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==Research interests==
==Research interests==
I am passionate about improving human health and quality of life by developing novel methods for studying and diagnosing
I am passionate about improving human health and quality of life using functional nucleic acids. Specifically, my past, current & future research aims to improve the selection and characterization of small molecule-binding aptamers and ribozymes towards the ultimate goal of developing both in vitro and in vivo biosensors for high-throughput drug screening and disease diagnosis.
disease. Specifically, my past, current, and future research aims to improve the workflow of the selection and characterization of aptamers towards the ultimate goal of developing both ''in vitro'' and ''in vivo'' biosensors that link important molecules to readily detectable signals for high throughput screening and diagnostics.


==Publications==
==Publications==
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#McKeague, M.; De Girolamo, A.; Valenzano, S.; Pascale, M.; Ruscito, A.; Ranganathan, V.; Frosh, N.; Hill, K.; Smith, M.; DeRosa, M.C.[http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.analchem.5b02102 Comprehensive Analytical Comparison of Strategies Used for Small Molecule Aptamer Evaluation], Analytical Chemistry, 2015.
#Valenzano, S.; De Girolamo, A.; DeRosa, M.C.; McKeague, M.; Schena, R.; Catucci, L.; Pascale, M. [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acscombsci.5b00163 Screening and Identification of DNA Aptamers to Tyramine Using in Vitro Selection and High-Throughput Sequencing]. ACS Comb Sci. 2016.
#McKeague, M.; Wong, R.S.; Smolke, C.D. [http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/03/10/nar.gkw151.abstract?keytype=ref&ijkey=P6DDJUKcmpn8XIM Opportunities in the design and application of RNA for gene expression control] NAR, 2016.
#McKeague, M.; Wang, Y-H.; Smolke, C.D. [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acschembio.5b00518 In Vitro Screening and in Silico Modeling of RNA-Based Gene Expression Control] ACS Chem. Biol, 2015, 10 (11), 2463–2467.
#McKeague, M.; McConnell, E.M.; Cruz-Toledo, J.; Bernard, E.D.; Pach, A.; Zhang, X.; Beking, M.; Francis, T.; Giamberardino, A.; Cabecinha, A.; Ruscito, A.; Aranda-Rodriguez, R.; Dumontier, M.; DeRosa, M.C. [http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00239-015-9708-6 Analysis of In Vitro Aptamer Selection Parameters]. J Mol Evol. 2015,  81(5), 150-161.
#Frost, N.R.; McKeague, M.; Falcioni, D.; DeRosa, M.C. [http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/an/c5an01075f#!divAbstract An in Solution Assay For Parallel Interrogation of Structure and Affinity of Small Molecule-Binding Aptamers], Analyst 2015, 140 (8) 6643–6651.
#McKeague, M.; De Girolamo, A.; Valenzano, S.; Pascale, M.; Ruscito, A.; Ranganathan, V.; Frost, N.; Hill, K.; Smith, M.; McConnell, E.; DeRosa, M.C.[http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.analchem.5b02102 Comprehensive Analytical Comparison of Strategies Used for Small Molecule Aptamer Evaluation], Analytical Chemistry, 2015, 87 (17), 8608–8612.
#Chang, A.L.; McKeague, M.; Smolke, C.D. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128011225000192 Facile characterization of aptamer kinetic and equilibrium binding properties using surface plasmon resonance] In: Burke-Aguero, D., editor. Methods in Enzymology. 2014, 549, 451-466.  
#Chang, A.L.; McKeague, M.; Smolke, C.D. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128011225000192 Facile characterization of aptamer kinetic and equilibrium binding properties using surface plasmon resonance] In: Burke-Aguero, D., editor. Methods in Enzymology. 2014, 549, 451-466.  
#McKeague, M.; DeRosa, M.C. [http://smithandfranklin.com/current-issues/Aptamers-and-SELEX-Tools-for-the-Development-of-Transformative-Molecular-Recognition-Technology%20/12/6/38/html Aptamers and SELEX: Tools for the Development of Transformative Molecular Recognition Technology], Aptamers and Synthetic Antibodies, 2014, 1 (1), 12-16.  
#McKeague, M.; DeRosa, M.C. [http://smithandfranklin.com/current-issues/Aptamers-and-SELEX-Tools-for-the-Development-of-Transformative-Molecular-Recognition-Technology%20/12/6/38/html Aptamers and SELEX: Tools for the Development of Transformative Molecular Recognition Technology], Aptamers and Synthetic Antibodies, 2014, 1 (1), 12-16.  
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#McKeague, M.; Giamberardino, A.; DeRosa, M.C. [http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/advances-in-aptamer-based-biosensors-for-food-safety Advances in Aptamer-Based Biosensors for Food Safety], Environmental Biosensors. 2011, Vernon Somerset (Ed.) ISBN: 9789533074863, InTech. DOI:10.5772/22350
#McKeague, M.; Giamberardino, A.; DeRosa, M.C. [http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/advances-in-aptamer-based-biosensors-for-food-safety Advances in Aptamer-Based Biosensors for Food Safety], Environmental Biosensors. 2011, Vernon Somerset (Ed.) ISBN: 9789533074863, InTech. DOI:10.5772/22350
#De Girolamo, A.; McKeague, M.; Miller, J.D.; DeRosa, M.C.; Visconti, A. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814611002147 Determination of Ochratoxin A in Wheat After Clean-Up through a DNA Aptamer-Based Solid Phase Extraction Column]. Food Chem. 2011, 127 (3), 1378-1384.
#De Girolamo, A.; McKeague, M.; Miller, J.D.; DeRosa, M.C.; Visconti, A. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814611002147 Determination of Ochratoxin A in Wheat After Clean-Up through a DNA Aptamer-Based Solid Phase Extraction Column]. Food Chem. 2011, 127 (3), 1378-1384.
#McKeague, M.; Bradley, C.R.; De Girolamo, A.; Visconti, A.; Miller, J.D.; Derosa, M.C. [http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/11/12/4864/ Screening and Initial Binding Assessment of Fumonisin B(1) Aptamers]. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11 (12), 4864-4881.
#McKeague, M.; Bradley, C.R.; De Girolamo, A.; Visconti, A.; Miller, J.D.; Derosa, M.C. [http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/11/12/4864/ Screening and Initial Binding Assessment of Fumonisin B(1) Aptamers], Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11 (12), 4864-4881.
#Luo, X.; McKeague, M.; Pitre, S.; Dumontier, M.; Green, J.; Golshani, A.; Derosa, M.C.; Dehne, F. [http://rnajournal.cshlp.org/content/16/11/2252.long Computational Approaches Toward the Design of Pools for the in Vitro Selection of Complex Aptamers]. RNA. 2010, 16 (11), 2252-2262.
#Luo, X.; McKeague, M.; Pitre, S.; Dumontier, M.; Green, J.; Golshani, A.; Derosa, M.C.; Dehne, F. [http://rnajournal.cshlp.org/content/16/11/2252.long Computational Approaches Toward the Design of Pools for the in Vitro Selection of Complex Aptamers], RNA. 2010, 16 (11), 2252-2262.


