M.S. Theses

  1. Johnston, T.A. Title: Part I: Use of Adsorbent Resins in Fermentations of Bacteria Obtained from the Red Soils of the Kingdom of Jordan; Part II: The Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Cytotoxic Xanthones from an Unidentified Fungus.” M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2011. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
  2. Strader, C.R. Title: “Part I: Fingolimod (Gilenya; FTY720): A Recently Approved Multiple Sclerosis Drug Based on a Fungal Secondary Metabolite; Part II: Creation of a Natural Products Pure Compound Database and Organized Physical Storage System.” M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2012. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
  3. Bukhari, R.M. Title: “Bioactive Natural Products: Isolation of Fungal Secondary Metabolites and Application of Green Chemistry.” M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2013. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
  4. Yang, J. Title: “Natural Product Anticancer Drug Discovery and Mechanistic Studies of Hapalosin and Silvestrol”. M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2013. (Committee Chair, S.M. Swanson, Core A).
  5. Brooks, W. C. Title: “Investigation into qNMR for Use in Natural Products Research.” M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2016. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
  6. Turner, F. L. Title: “Isolation of fungal secondary metabolites: leporin B, benzoisoquinoline and related compounds.” M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2017. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
  7. Oyekunle, O.S. Title: “Growth media studies approach to enhance production of the bioactive fungal metabolite viridicatumtoxin A.” M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2018. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
  8. Gallagher, J.M. “Isolation of Novel Naphthoquinones from Fungal Strain MSX53507, Cladorrhinum”. Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2019. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
  9. Faye, B.K.S. “Precursor Directed Biosynthesis for the Discovery of ‘Non-natural’ Natural Products in Fungi”. Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2020. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
  10. Augustinovic, M. “Dasyscyphins F and G, New Drimane Meroterpenoids from a Fitzroyomyces Species”. Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2020. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
  11. Wright, A.J. “The Pursuit of Chemical Diversity in Fungi”. Graduate College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2020. (Committee Chair: N.H. Oberlies, Project 3).
  12. Brown, A. Title: “Dereplication and Identification of Natural Products in Freshwater Cyanobacteria”. M.S. Thesis, Graduate College, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2022. (Committee Chair, Dr. J. Orjala, Project 2).