Grant Study Section/Panels

1. Name, rank, academic discipline, institutions attended, degrees earned

Education

BA Oberlin College, Psychology 1996

MA University of Connecticut, Clinical Psychology

PhD University of Connecticut, Clinical Psychology-Neuropsychology

Postdoctoral Yale University School of Medicine, Neuropsychology

PSYC 9140 Neuropsychological Assessment

PSYC 8630 Developmental Neuropsychology

PSYC 9950 Assessment Practicum/Specialized Skills Praticum

PSYC3140 Abnormal Psychology
3. Scholarship and Publication

Grant History: Active

4/08-3/13 National Institute of Child Health and Development, “The development of joint attention after infancy” Lauren B. Adamson, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Diana L. Robins, Ph.D., Investigator. Total costs: $1,806,250

1/08-12/08 Center for Behavioral Neuroscience Venture Grant “The relationship between empathy and the neural mechanisms of emotion perception in autism spectrum disorders and typical individuals”. Diana L. Robins, Ph.D. and Tricia Z. King, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigators. Total costs: $30,000

10/07-9/09 CDC/GSU Seed Grant Awards in the Social & Behavioral Sciences

“Determining the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in young children”. Diana L. Robins, Ph.D., GSU Principal Investigator

Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, M.D., CDC Principal Investigator

Total Costs: $59,998

9/07-8/08 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development “The development of joint attention after infancy”, Lauren B. Adamson, Ph.D., Principal Investigator. Total Costs: $360,000

7/05-6/08 National Alliance for Autism Research/Autism Speaks “Perception of Emotional Cues from Facial Expression and Affective Prosody using fMRI”. Diana L. Robins, Ph.D., Principal Investigator. Total costs: $119,779

Grant History: Completed in the Last Five Years

8/02-7/07 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) “Early detection of pervasive developmental disorders” Deborah A. Fein, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Diana L. Robins, Ph.D., Co-Investigator. Total costs: approx. $2,000,000

7/01-6/07 Maternal and Child Health Bureau “Early Detection of Autism: Comparison of Three Screening Instruments”. Deborah A. Fein, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Diana L. Robins, Ph.D., Co-Investigator. Total costs: approx. $894,000

9/05-6/07 Brains & Behavior, Georgia State University, “Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying emotion perception in autism spectrum disorders” Diana L. Robins, Ph.D. & Tricia Z. King, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigators. Total costs: $30,000

7/05-6/06 Georgia State University, Faculty Mentoring Grant, “Perception of emotional cues from facial expression and affective prosody using fMRI”

Diana L. Robins, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Robin Morris, Ph.D., Mentor. Total costs: $10,000

2/04-6/04 National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) “Training Program in Childhood Neuropsychiatric Disorders”. James Leckman, M.D., Principal Investigator, Diana L. Robins, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

7/03-6/04 Yale University School of Medicine, James Hudson Brown–Alexander B. Coxe Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Medical Sciences

“Cross-Modal Emotion Perception in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders”, Diana L. Robins, Ph.D., Principal Investigator. Total costs: $37,212

7/00-6/04 National Alliance for Autism Research “Early Detection of Pervasive Developmental Disorders”. Deborah A. Fein, Ph.D. Principal InvestigatorDiana L. Robins, M.A., Co-Investigator. Total costs: $70,000

1/08 Nominated for the College of Arts and Sciences’ Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Georgia State University

12/07 Nominated for the Faculty Award for University Undergraduate Research, Georgia State University Research Conference

7/07-9/09 National Institute of Health Loan Repayment Program, Role: PI

5/00-6/01 NIMH/NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship, Deborah A. Fein, Ph.D., Faculty Mentor

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Schmertz, S. K., Anderson, P. L., Robins, D. L. (under revision). The relation between self-report mindfulness and performance on tasks of sustained attention. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.

Allen, R., Decker, S. Robins, D.L., et al. (in press). Neuropsychology of autism and response to treatment models. Psychology in the Schools.

Wiggins, L.D. & Robins, D.L. (in press). Excluding the ADI-R behavioral domain improves diagnostic agreement in toddlers. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Available Online First 9/19/07.

