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<br /> OAKLAND UNIVERSITY<br /> RESEARCH<br /> Fall 2016 | Volume 8<br /> OAKLAND UNIVERSITY<br /> RESEARCH<br /> Fall 2016 | Volume 8<br /> RESEARCH AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY<br /> James Lentini, D.M.A.<br /> Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost<br /> David Stone, Ph.D.<br /> Associate Vice President and Chief Research Officer<br /> Arik Dvir, Ph.D.<br /> Interim Vice Provost for Research<br /> Susan Willner<br /> Office of Research Administration<br /> EDITORIAL STAFF<br /> Vice President, University Communications and Marketing:<br /> John O. Young<br /> Executive Editor: Donna Mirabito<br /> Art Director: Debra Lashbrook<br /> Production Manager: Shelby Olsen, CAS ’07<br /> Project Manager: Nancy Potton<br /> Photographers: Mike Naddeo, Rick Smith, Adam Sparkes<br /> Director of Media Relations: Brian Bierley<br /> (248) 370-4346<br /> Oakland Un<a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=1"> OAKLAND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=2"> OAKLAND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=3"> TABLE OF CONTENTS 04 Bioinformatics </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=4"> Associate Vice President and Chief Research Office</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=5"> October 2016 Colleagues, We are pleased to pre</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=6"> Bioinformatics Powerful new tools time-stamp life</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=7"> Fabia Battistuzzi, Ph.D., assistant professor, Bi</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=8"> Molecular Matchmaking Seeking fastest, sleekest r</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=9"> “We have to use more of the organic catalysts to </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=10"> Sensing Safety Valuable reactions at the electrod</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=11"> </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=12"> By modifying electrode interfaces with these new </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=13"> Xiangqun Zeng, Ph.D., professor, Analytical Chemi</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=14"> Suicide prevention grant research team</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=15"> Researchers discovered that more awareness about </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=16"> Seeing Progress The investigative fight for sight </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=17"> Protein stabilizing shell For 15 years, Dr. Goldb</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=18"> Dr. Mourelatos and doctoral students Themis Kouts</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=19"> Former GM researcher Dr. Mourelatos’ research int</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=20"> World Percussion Ancient instruments link countri</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=21"> performed together on the embaire xylophone, whic</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=22"> Gerard Madlambayan, Ph.D. Sticky Sabotage Why do</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=23"> Gerard Madlambayan, Ph.D., assistant professor, B</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=24"> Kernels of Truth DNA sequencing similarities in h</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=25"> ‘Extreme’ Microbes Attachments to plants and meta</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=26"> Cells Misbehaving Ass</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=27"> Cartilage Health Professor of P</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=28"> Gene Clue Mutation may uncover process behind lif</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=29"> 2016 Distinguished Professors Maria Bryant, Ph.D</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=30"> Collaborate Teaming resources to address research</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=31"> Interdisciplinary Research Centers Founding resea</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=32"> Interdisciplinary Research Centers </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=33"> 2016 Research Excellence Awards </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=34"> 2016 University Research Committee Faculty Fellow</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=35"> 2016 University Research Committee Faculty Fellow</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=36"> Ferman Chavez, Ph.D. Department of Chemistry “DN</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=37"> 2016 University Research Committee Faculty Fellow</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=38"> Yan Li, Ph.D. Department of History “One World, </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=39"> 2016 University Research Committee Faculty Fellow</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=40"> Cynthia Sifonis, Ph.D. Department of Psychology </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=41"> 2016 University Research Committee Faculty Fellow</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=42"> Erik Fredericks, Ph.D. Department of Computer Sci</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=43"> 2016 University Research Committee Faculty Fellow</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=44"> Student Researchers Steven Louis, P</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=45"> Norman Leo, B.S. Chemistry Peptide Folding Oakla</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=46"> Federal, State, Corporate, Foundation and Other S</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=47"> </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2016 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/71bb3867?page=48"> Office of Research Administration Wilson Hall, R</a>