Publications
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
81. Piyanka Hettiarachchi, Sayuri Niyangoda, Austin Shigemoto, Isabel J. Solowiej, Shawn C. Burdette, and Michael A. Johnson. ACS Neurosci. 2024, 15, 772–782. Caged Zn2+ Photolysis in Zebrafish Whole Brains Reveals Subsecond Modulation of Dopamine Uptake
80. Erin E. Hickey and Shawn C Burdette. Encycl. Inorg. Bioinorg. Chem. 2023, EBIC2847. Photocage Complexes for Zn2+ and Biologically Relevant Metal Ion Release
79. Erin E. Hickey, Austin Shigemoto, Arne Gericke and Shawn C Burdette. Anal. Sensing. 2022, e202200. Isothermal Titration Calorimetry for Characterizing the Zinc2+- Binding Properties of Photocaged Complexes with Micromolar Affinity
78. Mateusz Wilamowski, Darren. A. Sherrell, Youngchang Kim, Alex Lavens, Robert. W. Henning, Krzysztof Lazarski, Austin Shigemoto, Michael Endres, Natalia Maltseva, Gyorgy Babnigg, Shawn C. Burdette, Vukica Srajer and Andrzej Joachimiak. Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 7379. Time-Resolved β-lactam Cleavage by L1 Metallo-β-Lactamase.
77. Austin Shigemoto, Avik Bhattacharjee, Erin Hickey, Hallee Boyd, Theresa McCormick and Shawn Burdette. ChemPhotoChem. 2022, e202200102 (1–5). Improved photodecarboxylation properties in zinc photocages constructed using m-nitrophenylacetic acid variants. Preprint on CHEMRXIV 2021 .
76. Erin E. Hickey, Daniel P. Kennedy, Celina Gwizdala, Prem N. Basa, Peter Müller, John MacDonald, Shawn C. Burdette. Photochem. Photobiol. 2021, 362–370. Probing the Ni2+-selective Response of Fluorescent Probe NiSensor-1 with the NiCast Photocaged Complex
75. Shige Xing, Yao Lin, Liangyuan Cai, Prem N. Basa, Austin K. Shigemoto, Chengbin Zheng, Feng Zhang, Shawn C. Burdette and Yi Lu. Anal. Chem. 2021, 5856–5861. Detection and Quantification of Tightly Bound Zn2+ in Blood Serum Using a Photocaged Chelator and a DNAzyme Fluorescent Sensor
74. Yuji Mikata, Ayaka Takekoshi, Minori Kaneda, Shizuka Yonemura, Yuri Aono, Arimasa Matsumoto, Hideo Konno and Shawn C. Burdette. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 1287–1296. N,N,N′,N′‐Tetrakis(3‐isoquinolylmethyl)‐2,6‐lutidylenediamine (3‐isoTQLN): A Fluorescent Zn2+/Cd2+ Dual Sensor as a Hybrid of 2‐Quinolyl/1‐Isoquionolyl Counterparts TQLN/1‐isoTQLN
73. Cheryle N. Beuning, Noah E. Barkley, Prem N. Basa, Shawn C. Burdette, Nancy E. Levinger and Debbie C. Crans. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 184–188. Coordination Chemistry of a Controlled Burst of Zn2+ in Bulk Aqueous and Nanosized Water Droplets with a Zincon Chelator.
72. Rick A. Homan, Dalton S. Hendricks, Thomas M. Rayder, U Shwe Thein, Katherine J. Fossum, Adriana P. Claudio Vázquez, Jingjing Yan, Ronald L. Grimm, Shawn C. Burdette and John C. MacDonald. Cryst. Growth Des. 2019, 19, 6331–6338. A Strategy for Trapping Molecular Guests in MOF-5 Utilizing Surface Capping Groups.
71. Jingjing Yan, Rick Homan, Corrianna Boucher, Prem Basa, Katherine Fossum, Ron Grimm John MacDonald and Shawn Burdette. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2019, 18, 2849–2853. On-Demand Guest Release from MOF-5 Sealed with Nitrophenylacetic Acid Photocapping Groups Preprint on CHEMRXIV 2019.
