The Bayse Group
Computational Bioinorganic Chemistry
email:
cbayse@odu.edu
phone: 757 683-4097
B.S.,
Roanoke College, 1994
Ph.D.,
Texas A&M University, 1998
Postdoc., Cornell University, 1998-2000
European Summer
School in Quantum Chemistry, 1997
Sostrup Summer School on Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Properties, 1998
Our research focuses on the quantum chemical modeling of inorganic systems. Our primary interest is in the modeling of the biochemical activity of various inorganic elements. We have recently been funded by the National Science Foundation for our work on modeling the effect of selenium compounds on biochemical signaling mechanisms. Additionally, have modeled the mechanism of the molybdoenzyme xanthine oxidoreductase and the tungsten enzyme acetylene hydratase. For more information, see our research page.
We are actively collaborating with the experimental groups of Nick Farrell at VCU (Pd/Pt-based chemotherapeutic agents), Robert Pike at William and Mary (CuCN photoluminescence), Julia Brumaghim at Clemson (S/Se inhibition of Fenton chemistry) and Rudy Luck of Michigan Tech (various projects).
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Recent publications:
Organometallics on
acetylene hydratase
Molecules on
[2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements
J Phys Chem A on
organoselenium oxidation
Dalton Trans
on xanthine oxidase
Inorg Chem on CuCN
photoluminscence
Inorg Chem
on
p-stacking
of Pd/Pt complexes
Recent Funding:
Robert Pike
(W&M, PI) and Craig Bayse received a grant from the
National Science Foundation to study Cu(I)
photoluminescence
Jasprina Ming received a undergraduate research fellowship the
Virginia Space Grant Consortium
Courses:
CHEM 115 Foundations of Chemistry
CHEM 331-333 Physical Chemistry
CHEM 451 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 755 Computational Chemistry
CHEM 795 Bioinorganic Chemistry