Publications

Coppola, B. P.; Pontrello, J. K. “Student-Generated Instructional Materials.” In, Mintzes, J. J.; Walter, E. (Eds.) “Active Learning in College Science, The Case for Evidence-Based Practice.” Springer, Cham, 2020; pp. 385-407. ISBN 978-3-030-33599-1, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-33600- 4

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-33600-4_24 Book reviewed in: Reiness, C. G. “A Compendium of Rationales and Techniques for Active Learning.” CBE – Life Sciences Education 2020, 19 (4), 19:fe6, 1-3. DOI: 10.1187/cbe.20- 08-0177 https://www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cbe.20-08-0177

Hickey, T. J.; Pontrello, J. K. “Building Bridges Between Science Courses Using Honors Organic Chemistry Projects.” Journal of College Science Teaching 2016, 46 (1), 24-31. http://www.nsta.org/store/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/4/jcst16_046_01_18

Boltax, A. L.; Kosinski-Collins, M. S.; Pontrello, J. K. “Exploring the Science-Society Interface with a Bridging Research Course.” Journal of College Science Teaching 2016, 45 (6), 50-57. http://www.nsta.org/store/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/4/jcst16_045_06_50

Kanin, M. R.; Pontrello, J. K. “Introducing Chemical Biology Applications to Introductory Organic Chemistry Students Using Series of Weekly Assignments.” Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 2016, 44 (2), 168-178. DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20930 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bmb.20930/abstract

Pontrello, J. K. “Enhancing the Skill-Building Phase of Introductory Organic Chemistry Lab Through a Reflective Peer Review Structure.” Journal of Chemical Education 2016, 93 (2), 262- 269. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00655 http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00655 

Pontrello, J. K. “Bringing Research Into a First Semester Organic Chemistry Laboratory with the Multi-Step Synthesis of Carbohydrate-Based HIV Inhibitor Mimics.” Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 2015, 43 (6), 417-427. DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20915 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bmb.20915/abstract

Boltax, A. L.; Armanious, S.; Kosinski-Collins, M. S.; Pontrello, J. K. “Connecting Biology and Organic Chemistry Introductory Laboratory Courses through a Collaborative Research Project.” Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 2015, 43 (4), 233-244. DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20871 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bmb.20871/abstract

Pontrello, J. K. “Metalloprotease Peptide Inhibitors: A Semester-Long Organic Synthetic Research Project for the Introductory Laboratory Course.” Journal of Chemical Education 2015, 92 (5), 811-818. DOI: 10.1021/ed500193h http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed500193h 

Boltax, A. L.; Pontrello, J. K.; Kosinski-Collins, M. S. 2015. “Integration of the Biology and Organic Chemistry Laboratories through a Huntington’s Disease Research Practicum.” Article 57 in Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, Volume 36 (K. McMahon, Editor). Proceedings of the 36th Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE). http://www.ableweb.org/volumes/vol-36/v36reprint.php?ch=57

Coppola, B. P.; Pontrello, J. K. “Using Errors To Teach through a Two-Staged, Structured Review: Peer-Reviewed Quizzes and ‘What’s Wrong With Me?’” Journal of Chemical Education 2014, 91 (12), 2148-2154. DOI: 10.1021/ed500286y http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed500286y 

Raissi, A. J.; Scangarello, F. A.; Hulce, K. R.; Pontrello, J. K.; Paradis, S. “Enhanced Potency of the Metalloprotease Inhibitor TAPI-2 by Multivalent Display.” Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2014, 24 (8), 2002-2007. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.02.007 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960894X14001309

Kosinski-Collins, M. S.; Pontrello, J. K. “Huntington’s as an Interdisciplinary Lab for Intro Biology.” Proc. of Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: Chronicling the Changes. Washington D.C.: AAAS, 2013. http://visionandchange.org/abstract/huntingtons-as-an-interdisciplinary-lab-for-intro-biology/

Kolonko, E. M.; Pontrello, J. K.; Mangold, S. L.; Kiessling, L. L. “General Synthetic Route to Cell-Permeable Block Copolymers via ROMP.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2009, 131 (21), 7327-7333. DOI: 10.1021/ja809284s http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja809284s

Courtney, A. H.; Puffer, E. B.; Pontrello, J. K.; Yang, Z.-Q.; Kiessling, L. L. “Sialylated multivalent antigens engage CD22 in trans and inhibit B cell activation.” Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A. 2009, 106 (8), 2500-2505. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0807207106 http://www.pnas.org/content/106/8/2500.abstract

Puffer, E. B.; Pontrello, J. K.; Hollenbeck, J. J.; Kink, J. A.; Kiessling L. L. “Activating B Cell Signaling with Defined Multivalent Ligands.” ACS Chemical Biology 2007, 2 (4), 252–262. DOI: 10.1021/cb600489g http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cb600489g

Pontrello, J. K.; Allen, M. J.; Underbakke, E. S.; Kiessling, L. L. “Solid Phase Synthesis of Polymers Using the Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2005, 127 (42), 14536-14537. DOI: 10.1021/ja053931p http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja053931p

Kiessling, L. L.; Pontrello, J. K.; Schuster, M. C. “Synthetic multivalent carbohydrate ligands as effectors or inhibitors of biological processes.” Carbohydrate-Based Drug Discovery 2003, 2, 575-608. DOI: 10.1002/3527602437.ch22 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/3527602437.ch22/summary

Sexton, K. E.; Lee, H. T.; Massa, M.; Padia, J.; Patt, W. C.; Liao, P.; Pontrello, J. K.; Roth, B. D.; Spahr, M. A.; Ramharack, R. “Inhibitors of lipoprotein(a) assembly.” Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2003, 11 (22), 4827-4845. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2002.04.001 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0968089603005327

Yang, Z. Q.; Puffer, E. B.; Pontrello, J. K.; Kiessling, L. L. “Synthesis of a multivalent display of a CD22-binding trisaccharide.” Carbohydrate Research 2002, 337 (18), 1605-1613. DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6215(02)00270-7 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0008621502002707

Clauss, A. D.; Pontrello, J. K.; Tseng, T. A. “Organic Chemistry, Chemistry 344 Laboratory Manual.” University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002.

Coppola, B. P.; Daniels, D. S.; Pontrello, J. K. “Using Structured Study Groups to Create Chemistry Honors Sections.” In, Miller, J.; Groccia, J. E.; DiBiasio, D. (Eds.) “Student Assisted Teaching and Learning.” New York: Anker, 2001; pp. 116-122.