70. Prem N. Basa, Chelsea A. Barr, Kady M. Oakley, Xiaomeng Liang and Shawn Burdette. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 12100–12108. Zinc Photocages with Improved Photophysical Properties and Cell Permeability Imparted by Ternary Complex Formation Preprint on CHEMRXIV 2019. Preprint on CHEMRXIV 2019.
69. Shawn C. Burdette. Nat. Chem. Rev. 2019. All about that atomic weight. Book review of Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table by Kit Chapman
68. Jingjing Yan, Alex R Maag, John MacDonald, François-Xavier Coudert and Shawn Burdette. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 8393–8400. MOF Decomposition and Introduction of Repairable Defects Using a Photodegradable Strut. Preprint on CHEMRXIV 2018.
67. Brett F. Thornton and Shawn C. Burdette. Nature 2019, 567, 311. Three more unsung women – astatine discovery
66. Jingjing Yan, Alex Carl, John MacDonald, Peter Mueller, Ronald Grimm and Shawn Burdette. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 4520–4529. Detection of Adsorbates on Emissive MOF Surfaces with X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. Preprint on CHEMRXIV 2018.
65. Brett F. Thornton and Shawn C. Burdette. Nature Chem. 2019, 11, 188. Seekers of the lost lanthanum.
64. Brett F. Thornton and Shawn C. Burdette. Nature Chem. 2019, 11, 4–10. Neutron stardust and the elements of Earth. See all of Nature Chemistry's special content for the International Year of the Periodic Table!
63. Jingjing Yan, Liam Wilbraham, Prem N. Basa, Mischa Schüttel, John C. MacDonald, Ilaria Ciofini, François-Xavier Coudert, and Shawn C. Burdette. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 15009–15022. Emissive Azobenzenes Delivered on a Silver Coordination Polymer.
62. Shawn C. Burdette and Brett F. Thornton. Nature Chem. 2018, 10, 1074. Hafnium the lutécium I used to be.
61. Brett F. Thornton and Shawn C. Burdette. Nature Chem. 2018, 10, 686. Tritium trinkets. See this companion blog post for more Rhyming hydrogen with Rutherford, or who needs praseodymium and promethium anyway?
60. Shawn C. Burdette and Brett F. Thornton. Nature Chem. 2018, 10, 244. The germination of germanium.
59. Brett F. Thornton & Shawn C. Burdette in Elements Old and New: Discoveries, Developments, Challenges, and Environmental Implications. Mark A. Benvenuto & Tracy Williamson, Eds. ACS Symposium Series 1263. American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., 2017, pp 119–140. Chemistry’s Decision Point: Isotopes.
58. Chelsea A. Barr & Shawn C. Burdette. Essays Biochem. 2017, 61, 225–235. The zinc paradigm for metalloneurochemistry.
57. Mahmoud A. Abdalrahman, Fasil Abebe, Jon Briggs, W. Scott Kassel, Shawn C. Burdette, W. Rudolph Seitz & Roy P. Planalp. J. Coord. Chem. 2017, 70, 1123–1136. A bifunctional 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine-based ligand for ratiometric Cu(II) sensing.
56. Brett F. Thornton and Shawn C. Burdette. Nature Chem. 2017, 9, 724. Frantically forging fermium. See this companion blog post for more Under a fermium sky
55. Brett F. Thornton and Shawn C. Burdette. Nature Chem. 2017, 9, 194. The neodymium neologism.
54. Shawn C. Burdette, Philip Ball, Kat Day, Eric R. Scerri and Brett F. Thornton. Nature Chem. 2016, 8, 283–288. Another four bricks in the wall. See this companion blog post Another four bricks in the wall (part II) for more, this blog post New kids on the p-block that kicked off the project, and a final recap Another four bricks in the wall (part III).
53. Xiaomeng Liang, Robert E Dempski and Shawn C Burdette. Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 2016, 120–125. Zn2+ at a cellular crossroads.
52. Prem N. Basa, Sagar Antala, Robert E. Dempski and Prof. Shawn C. Burdette. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 13027–13031. A Zinc(II) Photocage Based on a Decarboxylation Metal Ion Release Mechanism for Investigating Homeostasis and Biological Signaling
51. Shawn C. Burdette. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 5728–5729. Key Considerations for Sensing FeII and FeIII in Aqueous Media
50. Brett F. Thornton and Shawn C. Burdette. Nature Chem. 2015, 7, 532. Homely holmium. See this companion blog post Elements of Stockholm for the stories that inspired the original artwork by Emma Karlsson.
