Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry
- B.S. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (1999)
- Organic Chemist, Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, IN (2000 – 2004)
- Ph.D. California Institute of Technology (2009)
- Kanel Foundation Predoctoral Fellow (2007 – 2009)
- Caltech Herbert Newby McCoy Award (2009)
- NIH/NIGMS Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2009 – 2010)
Research in the Chenoweth laboratory is grounded in organic chemistry and molecular recognition with applications to biological and materials problems. We synthesize molecules and study their properties and interactions for a broad range of applications in bioorganic and materials chemistry. We are particularly interested in the design and synthesis of new molecules that can modulate nucleic acid and protein structure. Additionally, we are equally interested in the synthesis of new materials with sensing and self-assembly properties.
Undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers are exposed to a diverse array of topics including organic chemistry, synthesis, bioorganic chemistry, macromolecular structure (nucleic acids and proteins), biochemistry, and polymer chemistry.
Zhang, Yitao; Malamakal, Roy M.; Chenoweth, David M. “Aza-Glycine Induces Collagen Hyperstability” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, ASAP. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b04590. See Chemical & Engineering News story by Stu Borman: “Chemical Modification Is Best Ever At Strengthening And Stabilizing Collagen” Chemical & Engineering News, Volume 93, Issue 38, p. 7, News of The Week.
Zhang, Yitao; Malamakal, Roy M.; Chenoweth, David M. “A Single Stereodynamic Center Modulates the Rate of Self-Assembly in a Biomolecular System” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 10826-10832.
Suh, Sung-Eun; Barros, Stephanie A.; Chenoweth, David M. “Triple Aryne–Tetrazine Reaction Enabling Rapid Access to a New Class of Polyaromatic Heterocycles” Chemical Science 2015, 6, 5128-5132.
Tran, Mai N.; Chenoweth, David M. “Synthesis and Properties of Lysosome-Specific Photoactivatable Probes for Live-Cell Imaging” Chemical Science 2015, 6, 4508-4512.
Barros, Stephanie A.; Chenoweth, David M. “Triptycene-Based Small Molecules Modulate (CAG)·(CTG) Repeat Junctions" Chemical Science 2015, 6, 4752-4755.
Tran, Mai N.; Chenoweth, David M. “Photoelectrocyclization as an Activation Mechanism for Organelle Specific Live-Cell Imaging Probes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 6442-6446.
Ballister, Edward R.; Ayloo, Swathi; Chenoweth, David M.; Lampson, Michael A.; Holzbaur, Erika L.F. “Optogenetic Control of Organelle Transport Using a Photocaged Chemical Inducer of Dimerization” Current Biology 2015, 10, R407-R408.
Ballister, Edward R.; Aonbangkhen, Chanat; Mayo, Alyssa M.; Lampson, Michael A.; Chenoweth, David M. "Localized Light-Induced Protein Dimerization in Living Cells using a Photocaged Dimerizer” Nature Communications 2014, 5, 5475.
Barros, Stephanie A.; Chenoweth, David M. "Recognition of Nucleic Acid Junctions Using Triptycene-Based Molecules” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 13746-13750.
Rarig, Robert-André F.; Tran, Mai N.; Chenoweth, David M. "Synthesis and Conformational Dynamics of the Reported Structure of Xylopyridine A” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 9213–9219, ASAP.
Chenoweth, David M.; Meier, Jordan L.; Dervan, Peter B. "Pyrrole-Imidazole Polyamides Distinguish Between Double-Helical DNA and RNA” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 415-418.
Weizmann, Yossi; Chenoweth, David M.; Swager, Timothy, M. "DNA−CNT Nanowire Networks for DNA Detection” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 3238–3241.
Chenoweth, David M.; Dervan, Peter B. “Structural Basis for Cyclic Py-Im Polyamide Allosteric Inhibition of Nuclear Receptor Binding” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 14521. Selected for the cover of JACS Oct. 20, 2010, Vol 132, Issue 41. Covered by Chemical and Engineering News Sept. 27, 2010 issue, “Putting DNA in a Bind”.
Weizmann, Yossi; Chenoweth, David M.; Swager, Timothy, M. “Addressable Terminally-Linked DNA-CNT Nanowires” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 14009.
Weizmann, Yossi; Lim, Jeewoo; Chenoweth, David M.; Swager, Timothy, M. “Regiospecific Synthesis of Au-Nanorod/SWCNT/Au-Nanorod Heterojunctions” Nano Lett. 2010, 10, 2466.
Chenoweth, Kimberly; Chenoweth, David M.; Goddard III, William A. “Cyclooctyne-based Reagents for Uncatalyzed Click Chemistry: A Computational Survey” Org. Biomol. Chem. 2009, 7, 5255.
Chenoweth, David M.; Harki, Daniel A.; Dervan, Peter B. “Oligomerization Route to DNA Binding Py-Im Polyamide Macrocycles” Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 3590.
Chenoweth, David M.; Dervan, Peter B. “Allosteric Modulation of DNA by Small Molecules” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2009, 106, 13175. Covered by Nature News: "Get into the groove" Nature 2009, 460, 669. Also selected by the Stanford Synchrotron (SSRL) as a science highlight for November 2009.
Chenoweth, David M.; Harki, Daniel A.; Dervan, Peter B. “Solution-Phase Synthesis of Pyrrole-Imidazole Polyamides” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7175.
Chenoweth, David M.; Harki, Daniel A.; Phillips, John W.; Dose, Christian; Dervan, Peter B. “Cyclic Pyrrole-Imidazole Polyamides Targeted to the Androgen Response Element” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7182.
Chenoweth, David M.; Chenoweth, Kimberly; Goddard III, William A. “Lancifodilactone G: Insights about an Unusually Stable Enol” J. Org. Chem., 2008, 73, 6853.
Dose, Christian; Farkas, Michelle E.; Chenoweth, David M.; Dervan, Peter B. “Next Generation Hairpin Polyamides with (R)-3,4-Diaminobutyric Acid Turn Unit” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 6859.
Chenoweth, David M.; Viger, Anne; Dervan, Peter B. “Fluorescent Sequence-Specific dsDNA Binding Oligomers” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 2216. Covered by Chemical and Engineering News.
Chenoweth, David M.; Poposki, Julie A.; Marques, Michael A.; Dervan, Peter B. “Programmable oligomers targeting 5'-GGGG-3' in the minor groove of DNA and NF-k B binding inhibition” Bioorg. Med. Chem., 2007, 15, 759.
Doss, Raymond M.; Marques, Michael M.; Foister, Shane; Chenoweth, David M.; Dervan, Peter B. “Programmable Oligomers for Minor Groove DNA Recognition” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 9074.
Nurok, D.; Frost, M. C.; Chenoweth, D. M. “Separation using planar chromatography with electroosmotic flow” J. Chromatogr., A, 2000, 903, 211.
Nurok, David; Frost, Megan C.; Pritchard, Cary L.; Chenoweth, David M. “The performance of planar chromatography using electroosmotic flow” J. Planar Chromatogr.-Mod. TLC, 1998, 11, 244.