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Educational Background

• B. A. SUNY Potsdam
• M. S. University of Wyoming
• Ph. D. University of Wisconsin
  

Dr. Ippoliti's Schedule

The students of Dr. Ippoliti's research group are actively involved in four areas of research. All of these areas utilize organic synthesis to make new molecules.The first area is in the field of diagnostic molecules. Diagnostic molecules are used to detect proteins or other biomolecules that indicate the presence of disease. Our approach is to attach protein binding molecules and chemiluminescent molecules to a polymer. The diagnostic molecules we make are chemiluminescent, that is, they give off light when exposed to certain chemicals. The light can be correlated to the number of biomolecules present. The second area is synthesis of new thermochromic polymers. These molecules dramatically change colors when heated above a certain temperature and change back when cooled. By changing the structure of the polymer we can control the temperature at which this color change occurs. The third area is the synthesis of new antibiotics. We have synthesized several new antibiotics recently that are highly active antibacterial agents. We are continuing this work by making new derivatives in this potent class of antibiotics. The last area is biomedical in nature. We are synthesizing biocompatible, biodegradable molecules that deliver drugs. All of these areas give the student experience in carrying out reactions, purifying products and structure elucidation using NMR spectroscopy.

I am also involved in projects concerning the analysis of polyurethanes by nmr spectroscopy.

Recent Presentations:

"Synthesis and reactions of dibenzo[b,e][1,4]dioxine-2,3,7,8-tetraamine" at the 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006.

"The synthesis of novel photochromic molecules" at the 2005 Organic Symposium in honor of Professor Stephen Nelsen's 65th birthday at the University of WI in Madison, WI on June 14, 2005.

"Synthesis of a Zwitterionic Polymers" at the 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 13  March 17, 2005

"Synthesis of a New Oxazolidinone Antibacterial Compound" 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA March 28- April 1, 2004

"The Synthesis of New Photochromic Molecules" Macalaster College, St. Paul, MN April 23, 2003

"Synthesis of Dioxin-Based Photochromic Molecules" Ebner, D., Ippoliti, J.T., American Chemical Society 225th National Meeting, March, 2003, New Orleans, LA.

"Small College Research Labs: A little known resource for Small Chemical Businesses" Ippoliti, J.T., American Chemical Society 225th National Meeting, March, 2003, New Orleans, LA.

"The Synthesis of New Photochromic Compounds: The History of a Long Term Undergraduate Research Project" Laurie Parker, Jeremiah Nummela, David Ebner, Jeremy Hans, Ryan Backer, Crystal Dusich, Nick Honigschmidt, Nicole Bykkonen, Alan Lueke, Susie Belal, Hollie Lewis, and Tom Ippoliti, presented to the Chemistry Department, University of Nebraska in Lincoln, NE in February 2003.

"The Synthesis of New Photochromic Compounds: The History of a Long Term Undergraduate Research Project" Laurie Parker, Jeremiah Nummela, David Ebner, Jeremy Hans, Ryan Backer, Crystal Dusich, Nick Honigschmidt, Nicole Bykkonen, Alan Lueke, Susie Belal, Hollie Lewis, and Tom Ippoliti, presented to the Department of Chemistry, Macalaster College in April 2003.