49. Benjamin Hawks, Jingjing Yan, Prem Basa and Shawn C. Burdette. Acta Cryst. E. 2015, E71, m38–m39. Crystal structure of (pyridine-κN)bis(quinolin-2-olato-κ2N,O)copper(II) monohydrate. Complex prepared as part of B. Hawks CH2670 (Experimental IV Laboratory) project during D term 2014.
48. Brett F. Thornton and Shawn C. Burdette. Nature Chem. 2014, 6, 652. Nobelium non-believers. See this companion blog post The tripartite element for more.
47. Yuji Mikata, Keiko Kawata, Saaya Takeuchi, Kaori Nakanishi, Hideo Konno, Saori Itami, Keiko Yasuda, Satoshi Tamotsu and Shawn C. Burdette. Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 10751–10759. Isoquinoline-derivatized tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amines as fluorescent zinc sensors with strict Zn2+/Cd2+ selectivity.
46. Celina Gwizdala and Shawn C. Burdette in Inorganic Chemical Biology: Principles, Techniques and Applications. Gilles Gasser, Ed. John Wiley & Sons: West Sussex UK, 2014, 275–308. Photo-release of Metal Ions in Living Cells.
45. Yuji Mikata, Saaya Takeuchi, Hideo Konno, Satoshi Iwatsuki, Sakiko Akaji, Ikuko Hamagami, Masato Aoyama, Keiko Yasuda, Satoshi Tamotsu and Shawn Burdette. Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 10013–10022. Bis(2-quinolylmethyl)ethylenediaminediacetic acids (BQENDAs), TQEN-EDTA hybrid molecules as fluorescent zinc sensors.
44. Yuji Mikata, Ayaka Takekoshi, Asako Kizu, Yuki Nodomi, Masato Aoyama, Keiko Yasuda, Satoshi Tamotsu, Hideo Konno and Shawn C. Burdette. RSC Advances 2014, 4, 12849–12856. 8-TQEN (N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(8-quinolylmethyl)ethylenediamine) analogs as fluorescent cadmium sensors: strategies to enhance Cd2+-induced fluorescence and Cd2+/Zn2+ selectivity. From the Cellular and Tissue Imaging: Luminescent Probes and Tags issue.
43. Brett F. Thornton and Shawn C. Burdette. Chemistry International 2013, 36, 26–27. Up For Discussion feature: Naming Superheavy Halogen and Noble Elements
42. Brett F. Thornton and Shawn C. Burdette. Nature Chem. 2013, 5, 979–981. The straight dope on isotopes.
41. Brett F. Thornton and Shawn C. Burdette. Nature Chem. 2013, 5, 804. Recalling radon's recognition. See this companion essay Naming radon — and the lessons of protactinium for more.
40. Celina Gwizdala, Prem N. Basa, John C. McDonald and Shawn C. Burdette. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 8483–8494. Increasing the Dynamic Range of Metal Ion Affinity Changes in Zn2+ Photocages Using Multiple Nitrobenzyl Groups.
39. H. M. Dhammika Bandara, Prem N. Basa, Jingjing Yan, Casey E. Camire, John C. MacDonald, Randy K. Jackson and Shawn C. Burdette. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 4794–4803. Systematic Modulation of Hydrogen Bond Donors in Aminoazobenzene Derivatives Provides Further Evidence for the Concerted Inversion Photoisomerization Pathway.
38. Brett F. Thornton and Shawn C. Burdette. Nature Chem. 2013, 5, 350–352. The ends of elements.
37. John Osambo, W. Rudolf Seitz, Daniel P. Kennedy, Roy P. Planalp, Aaron M. Jones, Randy K. Jackson and Shawn Burdette. Sensors, 2013, 13, 1341–1352. Fluorescent Ratiometric Indicators Based on Cu(II)-Induced Changes in Poly(NIPAM) Microparticle Volume.
36. Celina Gwizdala and Shawn C. Burdette. Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 2013, 17, 137–142. Following the Ca2+ roadmap to photocaged complexes for Zn2+ and beyond.
