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JOHN CONBOY

Professor

Chemistry

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  • Professor
    Chemistry

RESEARCH INTERESTS

The Conboy Group is actively developing novel analytical and bioanalytical techniques for the exploration of interfacial phenomena in biology and chemistry. We are currently pursuing research into the dynamics and structure of lipid membranes and the development of label-free methods for detecting protein and small-molecule adsorption to interfaces. Our laboratory uses a combination of nonlinear optical spectroscopies in conjunction with biological methods to achieve these objectives.

GRANTS

  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    ELUCIDATION OF MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SPHERICAL POLYMER BRUSHES USING SUM FREQUENCY GENERATION VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 May 2025 - 30 Apr 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Zharov I
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    A SELF-CONTAINED OPTICAL HETERODYNED SECOND HARMONIC SENSOR FOR CANCER BIOMARKER DETECTION
    1 Aug 2023 - 31 Jul 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Elucidation of the roles of very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in retinal health and disease
    National Institutes of Health1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Bernstein P,
    • Rainier J
    National Institutes of Health
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    IMAGING AND QUANTIFYING LIPID MEMBRANE ASYMMETRY IN LIVING CELLS WITH A SUM-FREQUENCY VIBRATIONAL MICROSCOPE
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 Aug 2020 - 31 Jul 2024
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    VLC-PUFA Administration in Mouse Models of STGD3 and Dry AMD
    Foundation Fighting Blindness7 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
    Foundation Fighting Blindness
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    A PRACTICAL SMALL-MOLECULE IMM
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION7 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2021
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    ADVANCING THE MEASUREMENT LIPI
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2016
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Lipid symmetry: A New View on Lipid Dynamics and Membrane Structure
    National Science Foundation15 Aug 2011 - 31 Jul 2015
    National Science Foundation
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    NONLINEAR IMAGING METHODS
    NIH NATIONAL INST OF GENERAL M5 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2013
    NIH NATIONAL INST OF GENERAL M
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DIRECTOR
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2012
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    TRANSBILAYER LIPID MOVEMENT
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION8 Jan 2005 - 31 Dec 2009
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    PROTEOME SCREENING
    NIH NATIONAL INST OF GENERAL M5 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2009
    NIH NATIONAL INST OF GENERAL M
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    IONIC FLUIDS
    AMER CHEMICAL SOC5 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2004
    AMER CHEMICAL SOC