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Michelle Linder Honored by Marquis Who's Who for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry

Michelle Linder's current areas of research include photodynamic therapy, extracorporeal photopheresis, and dye-sensitized solar cells



Ms. Linder has utilized her knowledge and research to co-author a number of publications in the past few years.

    BUFFALO, NY, May 11, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Michelle Linder has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Michelle Linder is a graduate research assistant at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where she is pursuing a Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry. Her current research focuses on the synthesis and use of various heavy chalcogen-containing rhodamine dyes as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy, extracorporeal photopheresis, and dye-sensitized solar cells. Ms. Linder has been a graduate research assistant since 2012. From 2012 to 2015, she was also a teaching assistant at the school. Ms. Linder graduated summa cum laude from SUNY Oneonta in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry. In 2010, she earned an advanced tutor certification through the College Reading and Learning Association.

Ms. Linder has utilized her knowledge and research to co-author a number of publications in the past few years. These include "Luminescence spectroscopy of chalcogen substituted rhodamine cations in vacuo," published in Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences in 2017, "Targeting T Cell Bioenergetics by Modulating P-Glycoprotein Selectivity Depletes Alloreactive T Cells to Prevent Graft-Versus-Host Disease," published in the Journal of Immunology in 2016, "Extended Rhodamine Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer Cells," published in Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry in 2016, and "Selective Photodepletion of Malignant T Cells in Extracorporeal Photopheresis with Selenorhodamine Photosensitizers," also published in Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry in 2016. She is also a co-author of "Selenorhodamine Photosensitizers with the Texas-red Core for Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer Cells," published in Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry in 2015, "Selenorhodamine Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy of P-Glycoprotein-Expressing Cancer Cells," published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry in 2014, and "Synthesis and Properties of Heavy Chalcogen Analogues of the Texas Reds and Related Rhodamines," published in Organometallics in 2014.

A member of the Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society, Ms. Linder also remains active with the American Chemical Society. She has received numerous awards and honors over the years in light of her effort and achievements in the field of chemistry. Most recently, Ms. Linder received the Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Buffalo's Graduate School. She is also a recipient of the Speyer Fellowship, the Jere Solo Fellowship, the Presidential Fellowship, and the Gordon Harris Fellowship from the University at Buffalo's Department of Chemistry. In 2014, she was honored with the department's Mattern-Tyler Teaching Award as well. In 2012, Ms. Linder received the SUNY Chancellor's Award, as well as an Academic Achievement Award in chemistry and biochemistry from the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at SUNY Oneonta. She was bestowed the Joseph Breen Memorial Fellowship from the American Chemical Society's Green Chemistry Institute in 2011. Ms. Linder aims for continued achievements in the field of chemistry as she moves forward in her career.

For more information about Ms. Linder, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleklinder.

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