2817 Atwood Ave., Apt. 1
Madison, WI 53704
(270) 804-6819 jdmoore5@wisc.edu
E DUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D., Chemistry
Madison, WI expected May 2015
GPA: 3.95, Relevant coursework : Organic Reaction Mechanisms, Organic Synthesis, Chemical
Biology, Physical Organic Chemistry, Prokaryotic Molecular Biology, Structure Determination
Using Spectroscopic Methods
University of Louisville
B.S., Chemistry, Pure Mathematics
GPA: 4.0
, summa cum laude
Louisville, KY
May 2010
R ESEARCH AND P ROFESSIONAL E XPERIENCE
Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Helen E. Blackwell
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Madison, WI
August 2010 – present
Project: Using chemical tools to understand and manipulate quorum sensing regulated virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa .
Skills: Trained in handling biosafety level 2 pathogens • PCR and molecular cloning techniques • 1 H, 13 C, 19 F, 31 P NMR • Solution-phase and solid-phase small molecule synthesis • Screening libraries of bioactive compounds in bacteria • DNA isolation/purification/ cloning/sequencing
Science Research Intern
Abbott Laboratories
 Project:
Waukegan, IL
Jun 2012 – Aug 2012
Engineering enzymes to serve as biocatalysts for industrial pharmaceutical processes
 Skills: Protein expression/purification • Site-directed mutagenesis • Active site modeling
Teaching Assistant
Lab Director: Dr. Nicholas Hill
 Responsibilities:
Madison, WI
August 2010 – May 2011
Prepared and held discussion/recitation meetings for >20 students two times per week in general and organic chemistry. Supervised undergraduate students and taught proper lab technique and safety protocols. Graded lab reports, quizzes, and exams.
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Skills: Communication of chemical concepts • Management of large groups in a lab setting
• Development of lectures suited for exact blocks of time
A WARDS AND H ONORS
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2010 Pei Wang First Year Graduate Fellowship – UW-Madison
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2010 Biotechnology Training Program Fellowship – UW-Madison
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2010 ACS Outstanding Chemistry Graduate – University of Louisville
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2010 Outstanding Senior Honors Thesis – University of Louisville
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2009 Institute for Molecular Diversity and Drug Design Undergraduate Summer Research
Fellowship – Louisville, KY
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2006 U. S. Presidential Scholar – U. S. Department of Education

Joseph Moore jdmoore5@wisc.edu
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P UBLICATIONS AND P RESENTATIONS
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Kang, K. A., Wang, J., O'Toole, M. G., Nantz, M. H., Moore, J.D., Laulhé, S., Achilefu, S.
“Sensitivity Enhancement of NIR Fluorescence Contrast Agent Utilizing Gold
Nanoparticles”. In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology; Wolf, M., Bucher, H.
U., Rudin, M., Van Huffel, S., Wolf, U., Bruley, D. F., Harrison, D. K., Eds.; Springer US: New
York, NY, 2012, Vol. 737, p. 285-291.
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Wang, J.; Moore, J. D.; Laulhe, S.; Nantz, M.; Achilefu, S.; Kang, K. A., “Fluorophore-gold nanoparticle complex for sensitive optical biosensing and imaging”. Nanotechnology
2012, 23 (9), 095501
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Kang, K. A., Wang J., O'Toole, M. G., Nantz, M. H., Moore, J.D., Laulhé, S., Achilefu, S.
Sensitivity Enhancement of NIR Fluorescence Contrast Agent Utilizing Gold
Nanoparticles. (Presented at ISOTT 2010 Meeting in Ascona, Switzerland, July 2010)