35. Shawn C. Burdette. Nature Chem. 2012, 4, 695–696. Molecular switches: Hydrazones double down on zinc. A News and Views companion piece to Ivan Aprahamian's paper.
34. Hannah W. Mbatia and Shawn C. Burdette. Biochemistry 2012, 51, 7212–7224. Photochemical Tools for Studying Metal Ion Signaling and Homeostasis. Article is a Current Topics feature.
33. Shaojun Yao, Aaron M. Jones, Jie Du, Randy K. Jackson, Justin O. Massing, Daniel P. Kennedy, Nicholas E. Bencivenga, Roy P. Planalp, Shawn C. Burdette and W. Rudolf Seitz. Analyst, 2012, 137, 4734–4741. Intermolecular approach to metal ion indicators based on polymer phase transitions coupled to fluorescence resonance energy transfer.
32. Hannah W. Mbatia, H. M. Dhammika Bandara and Shawn C. Burdette. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 5331–5333. CuproCleav-1, a first generation photocage for Cu+.
31. Celina Gwizdala, Charlene V. Signh, Tracey R. Friss, John C. MacDonald and Shawn C. Burdette. Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 8162–8174;. Quantifying factors that influence metal ion release in photocaged complexes using ZinCast derivatives. Article appears in "New Talent Americas" issue.
30. Hannah W. Mbatia, Daniel P. Kennedy and Shawn C. Burdette. Photochem. Photobiol. 2012, 88, 844–850. Understanding Relationship Between Photolysis Efficiency and Metal Binding Using ArgenCast Photocages.
29. H. M. Dhammika Bandara and Shawn C. Burdette. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2012, 41, 1809-1825. Photoisomerization in different classes of azobenzene. Featured art on the back cover.
28. Jie Du, Shaojun Yao, W. Rudolf Seitz, Nicholas E. Bencivenga, Justin O. Massing, Roy P. Planalp, Randy K. Jackson, Daniel P. Kennedy and Shawn C. Burdette. Analyst, 2011, 136, 5006–5011. A ratiometric fluorescent metal ion indicator based on dansyl labeled poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) responds to a quenching metal ion.
University of Connecticut
27. Tyson A. Miller, Michael Spangler, and Shawn C. Burdette. J. Chem. Educ. 2011, 88, 1569–1573. Lighting Up Protons with MorphFl, a Fluorescein–Morpholine Dyad: An Experiment for the Organic Laboratory.
26. H. M. Dhammika Bandara, Shannon Cawley, José A. Gascón, Shawn C. Burdette. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 2916–2919. Short-Circuiting Azobenzene Photoisomerization with Electron-Donating Substituents and Reactivating the Photochemistry with Chemical Modification.
25. Hannah W. Mbatia, Olbelina A. Ulloa, Daniel P. Kennedy, Christopher D. Incarvito and Shawn C. Burdette. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2011, 9, 2987–2991. Iodination of anilines and phenols with 18-crown-6 supported ICl2−.
24. H. M. Dhammika Bandara, Timothy P. Walsh and Shawn C. Burdette. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 3932–3941. A Second Generation Photocage for Zn2+ Inspired by TPEN: Characterization and Insight into the Quantum Yield of Uncaging.
23. Hannah W. Mbatia, Daniel P. Kennedy, Casey E. Camire, Christopher D. Incarvito and Shawn C. Burdette. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 5069–5078. Buffering Heavy Metal Ions with Photoactive CrownCast Cages.
22. Daniel P. Kennedy, Daniel C. Brown and Shawn C. Burdette. Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 4486–4489. Probing Nitrobenzhydrol Uncaging Mechanisms Using FerriCast.
21. Shawn C. Burdette and Brett F. Thornton. Bull. Hist. Chem. 2010, 35, 86–96. Finding Eka-Iodine: Discovery Priority in Modern Times.
20. H. M. Dhammika Bandara, Tracey R. Friss, Miriam M. Enriquez, William Isley, Christopher D. Incarvito, Harry A. Frank, Jose Gascon and Shawn C. Burdette. J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 4817–4827. Proof for the Concerted Inversion Mechanism in the trans→cis Isomerization of Azobenzene Using Hydrogen Bonding To Induce Isomer Locking.
