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  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Scott K. Silverman is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a strong emphasis on Molecular Biology. Additional subfields of study include Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Physiology, Organic Chemistry, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized areas, including advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, DNA and nucleic acid chemistry, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA modifications and cancer, epigenetics and DNA methylation, various chemistry research topics, and diet and metabolism studies.

Scott K. Silverman has contributed multiple papers over recent years. Notable publications include:

  • Site-specific N-alkylation of DNA oligonucleotide nucleobases by DNAzyme-catalyzed reductive amination, 2024, Nucleic Acids Research
  • DNAzyme-Catalyzed Site-Specific N-Acylation of DNA Oligonucleotide Nucleobases, 2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Defining the substrate scope of DNAzyme catalysis for reductive amination with aliphatic amines, 2023, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Epigenetic MRI: Noninvasive imaging of DNA methylation in the brain, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • DNAzymes for amine and peptide lysine acylation, 2020, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues including Robert D. Boyd, Morgan M. Kennebeck, Prakriti K. Das, Caroline K. Kaminsky, and Maria A. Massa.

Scott K. Silverman has published repeatedly in venues such as Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, Nucleic Acids Research, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Among the awards received by Silverman is the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), granted in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Nicotinic receptor binding site probed with unnatural amino acid incorporation in intact cells

    Mark W. Nowak;Patrick C. Kearney;Jeffrey R. Sampson;Margaret E. Saks

  • In vitro selection, characterization, and application of deoxyribozymes that cleave RNA

    Scott K. Silverman

  • Multimodal optical sensing and analyte specificity using single-walled carbon nanotubes

    Daniel A. Heller;Hong Jin;Brittany M. Martinez;Brittany M. Martinez;Dhaval Patel;Dhaval Patel

  • Catalytic DNA: Scope, Applications, and Biochemistry of Deoxyribozymes

    Scott K. Silverman

  • DNA as a Versatile Chemical Component for Catalysis, Encoding, and Stereocontrol

    Scott K. Silverman

  • In vivo incorporation of unnatural amino acids into ion channels in Xenopus oocyte expression system.

    Mark W. Nowak;Justin P. Gallivan;Scott K. Silverman;Cesar G. Labarca

  • Reaction of C60 with Dimethyldioxirane—Formation of an Epoxide and a 1,3‐Dioxolane Derivative

    Yiannis Elemes;Scott K. Silverman;Chimin Sheu;Michelle Kao

  • DNA-catalyzed sequence-specific hydrolysis of DNA

    Madhavaiah Chandra;Amit Sachdeva;Scott K Silverman

  • Flash Decaging of Tyrosine Sidechains in an Ion Channel

    Jeffrey C. Miller;Scott K. Silverman;Pamela M. England;Dennis A. Dougherty

  • Deoxyribozymes: useful DNA catalysts in vitro and in vivo.

    D. A. Baum;S. K. Silverman

  • Deoxyribozymes with 2'-5' RNA ligase activity.

    † Amber Flynn-Charlebois;Yangming Wang;Tracey K. Prior;Imran Rashid

  • Deoxyribozymes: Selection Design and Serendipity in the Development of DNA Catalysts†

    Scott K. Silverman

  • General Deoxyribozyme-Catalyzed Synthesis of Native 3'--5' RNA Linkages

    Whitney E Purtha;Rebecca L Coppins;Mary K Smalley;Scott K Silverman

  • Catalytic DNA (deoxyribozymes) for synthetic applications—current abilities and future prospects

    Scott K. Silverman

  • Rube Goldberg goes (ribo)nuclear? Molecular switches and sensors made from RNA

    Scott K. Silverman

  • Deoxyribozymes: DNA catalysts for bioorganic chemistry

    Scott K. Silverman

  • Energetics and cooperativity of tertiary hydrogen bonds in RNA structure.

    Scott K. Silverman;Thomas R. Cech

  • Deoxyribozymes that synthesize branched and lariat RNA.

    Yangming Wang;Scott K. Silverman

  • DNA and RNA can be equally efficient catalysts for carbon-carbon bond formation.

    Madhavaiah Chandra;Scott K. Silverman

  • Subunit Stoichiometry of a Heteromultimeric G protein-coupled Inward-rectifier K+ Channel *

    Scott K. Silverman;Henry A. Lester;Dennis A. Dougherty

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis A. Dougherty
Dennis A. Dougherty California Institute of Technology
Henry A. Lester
Henry A. Lester California Institute of Technology
Thomas R. Cech
Thomas R. Cech University of Colorado Boulder
Taekjip Ha
Taekjip Ha Johns Hopkins University
Christopher S. Foote
Christopher S. Foote University of California, Los Angeles
Anthony P. West
Anthony P. West California Institute of Technology
Paul J. Hergenrother
Paul J. Hergenrother University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Wilfred A. van der Donk
Wilfred A. van der Donk University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Norman Davidson
Norman Davidson California Institute of Technology
Charles J. Werth
Charles J. Werth The University of Texas at Austin

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