JEFF PRUET

Jeff received his BS from Louisiana State University. While there he worked with Dr. Robert Stongin on the synthesis and spectral analysis of sensor molecules and biomarkers. One such project led to a publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Jeff joined the Ansyln group in the fall of 2007. He is currently working on the synthesis of small molecule inhibitors to Ricin, a highly potent toxin.

PUBLICATIONS

"Lanthanide complexes as fluorescent indicators for neutral sugars and cancer biomarkers" Onur Alptürk; Oleksandr Rusin; Sayo O. Fakayode; Weihua Wang; Jorge O. Escobedo; Isiah M. Warner; William E. Crowe; Vladimir Král; Jeff M. Pruet; and Robert M. Strongin Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2006, 103(26), 9756-9750

Contact Jeff: jpruet@mail.utexas.edu