Kleinman, J.M., Robins, D.L., Ventola, P.E., Pandey, J., Boorstein, H.C., Esser, E.L., Wilson, L.B., Rosenthal, M.A., Sutera, S., Verbalis, A.D., Marshia, G., Barton, M. Hodgson, S., Green, J., Dumont-Mathieu, T., Volkmar, F., Chawarska, K., Klin, A., & Fein, D. (in press). The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers: A follow-up study investigating the early detection of autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Available Online First 9/20/07.

Kleinman, J.M., Ventola, P.E., Pandey, J., Verbalis, A.D., Barton, M., Hodgson, S., Green, J., Dumont-Mathieu, T., Robins, D.L., & Fein, D. (in press). Diagnostic stability in very young children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Available Online First 10/9/07.

Ventola, P., Kleinman, J., Pandey, J., Wilson, L., Esser, E., Boorstein, H., Dumont-Mathieu, T., Marshia, G., Robins, D., Barton, M., Hodgson, S., Green, J., Volkmar, F., Chawarska, K., Babitz, T., & Fein, D. (2007). Differentiating between autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities in children who failed a screening instrument for ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37 (3), 425-436.

Wiggins, L.D., Bakeman, R., Adamson, L.B., & Robins, D.L. (2007). The Utility of the Social Communication Questionnaire in Screening for Autism in Children Referred for Early Intervention. Focus on Autism and Developmental Disorders, 22 (1), 33-38.

Sutera, S., Pandey, J., Esser, E.L., Rosenthal, M.A., Wilson, L.B., Barton, M., Green, J., Hodgson, S., Robins, D.L., Dumont-Mathieu, T., & Fein, D. (2007) Predictors of optimal outcome in toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38 (1), 98-107.

Ventola, P., Kleinman, J., Pandey, P., Barton, M., Allen, S., Green, J., Robins, D., & Fein, D. (2006). Agreement among four diagnostic instruments for autism spectrum disorders in toddlers. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36 (7), 839-847.

Robins, D.L. & Dumont-Mathieu, T. (2006). The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT): A review of current findings and future directions. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 27 (Supplement 2), S111-S119.

Seignourel, P.J., Robins, D.L., Larson, M., Demery, J.A., Cole, M. & Perlstein, W.M. (2005). Cognitive control in closed head injury: Context maintenance dysfunction or prepotent response inhibition deficit? Neuropsychology, 19 (5), 578-590.

Robins, D., Fein, D., Barton, M., Green, J. (2001). The Modified-Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT): An initial investigation in the early detection of autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 31 (2), 131-144.

Robins, D., Fein, D., & Barton, M. (2001). Reply to Charman et al.’s commentary on the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 31 (2), 149-151.

Buchsbaum, M.S., Hollander, E., Haznedar, M.M., Tang, C., Spiegel-Cohen, J., Wei, T.C., Solimando, A., Buchsbaum, B.R., Robins, D., Bienstock, C., Cartwright, C., & Mosovich, S. (2001). Effect of fluoxetine on regional cerebral metabolism in autistic spectrum disorders: a pilot study. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 4 (2), 119-125.

Liss, M., Fein, D., Bullard, S., Robins, D., & Waterhouse, L. (2000). Cognitive estimation in individuals with Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 30 (6) 613-618.

Edited Books and Book Chapters

Schultz, R.T. & Robins, D.L. (2005). Neuroimaging findings in autism spectrum conditions. In F. Volkmar, A. Klin, & R. Paul (Eds), Handbook of autism and pervasive developmental disorders (3^rd Edition). New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. pp.515-533.

Snyder, P.J., Nussbaum, P.D., & Robins, D.L. Eds. (2005). Clinical Neuropsychology: A Pocket Handbook for Assessment, Second Edition. Washington, D.C.: APA Books, Inc.

Robins, D.L. (2004). entries for M-CHAT, amygdala, and face recognition. In J.T. Neisworth & P.S. Wolfe (Eds), The Autism Encyclopedia: 500+ Entries for Parents and Professionals. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing Co.

Green, L., Joy, S., Robins, D., Brooklier, K., Waterhouse, L., & Fein, D. (2003). Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders. In Neuropsychiatry, Second Edition. Eds. Randolph Schiffer, Stephen Rao, & Barry Fogel. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 503-551.

Fein, D., Robins, D., & Liss, M. (2001). Autism. In Behavioral Interventions for Young Children with Autism, Second Edition, Ed. C. Maurice, G. Green & S. Luce. Austin, TX: ProEd Press.