==Useful links==
==Useful links==
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*[http://www.oligotherapeutics.org/interview-with-maureen-mckeague-phd/ Interview with the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society]
*[http://www.oligotherapeutics.org/interview-with-maureen-mckeague-phd/ Interview with the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society]
*[http://aptamersociety.org/about-insoap/ International Society on Aptamers]
*[http://aptamersociety.org/about-insoap/ International Society on Aptamers]
*Building a search engine for aptamers! [http://aptamerbase.semanticscience.org/ Aptamer Base]
*Building a search engine for aptamers! [http://www.freebase.com/base/aptamer Aptamer Base]
*2015 Analytical Chemistry [http://pubs.acs.org/iapps/liveslides/pages/index.htm?mscNo=acs.analchem.5b02102 LiveSlides ]

Revision as of 15:25, 26 April 2016

Contact Info

Maureen McKeague

Maureen McKeague
Stanford University
Shriram Center, Room 256
Mail Code 4245
443 Via Ortega
Stanford, CA 94305
Email me through OpenWetWare

I work in the Smolke lab

Education

Research interests

I am passionate about improving human health and quality of life using functional nucleic acids. Specifically, my past, current & future research aims to improve the selection and characterization of small molecule-binding aptamers and ribozymes towards the ultimate goal of developing both in vitro and in vivo biosensors for high-throughput drug screening and disease diagnosis.

