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Karen J. Brewer

Karen J. Brewer

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
42
Citations
5569
World Ranking
17615
National Ranking
4302

Overview

Karen J. Brewer was affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their research contributions spanned several fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's work covered multiple subfields including Oncology, Organic Chemistry, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics. These areas reflected a diverse interest across life sciences and medical research.

Brewer's main topics of study included:

  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Health Sciences Research and Education

Their recent papers demonstrated this range of interest and interdisciplinary approach. These included:

  • "Photodynamic antimicrobial studies on a Ruthenium-based metal complex," published in 2022 in Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • "Stings in humans by a parasitoid wasp of the genus Sclerodermus (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) in Venezuela," published in 2021 in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "Measuring the value and impact of health sciences libraries: planning an update and replication of the Rochester Study," published in 2020 by UNC Libraries

Throughout their career, Brewer collaborated with various co-authors, including Avijita Jain, A. Winkel, Charles Brewer-Carías, Jorge M. González, and Kathel Dunn. These collaborations appeared across different domains of research, highlighting multidisciplinary and cross-institutional efforts.

The scientist published in several venues such as Inorganica Chimica Acta, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and UNC Libraries, indicating engagement with both peer-reviewed journals and institutional repositories.

Best Publications

  • Photocatalytic hydrogen production from water employing a Ru, Rh, Ru molecular device for photoinitiated electron collection.

    Mark Elvington;Jared Brown;Shamindri M. Arachchige;Karen J. Brewer

  • Synthesis and characterization of a series of novel rhodium and iridium complexes containing polypyridyl bridging ligands: Potential uses in the development of multimetal catalysts for carbon dioxide reduction

    Seth C. Rasmussen;Mark M. Richter;Eugene Yi;Helen Place

  • Photoinitiated Electron Collection in a Mixed-Metal Trimetallic Complex of the Form {[(bpy)2Ru(dpb)]2IrCl2}(PF6)5 (bpy = 2,2'-Bipyridine and dpb = 2,3-Bis(2-pyridyl)benzoquinoxaline)

    Sharon M. Molnar;Girlie Nallas;Jon S. Bridgewater;Karen J. Brewer

  • Building Block Approach to the Construction of Long-Lived Osmium(II) and Ruthenium(II) Multimetallic Complexes Incorporating the Tridentate Bridging Ligand 2,3,5,6-Tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine.

    Lisa M. Vogler;Karen J. Brewer

  • Design Aspects for the Development of Mixed-Metal Supramolecular Complexes Capable of Visible Light Induced Photocleavage of DNA

    Alvin A. Holder;Shawn Swavey;Karen J. Brewer

  • Synthesis, structure, and characterization of a mixed-valence manganese(III)-manganese(IV) bis(.mu.-oxo) complex with a macrocyclic tetraaza ligand

    Karen J. Brewer;Melvin Calvin;Richard S. Lumpkin;John W. Otvos

  • Designing Red‐Light‐Activated Multifunctional Agents for the Photodynamic Therapy

    Samantha L. H. Higgins;Karen J. Brewer

  • Luminescent tetrametallic complexes of ruthenium

    W.R. Murphy;K.J. Brewer;G. Gettliffe;J.D. Petersen

  • Synthesis, characterization, and DNA binding properties of a series of Ru, Pt mixed-metal complexes.

    R. Lee Williams;H. Nathaniel Toft;Brenda Winkel;Karen J. Brewer

  • Investigation of the photochemical, electrochemical, and spectroelectrochemical properties of an iridium(III)/ruthenium(II) mixed-metal complex bridged by 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine

    Lisa M. Vogler;Brian Scott;Karen J. Brewer

  • Redox, spectroscopic, and photophysical properties of Ru-Pt mixed-metal complexes incorporating 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline as efficient DNA binding and photocleaving agents.

    Samantha L. H. Higgins;Travis A. White;Brenda S. J. Winkel;Karen J. Brewer

  • Photoinitiated electron collection in polyazine chromophores coupled to water reduction catalysts for solar H2 production

    Gerald F. Manbeck;Karen J. Brewer

  • Design considerations for a system for photocatalytic hydrogen production from water employing mixed-metal photochemical molecular devices for photoinitiated electron collection.

    Shamindri M. Arachchige;Jared R. Brown;Eric Chang;Avijita Jain

  • The next generation of (polyazine)ruthenium(II) complexes

    K.J. Brewer;W.R. Murphy;S.R. Spurlin;J.D. Petersen

  • Photoinitiated electron collection at a metal in a rhodium-centered mixed-metal supramolecular complex.

    Mark Elvington;Karen J. Brewer

  • Visible Light Induced Photocleavage of DNA by a Mixed-Metal Supramolecular Complex: [{(bpy)2Ru(dpp)}2RhCl2]5+

    Shawn Swavey;Karen J. Brewer

  • Photochemical hydrogen production from water using the new photocatalyst [{(bpy)2Ru(dpp)}2RhBr2](PF6)5

    Shamindri M. Arachchige;Jared Brown;Karen J. Brewer

  • Metal to ligand charge transfer induced DNA photobinding in a Ru(II)-Pt(II) supramolecule using red light in the therapeutic window: a new mechanism for DNA modification.

    Samantha L. H. Higgins;Allison J. Tucker;Brenda S. J. Winkel;Karen J. Brewer

  • A NEW CLASS OF SUPRAMOLECULAR, MIXED-METAL DNA-BINDING AGENTS : THE INTERACTION OF RUII,PTII AND OSII,PTII BIMETALLIC COMPLEXES WITH DNA

    Matthew Milkevitch;Hannah Storrie;Eric Brauns;Karen J. Brewer

  • Investigation of the spectroscopic, electrochemical, and spectroelectrochemical properties of osmium(II) complexes incorporating polyazine bridging ligands : formation of the Os/Os and Os/Ru mixed-valence complexes

    Mark M. Richter;Karen J. Brewer

  • Solar energy conversion using photochemical molecular devices: photocatalytic hydrogen production from water using mixed-metal supramolecular complexes

    Krishnan Rangan;Shamindri M. Arachchige;Jared R. Brown;Karen J. Brewer

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian L. Scott
Brian L. Scott Los Alamos National Laboratory
Robert B. Moore
Robert B. Moore Virginia Tech
Melvin Calvin
Melvin Calvin University of California, Berkeley
Roger D. Willett
Roger D. Willett Washington State University
Brian Storrie
Brian Storrie University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Diego Troya
Diego Troya Virginia Tech
Etsuko Fujita
Etsuko Fujita Brookhaven National Laboratory
Larry T. Taylor
Larry T. Taylor Virginia Tech
Kenneth J. Takeuchi
Kenneth J. Takeuchi Stony Brook University
Ruth Pachter
Ruth Pachter Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

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