Nico Buksic
B. Sc. Biochemistry '25
Information
- WildKet Since: F'23
- Group Position: Senior Thesis (co-advised w/ Dr. Ward)
Research Interests
- Drug discovery
- Biochemical mechanism & metabolism
Projects
- Ru-Based DNA Intercalators
Grants
- "Computational Study of Ruthenium-Based Intercalators of DNA," Student-Faculty Interdisciplinary Research Think Tank, Daemen University (Spring 2024)
Awards
- Mary Ricotta Scholarship (2023)
Awarded to an outstanding upper-division Natural Sciences student interested in pursuing a career in the allied health professions
Conference Presentations
- N. Buksic and D. A. Sirianni, "On the Nose: Exploring the Noncovalent Driving Forces of DNA Intercalation for Ru-Based Chemotherapeutic Agents," in Abstracts of the 22nd MERCURY Conference on Computational Chemistry, Merced, CA (July 2024)
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Poster Session @ MERCURY '24
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Listening to talks @ MERCURY '24 (w/ Dr. Dom, Niya, Liam, & Jeff)
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Ket in the Wild (playing in Yosemite Creek) from MERCURY '24
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Kets in the Wild in view of Upper Yosemite Falls (w/ Niya & Dr. Dom at MERCURY '24)
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Kets in the Wild @ UC Merced (w/ Niya & Dr. Dom, from MERCURY '24)