Publications

  1. Valenzano, S.; De Girolamo, A.; DeRosa, M.C.; McKeague, M.; Schena, R.; Catucci, L.; Pascale, M. Screening and Identification of DNA Aptamers to Tyramine Using in Vitro Selection and High-Throughput Sequencing. ACS Comb Sci. 2016.
  2. McKeague, M.; Wong, R.S.; Smolke, C.D. Opportunities in the design and application of RNA for gene expression control NAR, 2016.
  3. McKeague, M.; Wang, Y-H.; Smolke, C.D. In Vitro Screening and in Silico Modeling of RNA-Based Gene Expression Control ACS Chem. Biol, 2015, 10 (11), 2463–2467.
  4. McKeague, M.; McConnell, E.M.; Cruz-Toledo, J.; Bernard, E.D.; Pach, A.; Zhang, X.; Beking, M.; Francis, T.; Giamberardino, A.; Cabecinha, A.; Ruscito, A.; Aranda-Rodriguez, R.; Dumontier, M.; DeRosa, M.C. Analysis of In Vitro Aptamer Selection Parameters. J Mol Evol. 2015, 81(5), 150-161.
  5. Frost, N.R.; McKeague, M.; Falcioni, D.; DeRosa, M.C. An in Solution Assay For Parallel Interrogation of Structure and Affinity of Small Molecule-Binding Aptamers, Analyst 2015, 140 (8) 6643–6651.
  6. McKeague, M.; De Girolamo, A.; Valenzano, S.; Pascale, M.; Ruscito, A.; Ranganathan, V.; Frost, N.; Hill, K.; Smith, M.; McConnell, E.; DeRosa, M.C.Comprehensive Analytical Comparison of Strategies Used for Small Molecule Aptamer Evaluation, Analytical Chemistry, 2015, 87 (17), 8608–8612.
  7. Chang, A.L.; McKeague, M.; Smolke, C.D. Facile characterization of aptamer kinetic and equilibrium binding properties using surface plasmon resonance In: Burke-Aguero, D., editor. Methods in Enzymology. 2014, 549, 451-466.
  8. McKeague, M.; DeRosa, M.C. Aptamers and SELEX: Tools for the Development of Transformative Molecular Recognition Technology, Aptamers and Synthetic Antibodies, 2014, 1 (1), 12-16.
  9. McKeague, M.; Ranganathan, V.; Hill, K.; Bardozy, V.; Mezaros, T.; DeRosa, M.C. Selection and Characterization of a Novel DNA Aptamer For Label-Free Fluorescence Biosensing of Ochratoxin A, Toxins, 2014, 6 (8), 2435-2452.
  10. Chang A.L.; McKeague, M.; Liang, J.C.; Smolke, C.D. Kinetic and Equilibrium Binding Characterization of Aptamers to Small Molecules using a Label-Free, Sensitive, and Scalable Platform, Analytical Chemistry, 2014, 86 (7), 3273–3278.
  11. Mastronardi, E.; McKeague, M.; Monreal, C.; DeRosa, M.C. Development and Application of Crop Exudate Specific Aptamers, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 2013, 31 (1), 89.
  12. McKeague, M.; Foster, A.; Miguel, Y.; Giamberardino, A.; Verdin, C.; Chan, J.Y.; DeRosa, M.C. Development of a DNA aptamer for direct and selective homocysteine detection in human serum, RSC Advances, 2013, 3 (46), 24415-24422.
  13. McKeague, M.; DeRosa, M.C. Challenges and Opportunities for Small Molecule Aptamer Development, Journal of Nucleic Acids, 2012.
  14. Cruz-Toledo, J.; McKeague, M.; Zhang, X.; Giamberardino, A.; McConnell, E.; Francis, T.; DeRosa, M.C.; Dumontier, M. Aptamer Base: A collaborative knowledge base to describe aptamers and SELEX experiments. Database: Journal of Biological Databases and Curation. 2012.
  15. McKeague, M.; Giamberardino, A.; DeRosa, M.C. Advances in Aptamer-Based Biosensors for Food Safety, Environmental Biosensors. 2011, Vernon Somerset (Ed.) ISBN: 9789533074863, InTech. DOI:10.5772/22350
  16. De Girolamo, A.; McKeague, M.; Miller, J.D.; DeRosa, M.C.; Visconti, A. Determination of Ochratoxin A in Wheat After Clean-Up through a DNA Aptamer-Based Solid Phase Extraction Column. Food Chem. 2011, 127 (3), 1378-1384.
  17. McKeague, M.; Bradley, C.R.; De Girolamo, A.; Visconti, A.; Miller, J.D.; Derosa, M.C. Screening and Initial Binding Assessment of Fumonisin B(1) Aptamers, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11 (12), 4864-4881.
  18. Luo, X.; McKeague, M.; Pitre, S.; Dumontier, M.; Green, J.; Golshani, A.; Derosa, M.C.; Dehne, F. Computational Approaches Toward the Design of Pools for the in Vitro Selection of Complex Aptamers, RNA. 2010, 16 (11), 2252-2262.

Useful links