Conference Presentations, 2003 – Present (**Undergraduate coauthor)

 

1.      Lammi, R. K.; Fritz, K. P.; Scholes, G. D. Barbara, P. F. Alignment of single conjugated polymers in a nematic liquid crystal host. 55^th Southeast Regional Meeting of the ACS (SERMACS), Atlanta, GA, November 2003.

 

2.      Lammi, R. K. Spectroscopy of single conjugated polymers. Invited seminar, Division of Physical Chemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, November 2003.

 

3.      Lammi, R. K.; Wood, M.** An anionic polythiophene as a water-soluble fluorescent sensor. South Carolina Academy of Sciences (SCAS) Annual Meeting, Winthrop University, March 2005.

 

4.      Lammi, R. K.; Goodwin, J.** Understanding photosynthesis: An undergraduate laboratory on the extraction, separation and optical spectroscopy of pigments from spinach leaves. SCAS Annual Meeting, Winthrop University, March 2005.

 

5.      Daniel, S.;** Lammi, R. K. Fluorescence detection of Ni(II) and investigation of Ni(II)—catalase binding. SCAS Annual Meeting, Winthrop University, March 2005.

 

6.      Dukes, K.;** Lammi, R. K. Why is the sky blue? An undergraduate laser light-scattering experiment. SCAS Annual Meeting, Winthrop University, March 2005.

 

7.      Daniel, S.;** Parker, C. L.; Lammi, R. K. Spectroscopic investigation of folding in amyloid-b(11-22): Effects of Zn²⁺ binding and chelation. 231^st National Meeting of the ACS, Atlanta, GA, March 2006.

 

8.      Lammi, R. K.; Parker C. L.; Daniel, S.** Zinc-induced folding in amyloid-b(11-22). 231^st National Meeting of the ACS, Atlanta, GA, March 2006.

 

9.      Goodwin, J.;** Wood, M.’** Lammi, R. K. A water-soluble polymer as a fluorescent sensor. 20^th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Asheville, NC, April 2006.

 

10.  Goodwin, J.;** Lammi, R. K. An anionic polymer as an aqueous fluorescent sensor. 1^st Annual South Carolina Chemistry Colloquium, Columbia, SC, October 2006.

 

11.  Goodwin, J.;** Lammi, R. K. An anionic, water-soluble polymer as a fluorescent sensor. Big South Undergraduate Research Symposium (BigSURS), Coastal Carolina University, March 2007.

 

12.  Dukes, K.;** Daniel, S.;** Parker, C. L.; Lammi, R. K. Zinc-induced folding in Alzheimer’s amyloid-b peptide. BigSURS, Coastal Carolina University, March 2007.

 

13.  Dukes, K. D.;** Rodenberg, C.;** Lammi, R. K. Monitoring oligomerization in amyloid-b peptide, one peptide at a time. 2^nd Annual South Carolina Chemistry Colloquium, Columbia, SC, October 2007.

 

14.  Dukes, K. D.;** Rodenberg, C.;** Lammi, R. K. Monitoring oligomerization in amyloid-b peptide, one peptide at a time. 59^th SERMACS, Greenville, SC, October 2007.

 

15.  Lammi, R. K.; Dukes, K. D.;** Rodenberg, C.** Investigating association in amyloid-b peptide, one oligomer at a time. South Carolina INBRE Research Symposium, Charleston, SC, January 2008.

 

16.  Lammi, R. K.; Dukes, K. D.;** Rodenberg, C.** Monitoring oligomerization in amyloid-b peptide, one peptide at a time. 52^nd Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, Long Beach, CA, February 2008.

 

17.  Dukes, K. D.;** Rodenberg, C.;** Lammi, R. K. Probing pH effects on oligomerization of amyloid-b peptide by single molecule spectroscopy. 235^th National Meeting of the ACS, New Orleans, LA, April 2008.

 

18.  Rodenberg, C.;** Lammi, R. K. Observing zinc-induced association of Alzheimer’s amyloid-b peptide, one oligomer at a time. 22^nd National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salisbury, MD, April 2008.

 

19.  Powell, L. R.;** Dukes, K. D.;** Lammi, R. K. Are peptide-based aggregation inhibitors effective against the earliest oligomers of amyloid-b peptide? 60^th SERMACS, Nashville, TN, November 2008.

 

20.  Lammi, R. K.; Powell, L. R.;** Dukes, K. D.;** Bett, C. K.; Etienne, M. A.; Hammer, R. P. Investigating the efficacy of peptide-based inhibitors against the earliest oligomers of amyloid-b peptide. 53^rd Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, Boston, MA, March 2009.