Barton, M. & Robins, D. (1999). Regulatory Disorders. In C. H. Zeanah (Editor) Handbook of Infant Mental Health, Second Edition, New York: Guilford Press.

Journal Editorial Board Member- Neuropsychology

2007 Department of Defense, Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Program

2007 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cooperative Agreement for Enhancing Public Heath Practice Related to Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, and Cooperative Agreement for a National Research and Training Organization for People with Developmental and Other Disabilities Panels

2006 Autism Speaks

1. Name, rank, academic discipline, institutions attended, degrees earned;
Andrea Scarantino, Assistant Professor, Philosophy

Education

1994     B.S. Bocconi University (Italy), Economics, Department of Economics

1997     M.S. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Philosophy of  the Social Sciences, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method

2. Teaching load 4 courses/yr:

Metaphysics

Logic,

Philosophy of science

3. Scholarship and publication record for past five years

*Shell games, information, and counterfactuals* (Forthcoming), Australasian Journal of Philosophy

4. Professional activity; (honors, etc)

2004    Michael R. Bennett Prize in Philosophy, Philosophy Department, University of Pittsburgh, for the paper *Did Dretske Learn the Right Lesson from Shannon*s Theory of Information?*

2004    Graduate Student Travel Stipend, American Philosophical Association, Central Division, for the paper *Blindfright and the Cognitivist*s Dilemma* to be presented at the 2005 conference in Chicago

2002    Graduate Student Travel Award, Society for Philosophy and Psychology, for the paper *A deeper problem for Dretske*s theory of informational content* presented at the annual 2002 conference in Edmonton

2001    Andrew Mellon Dissertation Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh

2000    Student Paper Award from the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, best graduate student paper submitted at the annual 2000 conference in Salt Lake City, for the paper *The Interplay Between Science and Values in the Allocation of Cadaveric Kidneys*

1997    Andrea Mannu Prize, London School of Economics, best Master Thesis submitted in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method in the academic year 1996-97, for *What is an Action? When is an Action Altruistic?*

1994    Fondazione Lanza Prize for the dissertation *Rational Fools*

1. Name, rank, academic discipline, institutions attended, degrees earned;
Dr. Alexandra Smirnova, Associate Professor, Mathematics & Statistics

Education

2. Teaching load 5 courses/yr:

Differential Equations

Vector Calculus

Numerical Analysis

Current Funding:

[2007] PI on GSU Brains & Behavior Seed Grant ‘Modeling and Simulations for Noninvasive Brain Imaging Using Near Infrared Light’ (CO-PI: V.Apalkov). Budget: $29,908.

[2006-2007] GSU Research Initiation Grant, Budget: $10,000.
[2007] AIM/NSF Travel Grant to attend Workshop ‘High-Order Methods for Computational Wave Propagation and Scattering’, Palo Alto, California, September 10-14, 2007. Budget: $2,000.

[2007] NSF Travel Grant to attend International Conference ‘Applied Inverse Problems: Theoretical and Computational Aspects’, June 25-29 (2007). Vancouver, BC, Canada.  Budget: $1,000.

[2006] AWM/NSF Travel Grant to attend International Conference 'Tikhonov and Contemporary Mathematics, Moscow, Russia, June 19-25, 2006, Budget: $1,500.

[2002-2005] PI on NSF Grant 'Theoretical and Numerical Investigation of dynamical systems method for solving linear and nonlinear ill-posed problems', DMS Computational Mathematics, Budget: $72,300.

[2005] GSU AofW Faculty Scholarship Mentoring Grant Pilot Project 'Numerical Investigation of Inverse Problem in Optical Tomography' (Mentor: GT.Chen). Budget: $6,000.

[2004] 'Mobile Classroom for Teaching Mathematics and Statistics'. Tech Fee Grant Program at GSU (joint with D.Vidakovic (PI), M.Arav, V.Miller, N.Patterson, A.Shilnikov). Budget: $105,045.

[2003] NSF/IPAM Travel Grant to attend the conference ‘Applied Inverse Problems: Theoretical and Computational Aspects’, May 18-23 (2003), UCLA Lake Arrowhead Conference Center, CA. Budget: $1,000.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

A.B.Smirnova, R.A.Renaut, T.Khan, Convergence and Application of a Modified Iteratively Regularized Gauss-Newton Algorithm, Inverse Problems, 23, N4, 1547-1563 (2007).

