Curriculum Vitae Marchello Alfonzo Cavitt Work Address: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology 901 Atlantic Dr. Atlanta, GA 30332-­‐0400 E-­‐mail: marchello@gatech.edu Telephone: (404)-­‐385-­‐8172 EDUCATION • Ph.D. in Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Pursuing • M. S. in Chemistry, University of Michigan May 2009 • B. S. in Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, University of Louisville, May 2007 • Frank Cody High School, Detroit, MI (Rank #1 out of 300), June 2003 RESEARCH INTERESTS Chemical biology; organic chemistry; bioinorganic chemistry; medicinal chemistry; science policy HONORS AND AWARDS Georgia Institute of Technology Presidential Fellowship (2009) University of Michigan National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2009) Ford Diversity Fellowship (2009) Rackham Merit Fellowship (Rackham Science Award) (2007) NACME Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (2007) University of Louisville Mr. Cardinal (2007) 2nd Place in the 7th Annual Kentuckiana Undergraduate Research Symposium (2007) Judith Hill Wilson Senior Achievement Award (2007) Woodcock Society Member (2007) Proctor and Gamble Colloquium for Undergraduates Participant (2006) Excellence in Safety in the Teaching Laboratory Award (2006) National Residents Hall Honorary Resident Assistant of the Year (2006) Dare to Lead Award (2006) Advisor’s Award (2006) Essence Award (2006) Going Above and Beyond Award (2006) Kentucky National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Scholar Program (2006) TEACHING EXPERIENCE Georgia Institute of Technology Chem 1310-­‐Teaching assistant for General Chemistry (Fall 2009) Chem 3371-­‐Lab instructor for Organic Chemistry Lab (Spring 2010) Chem 2311-­‐Teaching assistant for Organic Chemistry I (Fall 2010) Chem 2312-­‐Teaching assistant for Organic Chemistry II (Spring 2011) University of Michigan Chem 211-­‐Lab instructor for Organic Chemistry I (Fall 2008) Chem 216-­‐Lab instructor for Organic Chemistry II (Summer 2009) University of Louisville Chem 207 and 208-­‐Lab instructor for General Chemistry I (Fall 2006) Chem 201-­‐Teaching assistant for General Chemistry I (Spring 2007) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2009-­‐Present, Graduate Studies, Georgia Institute of Technology Principal Investigator: Dr. Stefan France Focus: Formal homo-­‐Nazarov cyclization reaction chemistry 2007-­‐2009, Graduate Studies, University of Michigan Principal Investigator: Dr. Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy Focus: Membrane disruption of human islet amyloid polypeptide and amyloid fibril formation Rotation Adviser: Dr. Adam Matzger Focus: Dendrimer functionalization with proteins Rotation Adviser: Dr. Ronald Woodard Focus: Synthesis of acyl carrier protein with natural fatty acids Rotation Adviser: Dr. Anna Mapp Focus: Unnatural amino acid incorporation into TATA binding protein Principle Investigator: Dr. Mi Hee Lim Focus: Metal chelation therapy for Alzheimer’s disease 2006-­‐2007, Undergraduate Studies, University of Louisville Research Advisor: Dr. Cecilia Yappert Focus: Optimizing the analytical approaches for the qualitative and quantitative characterization of triacylglycerides, phospholipids and galactolipids in soybeans from various geographical regions in Kentucky Research Advisor: Dr. Frank Zamborini Focus: Nanorod and nanocapsule synthesis on surfaces PUBLICATION(S) Dadasaheb V. Patil, Marchello A. Cavitt, Paul Grzybowski and Stefan France: A general intramolecular Friedel-­‐Crafts approach to functionalized pyrrolo[3,2,1-­‐
ij]quinolin-­‐4-­‐ones. Chemical Communications 2012, in press. Dadasaheb V. Patil, Marchello A. Cavitt, and Stefan France: Diastereoselective Synthesis of (+/-­‐)-­‐Deethyleburnamonine Using a Catalytic Cyclopropane Ring-­‐
Opening/Friedel-­‐Crafts Alkylation Strategy. Heterocycles 2012, 84, 1363. Dadasaheb V. Patil, Marchello A. Cavitt, and Stefan France: Diastereoselective Intramolecular Friedel-­‐Crafts Cyclizations of Substituted Methyl 2-­‐(1H-­‐indole-­‐
carbonyl)acrylates: Efficient Access to Functionalized 1H-­‐pyrrolo[1,2-­‐a]indoles. Organic Letters 2011, 13, 5820. Dadasaheb V. Patil, Marchello A. Cavitt, Paul Grzybowski, and Stefan France: An Efficient Synthesis of Hydropyrido[1,2-­‐a]indole-­‐6(7H)-­‐ones via an In(III)-­‐Catalyzed Tandem Cyclopropane Ring-­‐opening/Friedel-­‐Crafts Alkylation Sequence. Chemical Communications 2011, 47, 10278. Lien H. Phun, Dadasaheb V. Patil, Marchello A. Cavitt, and Stefan France: A Catalytic Homo-­‐Nazarov Protocol for the Synthesis of Heteroaromatic Ring-­‐Fused Cyclohexanones, Organic Letters 2011, 13, 1952. Jeffrey R. Brender, Kevin Hartman, Lindsey M. Gottler, Marchello Cavitt, Daniel W. Youngstrom and Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy: Helical Conformation of the SEVI Precursor Peptide PAP248-­‐286, a Dramatic Enhancer of HIV Infectivity, Promotes Lipid Aggregation and Fusion, Biophysical Journal 2009, 97, 2474. J. R. Brender, E. L. Lee, M. A. Cavitt, A. Gafni, D. G. Steel, and A. Ramamoorthy: Amyloid Fiber Formation and Membrane Disruption are Separate Processes Localized in Two Distinct Regions of the Amylin Peptide. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2008, 130, 6424. PRESENTATION(S) October 10, 2008 3rd Annual 4th Floor Life Sciences Institute Chemical Biology Symposium POSTER(S) 7th Annual Kentuckiana Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Louisville, 2007. Gold Nanoparticles and Nanorods Serve as Templates for Hollow Silica Shell Capsules on Silicon Surfaces. ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION(S) American Chemical Society (2012-­‐Present) NOBCChE-­‐National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (2007 to Present) Georgia Tech Black Graduate Student Association (2011-­‐Present) REFERENCES Available Upon Request