 

21.  Russell, C.;** Powell, L.;** Lammi, R. Investigating structural heterogeneity in single dimers of amyloid-b peptide. SCAS Annual Meeting, Columbia, SC, April 2009.

 

22.  Russell, C.;** Powell, L. R.;** Lammi, R. K. Investigating structural heterogeneity in dimers of amyloid-b peptide. 238^th National Meeting of the ACS, Washington, DC, August 2009.

 

23.  Powell, L. R.;** Dukes, K. D.;** Bett, C. K.; Etienne, M. A.; Hammer, R. P.; Lammi, R. K. Comparing the efficacy of peptide-based inhibitors against the earliest oligomers of amyloid-b peptide. 238^th National Meeting of the ACS, Washington, DC, August 2009.

 

24.  Lammi, R. K. Toward a molecular understanding of Alzheimer’s disease: Single-molecule spectroscopy of amyloid-b peptide. Invited seminar, Winthrop University, November 2009.

 

25.  Lammi, R. K.; Russell, C.;** Bradner, A.** Investigating structural heterogeneity in dimers of amyloid-b peptide. 54^th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, San Francisco, CA, February 2010.

 

26.  Lammi, R. K.; Bradner, A.;** Russell, C.** Unmasking preferred structures and dynamics in dimers of amyloid-b peptide. 55^th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society. Baltimore, MD, March 2011.

 

27.  Lammi, R. K.; Bradner, A.;** Russell, C.;** Mitchum, R.;** Powell, L.** Unmasking structures and structural dynamics in dimers of amyloid-b peptide. 241^st National Meeting of the ACS, Anaheim, CA, March 2011.

 

28.  Bradner, A.;** Russell, C.;** Lammi, R. K. Elucidating preferred structures in dimers of Alzheimer’s amyloid-b peptide. 241^st National Meeting of the ACS, Anaheim, CA, March 2011.

 

29.  Mitchum, R.;** Strzyzewski, I.;** Amenson, E.;** Bradner, A.;** Lammi, R. K. Structures and dynamics in Ab dimers: Effects of zinc binding and chelation. 63^rd SERMACS, Richmond, VA, October 2011.

 

30.  Stevens, C.;** Hanna, J. M., Jr.; Lammi, R. K. Synthesis and evaluation of potential amyloid-b aggregation inhibitors. 63^rd SERMACS, Richmond, VA, October 2011.

 

31.  Lammi, R. K.; Amenson, E.;** Mitchum, R.;** Bradner, A.;** Strzyzewski, I.** Structures and dynamics in amyloid-b dimers: Effects of zinc binding and chelation. 56^th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, San Diego, CA, March 2012.

 

32.  Stevens, C.;** Hanna, J. M., Jr.; Lammi, R. K. Synthesis and evaluation of potential amyloid-b aggregation inhibitors. Big South Undergraduate Research Symposium (Big SURS), Winthrop University, April 2012.

 

33.  Amenson, E.;** Lammi, R. K. Alzheimer’s disease: FRET analysis of amyloid-b structures. Big SURS, Winthrop University, April 2012.

 

34.  Lammi, R. K. Single-nanoparticle spectroscopy in the Instrumental Analysis Laboratory: Quantifying oligomers of Alzheimer’s amyloid-b peptide. 244^th National Meeting of the ACS, Philadelphia, PA, August 2012. (invited talk)

 

35.  Amenson, E.;** Bradner, A.;** Lammi, R. K. Single-pair FRET analysis of structures and dynamics in amyloid-b dimers. 244^th National Meeting of the ACS, Philadelphia, PA, August 2012.

 

36.  Stevens, C. B.;** Hanna, J. M., Jr.; Lammi, R. K. Synthesis and evaluation of potential amyloid-b aggregation inhibitors. National Meeting of the ACS, Philadelphia, PA, August 2012.

 

37.  Lammi, R. K.; Amenson, E.;** McLaurin, K.;** Humphrey, M.** Effects of zinc binding and chelation on structures and dynamics in amyloid-b dimers. 57^th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, Philadelphia, PA, February 2013.

 

38.  Stevens, C. B.;** Hanna, J. M., Jr.; Lammi, R. K. Synthesis and evaluation of potential amyloid-b aggregation inhibitors. South Carolina INBRE Spring Symposium, Columbia, SC, April 2013.

 

39.  Carden, K.;** Hanna, J. M., Jr.; Lammi, R. K. Mechanistic insights into small-molecule inhibitors of amyloid-b aggregation. 65th SERMACS, Atlanta, GA, November 2013.

