Becker, David

David Becker
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Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry , College of Arts, Sciences & Education

Contact Info

beckerd@fiu.edu

305-348-3736

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selected publications

Article
- 2012
  
  A Peculiarly Cerebroid Convex Zygo-Dodecahedron is an Axiomatically Balanced "House of Blues": The Circle of Fifths to the Circle of Willis to Cadherin Cadenzas. SYMMETRY-BASEL. 4:644-666.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/sym4040644 Web of Science: 000208832800005
- 2008
  
  Neuroprotective antioxidant STAZN protects against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 75:448-456.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2007.09.001 PMID: 17936251 Web of Science: 000252842300011
- 2007
  
  Neuroprotective effect of STAZN, a novel azulenyl nitrone antioxidant, in focal cerebral ischemia in rats: Dose-response and therapeutic window. BRAIN RESEARCH. 1180:101-110.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.05.028 PMID: 17945201 Web of Science: 000251358300009
- 2002
  
  Stilbazulenyl nitrone (STAZN): A nitronyl-substituted hydrocarbon with the potency of classical phenolic chain-breaking antioxidants. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 124.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/ja011507s Web of Science: 000175227600036
- 1998
  
  Redox behaviour of azulenyl nitrones: fully reversible one electron oxidation by cyclic voltammetry at potentials in the range of biological antioxidants. JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-PERKIN TRANSACTIONS 2.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/a708702k Web of Science: 000074273000003
- 1996
  
  Highly sensitive colorimetric detection and facile isolation of diamagnetic free radical adducts of novel chromotropic nitrone spin trapping agents readily derived from guaiazulene. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 118.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/ja952895z Web of Science: A1996TT38100028
Meeting Abstract
- 2013
  
  Photographic evidence for the mechanism and regiochemistry of Markovnikov and anti-Markovnikov additions of hydrogen bromide to alkenes. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
  Web of Science: 000323851301953
- 2007
  
  Design, synthesis and neuroprotective effects of azulenyl nitrone spin traps in animal models of cerebral ischemia. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
  Web of Science: 000207593906783

chaired theses and dissertations

Birudukota, Nagaraju, Design and synthesis of novel Azasteroids and Pseudoazulenyl nitrones 2016
Perez, Gloria Patricia, Synthetic Studies Toward a Novel Hydroxylamine of Potential Utility in the Preparation of Mitochondriotropic Nitrones 2016
Tamrakar, Relina, Synthesis of Azulenylsilane Nitrones as Diagnostic Tools for Superoxide Detection 2011
Kolhe, Amolkumar, Synthetic Studies of Azulenyl and Pseudoazulenyl Nitrones 2009

principal investigator on

Preparation Synthesis and Protocols Preparation of Samples Including Azulenyl Nitrones for Radiation Detection awarded by GEX Corporation 2013 - 2014
Azulenyl Nitrones: Neuroprotectants in Stroke and Trauma - 2005-2006 awarded by National Institutes of Health 2005 - 2006

teaching activities

CHM2210-U02: Organic Chemistry I Fall Term 2019
CHM2211-U01: Organic Chemistry II Fall Term 2019
CHM2211-U02: Organic Chemistry II Spring Term 2019
CHM2211-U04: Organic Chemistry II Spring Term 2019

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David Becker

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Chemistry
Neurosciences & Neurology
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
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