Ruben Savizky

Ruben Savizky

Summary

Professor Ruben M. Savizky, Ph.D., a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, received his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from The Cooper Union in 1998, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in chemistry from Yale University in 2000 and 2005, respectively. Professor Savizky’s graduate work involved the synthesis of small molecule inhibitors for RNA-protein interactions, particularly those involved in HIV-1 replication. He started his independent career as an assistant professor at The Cooper Union in 2005, was promoted to full professor in 2017, and is currently the associate dean of academic affairs. His current research interests include modeling RNA folding, organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry, pattern recognition in spectroscopy, and spectroscopic studies of biological molecules.

  1. Korzun, B. V., Sobol, V. R., Rusu, M., Savizky, R. M., Fadzeyeva, A. A., Maroz, I. I., Gavrilenko, A. N., Matukhin, V. L. and Lux-Steiner, C. M., “Preparation and Phase Relations in the CuSbSe2 – CuInSe2 System”, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 2016, 1735, mrsf14-2047233
  2. Mayourian, J., Savizky, R. M., Sobie, E. and Costa, K. D. “Modeling Electrophysiological Coupling and Fusion Between Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Cardiomyocytes”, PLOS Comp. Biol, 2016, 12(7): e1005014
  3. Savizky, R. M. “Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of RNA-binding [2.2.1] Bicyclic Scaffolds: Application to HIV-1 Tat/TAR Inhibition”, Int. J. Chem. Biomol. Sci., 2016, 2(3), 60-68
  4. Okorafor, U. and Savizky, R. M. “A Fluorescence Quenching Study of the Human Serum Albumin-Quercetin Complex by Addition of Cd (II), Zn (II) and Co (II)”, Res. J. Pharm. Biol. Chem. Sci., 2016, 7(4), 1952-1973
  5. Aibassov, Y., Savizky, R. and Yemelyanova, V. “Magnetic Effects in Brain Chemistry”, Scientific and Academic Publishing, 2015                                        
  6. Kim, D. D. and Savizky, R. M. “Effect of N-Alkyl Trimethylammonium Bromide (CnTAB) Cationic Surfactant Hydrophobicity on Cellulase Intrinsic Fluorescence”, Int. Res. J. Pure Appl. Chem., 2013, 3(4), 264-275
  7. Kim, C. and Savizky, R. M. “A Fluorescence Quenching Study of the Human Serum Albumin-Quercetin Complex by Addition of Cu (II), Ni (II) and Mn (II)”, Res. J. Pharm. Biol. Chem. Sci., 2013, 4(2), 765-795
  8. Lee, J., Copperman, A. B., Keene, S., Savizky, R. M., Cervantes, E. and Barritt, J. “Sperm Function Is Not Affected By Prolonged Exposure To Cellphones and Wi-Fi”, Fertil. Steril., 99(3) (2013), S24-S25
  9. Cuní, J., Cuní, P., Eisen, B., Savizky, R. M. and Bové, J. L. “Characterization of the Binding Medium Used in Roman Encaustic Paintings on Wall and Wood”, Anal. Methods, 4 (2012), 659-669
  10. Suh, J. and Savizky, R. M. “Intrinsic Fluorescence Studies of Metal Ion Binding Effects on the Thermodynamic Stability of Human alpha-Lactalbumin” Int. J. Biophysics, 1 (2011), 1-6
  11. Leung, W. W. and Savizky, R. M. “Kinetic Analysis of Chalcone Epoxidation in a Biphasic System”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 49 (2010), 12327-12330
  12. Savizky, R. M. and Austin, D. J. “Rhodium(II) Catalyzed 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions”, in Modern Rhodium-Catalyzed Organic Reactions, Evans, P. A. Ed., Wiley Interscience, Cambridge 2005
  13. Lee, Y., Yeo, H., Liu, S. H., Jiang, Z., Savizky, R. M., Austin, D. J. and Cheng, Y. C., “Increased Anti-P-glycoprotein Activity of Baicalein by Alkylation on the A Ring” J. Med. Chem., 47 (2004), 5555-5566
  14. Savizky, R. M., Suzuki, N. and Bové, J. L. “The Use of Sonochemistry in the Asymmetric Epoxidation of Substituted Chalcones with Sodium Perborate Tetrahydrate”, Tetrahedron:Asymmetry, 9 (1998), 3967-3969