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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Hellman Fellow
  • 1997 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Emmanuel A. Theodorakis is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research activity spans several fields related to chemistry and medicine, with a strong focus on molecular sensors, plant and biological electrophysiology, and studies exploring biofield effects and biophysics. They also contribute to research in the origins and evolution of life, luminescence and fluorescent materials, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, and supramolecular self-assembly in materials.

Theodorakis's main fields of study include:

  • Chemistry
  • Medicine

Within these fields, their subfields cover:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Plant Science
  • Physiology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Theodorakis has authored several recent papers across multiple respected journals. Notable publications include:

  • Electrochemical potential enables dormant spores to integrate environmental signals, 2022, Science
  • Exploring the Effect of Aliphatic Substituents on Aryl Cyano Amides on Enhancement of Fluorescence upon Binding to Amyloid-β Aggregates, 2021, ACS Chemical Neuroscience
  • Fluorescent molecular rotors as versatile in situ sensors for protein quantitation, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • Excited State Rotational Freedom Impacts Viscosity Sensitivity in Arylcyanoamide Fluorescent Molecular Rotor Dyes, 2024, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Gambogic acid: Multi-gram scale isolation, stereochemical erosion toward epi-gambogic acid and biological profile, 2023, Frontiers in Natural Products

Theodorakis frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Kaito Kikuchi, Leticia Galera-Laporta, Colleen Weatherwax, Jamie Y. Lam, and Jordi García-Ojalvo. Their work has been published in venues such as Science, ACS Chemical Neuroscience, Scientific Reports, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, and Frontiers in Natural Products.

Throughout their career, Theodorakis has received recognition in the form of the Hellman Fellow award in both 1997 and 1999.

Best Publications

  • HIF-1α expression regulates the bactericidal capacity of phagocytes

    Carole Peyssonnaux;Vivekanand Datta;Thorsten Cramer;Andrew Doedens

  • Anti-TNF-alpha therapies: the next generation

    Michael A. Palladino;Frances Rena Bahjat;Emmanuel A. Theodorakis;Lyle L. Moldawer

  • Molecular rotors--fluorescent biosensors for viscosity and flow.

    Mark A. Haidekker;Emmanuel A. Theodorakis

  • Effects of solvent polarity and solvent viscosity on the fluorescent properties of molecular rotors and related probes

    M.A. Haidekker;T.P. Brady;D. Lichlyter;E.A. Theodorakis

  • Environment-sensitive behavior of fluorescent molecular rotors

    Mark A Haidekker;Emmanuel A Theodorakis

  • Calcium phosphate-bearing matrices induce osteogenic differentiation of stem cells through adenosine signaling

    Yu Ru V. Shih;Yu Ru V. Shih;Yongsung Hwang;Ameya Phadke;Heemin Kang

  • A Ratiometric Fluorescent Viscosity Sensor

    Mark A. Haidekker;Thomas P. Brady;Darcy Lichlyter;Emmanuel A. Theodorakis

  • New fluorescent probes for the measurement of cell membrane viscosity.

    Mark A. Haidekker;Taotao Ling;Michael Anglo;Hazel Y. Stevens

  • Total Synthesis of Brevetoxin B. 2. Completion

    K. C. Nicolaou;F. P. J. T. Rutjes;E. A. Theodorakis;J. Tiebes

  • Total Synthesis of Brevetoxin-B .1. Cdefg Framework

    K.C. Nicolaou;F.P.J.T. Rutjes;M. Sato;J. Tiebes

  • Total Synthesis of Brevetoxin B. 3. Final Strategy and Completion

    K. C. Nicolaou;F. P. J. T. Rutjes;E. A. Theodorakis;J. Tiebes

  • The relationship of brevetoxin ‘length’ and A-ring functionality to binding and activity in neuronal sodium channels

    Robert E Gawley;Kathleen S Rein;Gerhard Jeglitsch;David J Adams

  • Total Synthesis of Brevetoxin B. 1. First Generation Strategies and New Approaches to Oxepane Systems

    Y. Abe;R.A. Awartani;S.R. Conley;S.A. Defrees

  • Chemistry and biology of the caged Garcinia xanthones.

    Oraphin Chantarasriwong;Ayse Batova;Warinthorn Chavasiri;Emmanuel A. Theodorakis

  • Dyes with Segmental Mobility: Molecular Rotors

    Mark A. Haidekker;Matthew Nipper;Adnan Mustafic;Darcy Lichlyter

  • Ratiometric mechanosensitive fluorescent dyes: design and applications

    Mark A. Haidekker;Emmanuel A. Theodorakis

  • Unified synthesis of quinone sesquiterpenes based on a radical decarboxylation and quinone addition reaction.

    Taotao Ling;Erwan Poupon;Erik J Rueden;Sun H Kim

  • Nature-Inspired Total Synthesis of (−)-Fusarisetin A

    Jing Xu;Eduardo J. E. Caro-Diaz;Lynnie Trzoss;Emmanuel A. Theodorakis

  • Neurotrophic Natural Products: Chemistry and Biology

    Jing Xu;Michelle H. Lacoske;Emmanuel A. Theodorakis

  • A novel approach to blood plasma viscosity measurement using fluorescent molecular rotors

    Mark A. Haidekker;Amy G. Tsai;Thomas Brady;Hazel Y. Stevens

  • Total Synthesis of Brevetoxin-B .2. 2nd Generation Strategies and Construction of the Dioxepane Region [Defg]

    K.C. Nicolaou;E.A. Theodorakis;F.P.J.T. Rutjes;M. Sato

Frequent Co-Authors

K. C. Nicolaou
K. C. Nicolaou Rice University
Jing Xu
Jing Xu Zhejiang University
Alice L. Yu
Alice L. Yu University of California, San Diego
Floris P. J. T. Rutjes
Floris P. J. T. Rutjes Radboud University
Vivek Malhotra
Vivek Malhotra Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Christina J. Sigurdson
Christina J. Sigurdson University of California, San Diego
Lyle L. Moldawer
Lyle L. Moldawer University of Florida
John A. Frangos
John A. Frangos University of California, San Diego
Lisardo Boscá
Lisardo Boscá Autonomous University of Madrid
Victor Nizet
Victor Nizet University of California, San Diego

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