesis, carcinogenesis, and cell death. Thus, understanding DNA damage is important for elucidating the molecular mechanisms of disease. Much effort has been focused on developing methods for...
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Quantum Chemical Investigations of Structural and Photophysical Properties of Emissive RNA Nucleobase Analogues
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The photostability of nucleic acid constituents is crucial in maintaining the integrity of our genetic code. This is achieved by the essential mechanism of ultrafast radiationless decay of the singlet excited state to the electronic ground state of nucleobases. While this mechanism provides...
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Fall 2014
Optical imaging of membrane potentials has become an immensely popular approach to study neuronal activity. Over the past decades, a number of voltage indicators have been introduced including the voltage sensitive fluorescent protein (VSFP) and microbial rhodopsins. However, most of these...