19. Randy K. Jackson, Yu Shi, Xudong Yao and Shawn C. Burdette. Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 4155–4161. FerriNaphth: A fluorescent chemodosimeter for redox active metals.
18. Daniel P. Kennedy, Christopher D. Incarvito and Shawn C. Burdette. Inorg. Chem. 2010 , 49, 916–923. FerriCast: A Macrocyclic Photocage for Fe3+.
17. Celina Gwizdala, Daniel P. Kennedy and Shawn C. Burdette. Chem. Comm. 2009, 6967–6969. ZinCast-1: a photochemically active chelator for Zn2+.
16. H. M. Dhammika Bandara, Daniel P. Kennedy, Elf Akin, Christopher D. Incarvito and Shawn C. Burdette. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 8445–8455. Photoinduced Release of Zn2+ with ZinCleav-1: a Nitrobenzyl-Based Caged Complex.
15. Daniel P. Kennedy, Chad M. Kormos and Shawn C. Burdette. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 8578–8586. FerriBRIGHT: A Rationally Designed Fluorescent Probe for Redox Active Metals.
14. Daniel P. Kennedy, Celina Gwizdala and Shawn C. Burdette. Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 2587–2590. Methods for Preparing Metal Ion Photocages: Application to the Synthesis of CrownCast.
13. Shawn C. Burdette. ChemMedChem, 2009, 3, 1139. Book Review: Metallochemistry of Neurodegeneration.
12. Shawn C. Burdette. Chem. Biol. 2006, 13, 465–467. Article preview: trans-Platinum Reporting for Duty.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D.)
11. Stephen J. Lippard, Shawn Burdette, Scott Hilderbrand, Roger Y. Tsien, Grant K. Walkup. US Patent US 2002/0106697 A1.
10. Christopher J. Frederickson, Shawn C. Burdette, Cathy J. Frederickson, Stefano L. Sensi, John H. Weiss, Hong Z. Yin, Rengarajan V. Balaji, Ai Q. Truong-Tran, Eric Bedell, Donald S. Prough and Stephen J. Lippard. J. Neurosci. Method. 2004, 139, 79–89. Identifying neuronal cells suffering zinc toxicity with sensors.
9. Elizabeth M. Nolan, Shawn C. Burdette, Jessica H. Harvey, Scott A. Hilderbrand, and Stephen J. Lippard. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 2624–2635. Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Sensors Based on a Monosubstituted Fluorescein Platform.
8. Christopher J Chang, Elizabeth M Nolan, Jacek Jaworski, Shawn C Burdette, Morgan Sheng and Stephen J Lippard. Chem. Biol. 2004, 11, 203–210. Bright Fluorescent Chemosensor Platforms for Imaging Endogenous Pools of Neuronal Zinc.
7. Shawn C. Burdette and Stephen J. Lippard. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA. 2003, 100, 3605–3610. Meeting of the minds: Metalloneurochemistry.
6. Shawn C. Burdette, Christopher J. Frederickson, Weiming Bu, and Stephen J. Lippard. J. Am Chem., Soc. 2003, 125, 1778–1787. ZP4, an Improved Neuronal Zn2+ Sensor of the Zinpyr Family.
5. Shawn C. Burdette and Stephen J. Lippard. Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 6816–6823. The Rhodafluor Family. Potential Ratiometric Sensors for Zn2+.
4. Shawn C. Burdette, Grant K. Walkup, Bernhard Spingler, Roger Y. Tsien and Stephen J. Lippard. J. Am Chem., Soc. 2001, 123, 7831–7841. Fluorescent Sensors for Zn2+ Based on a Fluorescein Platform.
3. Shawn C. Burdette and Stephen J. Lippard. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2001, 216–217, 333–361. Coordination chemistry for the neurosciences.
2. Grant K. Walkup, Shawn C. Burdette, Stephen J. Lippard, and Roger Y. Tsien. J. Am Chem., Soc. 2000, 122, 5644–5645. A New Cell-Permeable Fluorescent Probe for Zn2+.
Case Western Reserve University (undergraduate)
1. Shashin Shah, Shawn C. Burdette, Shawn Swavey, Fred L. Urbach, and John D. Protasiewicz. Organometallics, 1997, 16, 3395–3400. Alkali Metal Induced Rupture of a Phosphorus−Phosphorus Double Bond.
