Nathan Baird
"Co-Director, Chemistry Core Facility, Assistant P
Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of the Sciences
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Nathan Baird has received his Phd in chemistry from The University of Chicago, Currently he is working as Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at university of Sciences. He has several publications in international and national Journals.
Research Interest
"Investigation of RNA folding/function and structure/function relationships, Development of novel high-throughput screening assays for targeting structured RNAs with small molecules, Identification of RNA-focused chemical scaffolds for the development of drug leads, Structural characterization of RNA-ligand interactions"
Publications
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Baird NJ, Kulshina N, Ferré D'Amaré AR. Riboswitch function: flipping the switch or tuning the dimmer?. RNA biology. 2010 May 1;7(3):328-32.
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Baird NJ, Ferré-D’Amaré AR. Modulation of quaternary structure and enhancement of ligand binding by the K-turn of tandem glycine riboswitches. Rna. 2013 Feb 1;19(2):167-76.
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Baird NJ, Ferré-D’Amaré AR. Analysis of riboswitch structure and ligand binding using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). Therapeutic Applications of Ribozymes and Riboswitches: Methods and Protocols. 2014:211-25.