A.B.Bakushinsky, M.Yu.Kokurin, A.B.Smirnova, Regularized Numerical Methods for Ill-Posed Problems. Research Monograph, sample chapters submitted to Springer.

R.G.Airapetyan, A.B.Smirnova, On Dynamical Systems Method for Solving Nonlinear Operator Equations, Intern. Journal of Pure and Appl. Math, 36, N1, 63-74 (2007).

A.B.Bakushinsky, A.B.Smirnova, Iterative regularization and generalized discrepancy principle for monotone operator equations. Numerical Functional Analysis and Optimization, 28 (1-2) 13-25 (2007).

A.B.Bakushinsky, A.B.Smirnova, A posteriori stopping rule for regularized fixed-point iterations. Journal of Nonlinear Analysis Series A: Theory, Methods & Applications, 64, N6, 1255-1261 (2006).

A.B.Bakushinsky, A.B.Smirnova, M.A.Skinner, Iteratively Regularized Gradient Method with a Posteriori Stopping Rule for 2D Inverse Gravimetry Problem.  Journal of Integral Equations and Applications, 17, N4, 375-390 (2005).

A.B.Bakushinsky, T.Khan, A.B.Smirnova, Inverse Problem in Optical Tomography and its Numerical Investigation by Iteratively Regularized Methods.  Journal of Inverse and Ill-Posed Problems, 13, N3-6, 537-551 (2005).

A.B.Smirnova, Regularized Quasi-Newton method with continuous inversion of F'+\varepsilon I for monotone ill-posed operator equations. Contemporary Mathematics, 379, 113-124 (2005).

A.B.Bakushinsky, A.B.Smirnova, On application of generalized discrepancy principle to iterative methods for nonlinear ill-posed problems. Numerical Functional Analysis and Optimization, 26, N1, 35-48 (2005).

T.Khan, A.B.Smirnova, 1D Inverse Problem in Diffusion Based Optical Tomography Using Iteratively Regularized Gauss-Newton Algorithm. Applied Mathematics and Computation, 161, N1, 149-170 (2005).

1. Name, rank, academic discipline, institutions attended, degrees earned;

M.S. 1967 Polymer Chemistry, Mendeleev Institute of Chemistry, Moscow, USSR

PhD 1972 Organic Chemistry, Institute of Organic Chem., Polish Academy Sciences

D.Sc. 1976 Bioorganic Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

Advanced Synthesis Chem 6340/4340

Introduction to Organic/Biochemistry Chem 1152K;
3. Scholarship and publications:

209. L. Strekowski, M. Say, O. Zegrocka, F.A. Tanious, W.D. Wilson, L. Manzel, and D.E. Macfarlane, “Bis-4-aminoquinolines: Novel Triple-Helix DNA Intercalators and Antagonists of Immunostimulatory CpG-Oligodeoxynucleotides,” Bioorg. Med. Chem. 11, 1079-1085 (2003).

210. L. Strekowski, M. Say, M. Henary, P. Ruiz, L. Manzel, D.E. Macfarlane, and A. Bojarski, “Synthesis and Activity of Substituted 2-Phenylquinolin-4-amines, Antagonists of Immunostimulatory CpG-oligodeoxynucleotides,” J. Med. Chem. 46, 1242-1249 (2003).

211. J.B. Chaires, J. Ren, M. Henary, O. Zegrocka, G.R. Bishop, and L. Strekowski, “Triplex Selective 2-(2-Naphthyl)quinoline Compounds: Origins of Affinity and New Design Principles,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 7272-7283 (2003).

212. L. Strekowski, J.C. Mason, H. Lee, R. Gupta, J. Sowell, and G. Patonay, “Synthesis of Water-Soluble Near-Infrared Cyanine Dyes Functionalized with [(Succinimido)oxy]carbonyl Group,” J. Heterocycl. Chem. 40, 913-916 (2003).

213. L. Strekowski, J.C. Mason, H. Lee, and G. Patonay, “Synthesis of a Functionalized Cyanine Dye for Covalent Labeling of Biomolecules with a pH-Sensitive Chromophore,” Heterocycl. Commun. 10, 381-382 (2004).

214. L. Strekowski, J. Zhang, E. Paliakov, M. Say, M. Henary, and M. Hojjat, “Chemistry of the Anionically Activated Perfluoroalkyl Group in Heterocyclic Synthesis,” in Heterocyclic Chemistry, RBSA Publishers: Jaipur, India, 2004.