 

40.  McLaurin, K.;** Amenson, E.;** Bradner, A.;** Humphrey, M.;** Lammi, R. K. Effects of zinc and clioquinol on oligomerization of Alzheimer’s amyloid-b peptide. 65^th SERMACS, Atlanta, GA, November 2013. 

 

41.  Wicks, S.;** Lammi, R. K.; Hanna, J. M., Jr. Synthesis and evaluation of biphenyltetrols as amyloid-b aggregation inhibitors. 65^th SERMACS, Atlanta, GA, November 2013.

 

42.  Lammi, R. K.; Fike, M. A.; Ullrich, L.; Lyon, K. A. Schulte, W. Involving undergraduates in research and scholarly or creative activities. TLC Session, Winthrop University, October 2014.

 

43.  Wicks, S.;** Hanna, J. M., Jr.; Lammi, R. K. Synthesis and evaluation of symmetrical biphenyltetrols as aggregation inhibitors for Alzheimer’s amyloid-b peptide. 66^th SERMACS, Nashville, TN, October 2014.

 

44.  Jones, G. G.; Kendall, L. M.; Lyon, K. A.; Bickford, L. W.; Lammi, R. K. High-impact practices on a shoestring. Second Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning, Winthrop University, January 2015.

 

45.  Wicks, S.;** Logan, J.;** Hanna, J. M., Jr.; Lammi, R. K. Synthesis and evaluation of symmetrical biphenyltetrols as aggregation inhibitors for Alzheimer’s amyloid-b peptide. 249^th National Meeting of the ACS, Denver, CO, March 2015.

 

46.  Roberts, J. A.;** Taylor, A. L.;** Hurtt, M. J.;** Hernandez, B. P.;** Wicks, S. L.;** Hanna, J. M., Jr.; Lammi, R. K. Synthesis and evaluation of unsymmetrical biphenyltetrols as aggregation inhibitors for Alzheimer’s amyloid-b peptide. Joint Southeast/Southwest Regional Meeting of the ACS, Memphis, TN, November 2015. 

 

47.  Gelabert, M. C. and Lammi, R. K. Intersystem crossing and fluorescence saturation: A physical chemistry experiment. 251^st National Meeting of the ACS, San Diego, CA, March 2016.

 

48.  Hurtt, M. J.;** Hernandez, B. P.;** Hanna Jr., J. M.; Lammi, R. K. Synthesis and evaluation of biphenyltetrols as aggregation inhibitors for Alzheimer’s amyloid-b peptide. South Carolina INBRE Symposium, Columbia, SC, August 2016.

 

49.  Hurtt, M. J.;** Schreiber, W. J.;** Hanna Jr., J. M.; Lammi, R. K. Evaluation of biphenyltetrols as aggregation inhibitors for Alzheimer's amyloid-beta peptide. 68^th Southeast Regional Meeting of the ACS, Columbia, SC, October 2016.

 

50.  Hernandez, B. P.;** Roberts, J. A.;** Hanna Jr., J. M.; Lammi, R. K. Synthesis of small molecules for inhibiting aggregation of Alzheimer's amyloid-beta peptide. 68^th Southeast Regional Meeting of the ACS, Columbia, SC, October 2016.

 

51.  Crenshaw, B.;** Vinson, A.;** Hanna Jr., J. M.; Lammi, R. K. Evaluation of heterocyclic biaryls as aggregation inhibitors for Alzheimer’s amyloid-b peptide. 69^th Southeast Regional Meeting of the ACS, Charlotte, NC, November 2017.

 

52.  Hernandez, B.;** Murray, M.;** Hanna Jr., J. M.; Lammi, R. K. Synthesis of heterocyclic biaryls as aggregation inhibitors for Alzheimer’s amyloid-b peptide. 69^th Southeast Regional Meeting of the ACS, Charlotte, NC, November 2017.

 

53.  Hernandez, B.;** Murray, M.;** Crenshaw, B.;** Vinson, A.;** Hurtt, M.;** Lammi, R. K.; Hanna Jr., J. M. Synthesis and evaluation of heterocyclic biaryls as aggregation inhibitors for Alzheimer’s amyloid-b peptide. 255^th National Meeting of the ACS, New Orleans, LA, March 2018.

 

54.  Murray, M.;** Crenshaw, B.;** Vinson, A.;** Hernandez, B.;** Hurtt, M.;** Hanna Jr., J. M.; Lammi, R. K. Synthesis and evaluation of (dihydroxyphenyl)pyridones as aggregation inhibitors for Alzheimer’s amyloid-b peptide. 70^th Southeast Regional Meeting of the ACS, Augusta, GA, November 2018.