Karelle Aiken, Ph.D.
Organic Chemistry, Synthesis, Drug Design, & Chemosensors
Home Campus: Statesboro
kaiken@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-5238
Research Areas
Organic Chemistry, Synthesis, Drug Design, and Chemosensors
Education
Ph.D. – University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
B.A. – Williams College, Williamstown, MA
Publications
- Freeman, C.; Dittmer, E.; Nodorft, G.; Swanson, V.; Cruz, J. I.; Aiken, K. S.; Landge, S. M.; Ghosh, D. Photophysical investigation of phenanthrene derived 1,2,3-triazole molecule in non-ionic and cationic micellar environments. Journal of Molecular Liquids 2025, 423, 126998. DOI:.
- Blount, G. S.; Seymour, A.*; Williams, D.; Douglas, D.; Miller, J.; Sejoro, S.*; Peace, K. E.; Kocerha, J.; Aiken, K. S. Structure–activity relationship investigations probing the cytotoxicity of 9-aminoacridine derivatives with PC3 and A549. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 2024, 61 (9), 1439-1445. DOI:.
- Ugboya, Aikohi**; Monroe, Khristal**; Ofulue, Unodinma**; Yates, Kayley*; Ghosh, Debanjana; Landge, Shainaz M.; Quirino, Rafael L.; Aiken, Karelle S. Exploring the Effects of Various Polymeric Backbones on the Performance of a Hydroxyaromatic 1,2,3-Triazole Anion Sensor. Sensors 2020, 20, 2973..
- Ghosh, Debanjana; Landge, Shainaz; Zhu, Lei; Ofulue, Unodinma**; Akinsoji, Oluwagbotemi A.*; Govan, Richard D.**; Ugboya, Aikohi**; Hernandez, Vincent; Yates, Kayley*; Henderson, Arneshia; Aiken, Karelle S. The influence of amino substituents on the signal-output, selectivity, and sensitivity of a hydroxyaromatic 1,2,3-triazolyl chemosensor for anions—A structure–property relationship investigation. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2020; e4078. https://doi.org/10.1002/poc.4078.
Funding
Current Grants
- The Design and Study of Anticancer Therapeutics Inspired by Natural Substrates of LAT1. National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institute of Health (NIH), 1R15CA277652, PD with R. Jannet Kocerha (PD), $424,715. (Feb. 2023 – Jan. 2026)