215. L. Strekowski, J. Zhang, E. Paliakov, and M. Say, “Chemistry of the Anionically Activated Perfluoroalkyl Group in Organic Synthesis,” Recent Res. Devel. Org. Chem. 8, 1-11 (2004).

216. L. Strekowski, “Biologically Relevant Heterocyclic Compounds,” Guest Editorial, Molecules 9, 39 (2004).

217. G. Patonay, J. Salon, J. Sowell, and L. Strekowski, “Noncovalent Labeling of Biomolecules with Red and Near-Infrared Dyes,” Molecules 9, 40-49 (2004).

218. E. Paliakov and L. Strekowski, “Boron Tribromide Mediated Debenzylation of Benzylamino and Benzyloxy Groups,” Tetrahedron Lett. 45, 4093-4095 (2004).

219. L. Strekowski, J.C. Mason, H. Lee, M. Say, and G. Patonay, “Water-Soluble pH-Sensitive 2,6-Bis(substituted ethylidene)cyclohexanone/Hydroxy Cyanine Dyes that Absorb in the Visible/Near-Infrared Regions,” J. Heterocycl. Chem. 41, 227-232 (2004).

220. W.R. Winkeljohn, P.C. Vasquez, L. Strekowski, and A.L. Baumstark, “Oxidation of Substituted Pyridines by Dimethyloxirane: Kinetics and Solvent Effects,” Tetrahedron Lett. 45, 8295-8297 (2004).

223. L. Strekowski, J.C. Mason, M. Say, H. Lee, R. Gupta, and M. Hojjat, “Novel Synthetic Route to pH-Sensitive 2,6-Bis(substituted ethylidene)cyclohexanone/Hydroxycyanine Dyes that Absorb in the Visible/Near-Infrared Regions,” Heterocycl. Commun. 11, 129-134 (2005).

224. L. Strekowski, M. Hojjat, E. Wolinska, A.N. Parker, E. Paliakov, T. Gorecki, F.A. Tanious, and W.D. Wilson, “New Triple-Helix DNA Stabilizing Agents,” Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 15, 1097-1100 (2005).

225. J. Salon, E. Wolinska, A. Raszkiewicz, G. Patonay, and L. Strekowski, “Synthesis of Benz[e]indolium Heptamethine Cyanines Containing C-Substituents at the Central Portion of the Heptamethine Moiety,” J. Heterocycl. Chem. 42, 959-961 (2005).

226. G. Patonay, J. K. Seok, R. Kodagahally, and L. Strekowski, “Spectroscopic Study of a Novel Bis(Heptamethine cyanine) Dye and Its Interaction with Human Serum Albumin,” Appl. Spectrosc. 59, 682-690 (2005).

227. Y. Song, C. Xiao, R. Mendelsohn, T. Zheng, L. Strekowski, and B. Michniak, “Investigation of Iminosulfuranes as Novel Transdermal Penetration Enhancers: Enhancement Activity and Cytotoxicity,” Pharm. Res. 22, 1918-1925 (2005).

228. M.T. Cegla, J. Potaczek, M. Zylewski, and L. Strekowski, “Novel Rearrangement of 7-(Substituted aminomethyl)-6,7-dihydrooxazolo[2,3-f]purines to 7-(Substituted amino)-7,8-dihydro-6H-[1,3]oxazino[2,3-f]purines,” Tetrahedron Lett. 46, 3561-3563 (2005).

229. J. S. Kim, R. Kodagahally, L. Strekowski, and G. Patonay, “A Study of Intramolecular H-complexes of Novel Bis(heptamethine cyanine) Dyes,” Talanta 67, 947-954 (2005).

230. D. J. Barrow, Jr., S. Chandrasekaran, H.H. Heerklotz, M.M. Henary, B.B. Michniak, P.M. Nguyen, Y. Song, J.C. Smith, and L. Strekowski, “Mechanistic Studies on Percutaneous Penetration Enhancement by N-(4-Halobenzoyl)-S,S,-dimethyliminosulfuranes,” J. Lipid Res. 46, 2192-2201 (2005).

231. L. Strekowski, M.T. Cegla, V. Honkan, H. Buczak, W.R. Winkeljohn, A.L. Baumstark, and W.D. Wilson, “Chiral Discrimination in Binding of Enantiomers of 2-(Aminoalkoxy)-substituted 4-(2-Thienyl)pyrimidines and 4,6-Bis(2-thienyl)pyrimidines with Duplex DNA,” Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 15, 2720-2723 (2005).

235. Y.H.A. Hussein, N.Anderson, T.T. Lian, I. Abdou, L. Strekowski, V.A. Timoshchuk, M.M. Vaghefi, and T.L. Netzel, “Solvent and Linker Influences on AQ.-/dA.+ Charge-Transfer State Energetics and Dynamics in Anthraquinonyl-Linker-Deoxyadenosine Conjugates,” J. Phys. Chem. A 110, 4320-4328 (2006).

236. K. Van Aken, L. Strekowski, and L. Patiny, “EcoScale, a Semi-quantitative Tool to Select an Organic Preparation Based on Economical and Ecological Parameters,” Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2:3 (2006).

237. M. Say, E. Paliakov, M. Henary, and L. Strekowski, “Synthesis of 2-Phenylquinolin-4-amines Substituted with Diverse Amino and Aminoalkyl Groups,” J. Heterocycl. Chem. 43, 1613-1620 (2006).

238. G. Patonay, B. Eckenrode, J.J. Krutak, J. Salon, and L. Strekowski, “Latent Invisible Trace Evidence: Chemical Detection Strategies,” chapter 5 in R.D. Blackledge (ed.), Forensic Analysis on the Cutting Edge: New Methods for Trace Evidence Analysis, Wiley-Interscience, pp. 115-140 (2007).

239. E. Paliakov, M. Henary, M. Say, S.E. Patterson, A. Parker, L. Manzel, D. E. Macfarlane, A. J. Bojarski, and L. Strekowski, “Synthesis, Fujita-Ban QSAR Analysis, and CoMFA Studies of Quinoline Antagonists of Immunostimulatory CpG-Oligodeoxynucleotides,” Bioorg. Med. Chem. 15, 324-332 (2007).

240. L. Strekowski, H. Lee, J.C. Mason, M. Say, and G. Patonay, “Stability in Solution of Indolium Heptamethine Cyanines and Related pH-Sensitive Systems,” J. Heterocycl. Chem. 44, 475-478 (2007).

241. E. Paliakov, M. Henary, M. Say, L. Janda, L. Manzel, and D.E. Macfarlane, “Improved Synthesis of Substituted 2-Aryl-N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]quinolin-4-amines and Their Activity as Antagonists of Immunostimulatory CpG-Oligodeoxynucleotides,” Heterocycl. Commun. 13, 9-12 (2007).

242. W.R. Winkeljohn, P. Legget-Robinson, M.R. Peets, L. Strekowski, P.C. Vasquez, and A.L. Baumstark, “N-Oxidation of 2-Substituted Pyridines and Quinolines by Dimethyldioxirane: Kinetic and Steric Effects,” Heterocycl. Commun. 13, 25-28 (2007).

243. L. Strekowski and Beth Wilson, “Noncovalent Interactions with DNA: An Overview,” Mut. Res. 623, 3-13 (2007).

244. L. Strekowski, E. Wolinska, and M. Mojzych, “DNA Triple-Helix Stabilizing Agents,”

Chapter 9 in M. Lee and L. Strekowski (eds.), Synthetic and Biophysical Studies of DNA Binding Compounds, Transworld Research Network, 2007, pp. 263-278.

245. G. Patonay, L. Strekowski, J.S. Kim, and M. Henary, “The Increasing Role of NIR Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Bioanalytical Chemistry,” NIR News 18, 7-9 (2007).

247. L. Strekowski and E. Wolinska, “4-Substituted 2-Arylquinolines: Triplex-DNA Selective Compounds and Antagonists of Immunostimulatory DNA Containing CpG Motifs,” a chapter in Selected Methods for Synthesis and Modification of Heterocycles, Vol. 6, InterBioScreen: Moscow, Russia, 2008.

249. L. Strekowski, J. Saczewski, and M. Henary, “Polycyclic Systems - Three Heterocyclic Rings Fused (6:5:6),” Chapter 11.18 in Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry III, Elsevier (in press, 2008).

250. L. Strekowski, M. Mojzych, and M. Henary, “Polycyclic Systems – Three Heterocyclic Rings Fused (6:6:6),” Chapter 11.19 in Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry III, Elsevier (in press, 2008).
4. Professional activity: