Recent and current students of Donald B. Boyd

• Tulay Ercanli
• Nidhi
• Emaa Hasan Al-Mahrouq
• Angela Christine Smith
• Tina Mizdalo
• Karolina A. Kill

Abbreviated CV of Donald B. Boyd

Dr. Boyd was appointed Research Professor of Chemistry at IUPUI in 1994.

Highlights of his career:

• Conceived and co-founded the biennial Gordon Research Conferences on Computational Chemistry, 1986-present. He served as Co-Chairman twice.

• Co-founder and co-editor of the book series Reviews in Computational Chemistry. He edited 18 volumes in 12 years 1990-2002. During his tenure as editor, the citation impact of the books rose to be among the top ten of all chemistry publications. Since 2003, he has served as Editor Emeritus.

• Appointed editor of the Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling by the Division of Computers in Chemistry (COMP) of the American Chemical Society, 1998-2001. During Prof. Boyd's tenure as editor, the number of manuscripts submitted to JMGM annually increased from 5 to 90.

• Conceived and founded the annual Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Computational Chemistry held at National Meetings of the American Chemical Society, Computers in Chemistry Division (COMP). He organized the first three of these symposia, 2000-2002.

• Published over 100 refereed journal papers and book chapters.

• Serves on the editorial boards of Structural Chemistry and the Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling.

• Served as reviewer for over 80 journals and organizations, mostly often for the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and the National Science Foundation.

• Received the Spirit of Philanthropy Award from IUPUI in 1996.

Publications

2007

• Donald B. Boyd, How Computational Chemistry Became Important in the Pharmaceutical Industry. In: Reviews in Computational Chemistry, K. B. Lipkowitz and T. Cundari, Eds., Wiley-VCH, New York, 2007, Vol. 23, pp. 401-451.

2006

• T. Ercanli and Donald B. Boyd, Exploration of the Conformational Space of a Polymeric Material that Inhibits Human Immunodeficiency Virus. J. Chem. Inf. Mod., 46, 1321-1333 (2006).
• Donald B. Boyd and M. M. Marsh, History of Computers in Pharmaceutical Research and Development: A Narrative. In: Computer Applications in Pharmaceutical Research and Development, S. Ekins, Ed., Wiley, New York, 2006, pp. 1-50.
• Donald B. Boyd, Molecular Modeling - Industrial Relevance and Applications. In: Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 7th edition, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2006, online.

2005

• Donald B. Boyd, The Power of Computational Chemistry to Leverage Stress Testing of Pharmaceuticals, in Understanding Drug Degradation, S.W. Baertschi, Ed., Taylor and Francis, London, U.K., 2005, Ch. 12, pp. 355-418.
• P. Franchetti, L. Cappellacci, M. Pasqualini, R. Petrelli, V. Jayaprakasan, H.N. Jayaram, Donald B. Boyd, M.D. Jain, and M. Grifantini, Synthesis, Conformational Analysis, and Biological Activity of New Analogues of Thiazole-4-carboxamide Adenine Dinucleotide (TAD) as IMP Dehydrogenase Inhibitors. Bioorg. Med. Chem., 13, 2045-2053 (2005).
• T. Ercanli and Donald B. Boyd, Evaluation of Computational Chemistry Methods: Crystallographic and Cheminformatics Analysis of Aminothiazole Methoximes. J. Chem. Inf. Mod., 45, 591-601 (2005).

2004

• Z. Wang, G.L. Durst, R.C. Eberhart, Donald B. Boyd, and Z. Ben Miled, Particle Swarm Optimization and Neural Network Application for QSAR, HiCOMP 2004 (Online Proceedings of Third IEEE International Workshop on High Performance Computational Biology, Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 26, 2004).
• Donald B. Boyd, Book Review of "Computational Medicinal Chemistry for Drug Discovery", Patrick Bultinck, Hans De Winter, Wilfried Langenaeker, and Jan P. Tollenaere, Eds., Marcel Dekker, New York, 2004. J. Med. Chem., 47 (25), 6433 (2004).

2003

• Donald B. Boyd, Book Review of "Bioinformatics - From Genomes to Drugs", Thomas A. Lengauer, Ed., Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2002. J. Med. Chem., 46 (11), 2258-2259 (2003).

2002

• Donald B. Boyd and K.B. Lipkowitz, Examination of the Employment Environment for Computational Chemistry. In Reviews in Computational Chemistry, K.B. Lipkowitz and Donald B. Boyd, Eds., Wiley-VCH, New York, 2002, Vol. 18, pp. 293-319, Appendix.
• Donald B. Boyd and R.D. Clark, Introduction and Foreword to the Special Section on the ACS COMP Symposium on QSAR in vivo. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 20 (4), 257-258 (2002).

2001

• E. Galvez-Ruano, I. Iriepa-Canalda, A. Morreale, and Donald B. Boyd, Superimposition-Based Protocol as a Tool for Determining Bioactive Conformations. I. Application to Ligands of the Glycinergic Receptor (GlyR). J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 19 (3-4), 331-337 (2001).
• E. Galvez-Ruano, I. Iriepa-Canalda, A. Morreale, and Donald B. Boyd, Superimposition-Based Protocol as a Tool for Determining Bioactive Conformations. II. Application to the GABAA Receptor. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 20 (2), 183-197 (2001).
• K.B. Lipkowitz and Donald B. Boyd, Books Published on the Topics of Computational Chemistry. In Reviews in Computational Chemistry, K.B. Lipkowitz and Donald B. Boyd, Eds., Wiley-VCH, New York, 2001, Vol. 17, pp. 255-357, Appendix.
• F. Barbosa and Donald B. Boyd, Book Review of "Evolutionary Algorithms in Molecular Design", David E. Clark, Ed., Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2000. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123 (22), 5384 (2001).
• Donald B. Boyd, L.A. Kuhn, and M.F. Thorpe, Introduction and Foreword to the Special Issue on Computational Protein Flexibility and Folding. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 19 (1), 1-2 (2001).
• Donald B. Boyd and Z. Slanina, Introduction and Foreword to the Special Issue on Commemorating the Thirtieth Anniversary of Eiji Osawa's C60 Paper. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 19 (2), 181-104 (2001).
• Donald B. Boyd and D.A. Winkler, Introduction and Foreword to the Special Issue on Computational Drug Design and Informatics. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 19 (5), 403-404 (2001).
• Donald B. Boyd, A New Beginning for the Journal. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 19 (6), 479-480 (2001).
• T R. Stouch, B.R. Brooks, W.C. Swope, J.D. Madura, K.N. Houk, J. McKelvey, W.L. Jorgensen, K.B. Lipkowitz, and Donald B. Boyd, A Letter to the Community of Computational Chemists: The Gordon Research Conferences on Computational Chemistry. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 19 (6), 617 (2001).
• Donald B. Boyd, L.H. Hall, and L.B. Kier, Introduction and Foreword to the Special Issue Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Molecular Connectivity as a Structure Description System. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 20 (1), 1-3 (2001).

2000

• Donald B. Boyd, Beta-Lactam Antibacterial Agents: Computational Chemistry Investigations. In The Amide Linkage: Structural Significance In Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Materials Science, A. Greenberg, C.M. Breneman, and J.F. Liebman, Eds., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2000, Chapter 11, pp. 337-375.
• Donald B. Boyd and K.B. Lipkowitz, History of the Gordon Research Conferences on Computational Chemistry. In Reviews in Computational Chemistry, K.B. Lipkowitz and Donald B. Boyd, Eds., Wiley-VCH, New York, 2000, Vol. 14, pp. 399-439.
• Donald B. Boyd and J.R. Grigera, Introduction and Foreword to the Special Issue on Molecular Modeling of Carbohydrates. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 18 (2), 93-94 (2000).
• Donald B. Boyd and R.E. Hubbard, A Thank You to Those Who Have Refereed Papers for the Journal. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 18 (3), 233-234 (2000).
• Donald B. Boyd, D.K. Agrafiotis, and E.J. Martin, Introduction and Foreword to the Special Issue on Combinatorial Library Design. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 18 (4/5), 317-319 (2000).
• Donald B. Boyd, Book Review of "Chemical Applications of Molecular Modelling", Jonathan M. Goodman, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 1998. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 18 (4/5), 545-546 (2000).
• Donald B. Boyd, ISI Rankings of Chemistry Journals. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 18 (6), 620 (2000).

1999

• Donald B. Boyd, Is Rational Design Good for Anything? In Rational Drug Design: Novel Methodology and Practical Applications, A. L. Parrill and M. R. Reddy, Eds., ACS Symp. Series 719, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1999, Chapter 22, pp. 346-356.
• Donald B. Boyd, Book Review of "Molecular Modeling of Nucleic Acids", Neocles B. Leontis and John SantaLucia, Jr., Eds., ACS Symposium Series 682, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1998. J. Med. Chem., 42 (15), 3009 (1999).
• Donald B. Boyd, Quantum Chemistry Program Exchange, QCPE: End of an Era or a New Chapter? J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 17 (1), 62-64 (1999).
• Donald B. Boyd, Book Review of "Molecular Modeling on the PC", Matthew F. Schlecht, Wiley-VCH, New York, 1998. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 17 (1), 70-71 (1999).
• Donald B. Boyd, Book Review of "Advances in Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships", Marvin Charton and Barbara I. Charton, Eds., JAI Press, Stamford, Connecticut, 1999. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 17 (3-4), 231-234 (1999).

1998

• Donald B. Boyd, Progress in Rational Design of Therapeutically Interesting Compounds. In Rational Molecular Design in Drug Research, T. Liljefors, F.S. Jorgensen, and P. Krogsgaard-Larsen, Eds., Munksgaard, Copenhagen, 1998, pp. 15-23.
• Donald B. Boyd, Innovation and the Rational Design of Drugs. CHEMTECH, 28 (5), 19-23 (1998).
• A. Morreale, E. Galvez-Ruano, I. Iriepa-Canalda, and Donald B. Boyd, Arylpiperazines with Serotonin-3 Antagonist Activity: A Comparative Molecular Field Analysis. J. Med. Chem., 41 (12), 2029-2039 (1998).
• Donald B. Boyd, Molecular Modeling - Industrial Relevance and Applications. In Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 1998, 6th Edition.
• Donald B. Boyd, Drug Design. In Encyclopedia of Computational Chemistry, P.v.R. Schleyer, N.L. Allinger, T. Clark, J. Gasteiger, P. Kollman, and H.F. Schaefer III, Eds., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 1998, Vol. 1, pp. 795-804.
• Donald B. Boyd, Rational Drug Design: Controlling the Size of the Haystack. Modern Drug Discovery, November/December, 1998, pp. 41-48.
• Donald B. Boyd, Book Review of "Online Searching: A Scientist's Perspective. A Guide for the Chemical and Life Sciences", by Damon D. Ridley (University of Sydney), Wiley, New York, 1996. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 120 (1), 240-241 (1998).
• R.E. Hubbard and Donald B. Boyd, Reinvention of the Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling: Defining a Discipline. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 16 (3), 113-114 (1998).
• R.E. Hubbard and Donald B. Boyd, Reinvention of the Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling: News and Views. J. Mol. Graphics Modell., 16 (4/5/6), 177 (1998).

1997

• S.W. Baertschi, A.S. Cantrell, M.T. Kuhfeld, L.J. Lorenz, Donald B. Boyd, and S.R. Jaskunas, Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase by Degradation Products of Ceftazidime. Antiviral Chem. Chemother., 8, 353-362 (1997).
• Donald B. Boyd, Evidence that There Is a Future for Semiempirical Calculations. J. Mol. Struct.: THEOCHEM, 401, 219-225 (1997).
• Donald B. Boyd, On the Rhodanines and Their Presence in Biologically Active Ligands. J. Mol. Struct.: THEOCHEM, 401, 227-334 (1997).
• Donald B. Boyd, Compendium of Software and Internet Tools for Computational Chemistry. In Reviews in Computational Chemistry, K.B. Lipkowitz and Donald B. Boyd, Eds., Wiley-VCH, New York, 1997, Vol. 11, Appendix, pp. 373-399.

1996

• R.J. Loncharich, J.S. Nissen, and Donald B. Boyd, Molecular Orbital Study of the Structure and Interactions of Ylidene Rhodanines. Structural Chemistry, 7, 37-49 (1996).
• Donald B. Boyd and R.D. Coner, Stochastic Approach to Force Field Evaluations: Conformational Analysis of Raloxifene, a Potential New Therapeutic Agent for Post-menopausal Osteoporosis. J. Mol. Struct.: THEOCHEM, 368, 7-15 (1996).

1995

• Donald B. Boyd, A.D. Palkowitz, K.J. Thrasher, K.L. Hauser, C.A. Whitesitt, J.K. Reel, R.L. Simon, W. Pfeifer, S.L. Lifer, K. Takeuchi, V. Vasudevan, J.B. Deeter, M.I. Steinberg, K.M. Zimmerman, S.A. Wiest, and W.S. Marshall, Molecular Modeling and QSAR Studies in Pursuit of Highly Potent Substituted Octanoamide Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists. In Computer-Aided Molecular Design: Applications in Agrochemicals, Materials, and Pharmaceuticals, C.H. Reynolds, M.K. Holloway, and H.K. Cox, Eds., American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1995, pp. 14-35.
• A.D. Palkowitz, M.I. Steinberg, K.M. Zimmerman, K.J. Thrasher, K.L. Hauser, and Donald B. Boyd, Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of a Novel Series of 5-Aryl Benzimidazole Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 5, 1015-1020 (1995).
• Donald B. Boyd, Molecular Modeling Software in Use: Publication Trends. In Reviews in Computational Chemistry, K.B. Lipkowitz and Donald B. Boyd, Eds., VCH Publishers, New York, 1995, Vol. 6, pp. 317-354.
• Donald B. Boyd, Appendix: Compendium of Software for Molecular Modeling. In Reviews in Computational Chemistry, K.B. Lipkowitz and Donald B. Boyd, Eds., VCH Publishers, New York, 1995, Vol. 7, pp. 303-380.
• Donald B. Boyd, Computer-Aided Molecular Design. In Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology, Vol. 33, A. Kent and J.G. Williams, Eds., Marcel Dekker, New York, 1995, pp. 41-71.
• Donald B. Boyd, A Tool for Negotiating through Structure-Activity Relationship Space: The Hypersurface Iterative Projection Method. In Proceedings of the First Electronic Computational Chemistry Conference (ECCC), S.M. Bachrach, Donald B. Boyd, S.K. Gray, W.L. Hase, and H.S. Rzepa, Eds., ARInternet Corporation, Landover, MD, 1995.

1994

• L.M. Balbes, S.W. Mascarella, and Donald B. Boyd, A Perspective of Modern Methods in Computer-Aided Drug Design. In Reviews in Computational Chemistry, K.B. Lipkowitz and Donald B. Boyd, Eds., VCH Publishers, New York, 1994, Vol. 5, pp. 337-379.
• M.I. Steinberg, A.D. Palkowitz, K.J. Thrasher, J.K. Reel, K.M. Zimmerman, C.A. Whitesitt, R.L. Simon, K.L. Hauser, S.L. Lifer, W. Pfeifer, K. Takeuchi, S.A. Wiest, V. Vasudevan, K.G. Bemis, J.B. Deeter, C.J. Barnett, T.M. Wilson, W.S. Marshall, and Donald B. Boyd, Chiral Recognition of the Angiotensin II (AT1) Receptor by a Highly Potent Phenoxyproline Octanoamide. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 4, 51-56 (1994).
• A.D. Palkowitz, M.I. Steinberg, K.J. Thrasher, J.K. Reel, K.L. Hauser, K.M. Zimmerman, S.A. Wiest, C.A. Whitesitt, R.L. Simon, W. Pfeifer, S.L. Lifer, Donald B. Boyd, C.J. Barnett, T.M. Wilson, J.B. Deeter, K. Takeuchi, R.E. Riley, W.D. Miller, and W.S. Marshall, Structural Evolution and Pharmacology of a Novel Series of Triacid Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists. J. Med. Chem., 37, 4508-4521 (1994).

1993

• Donald B. Boyd, Application of the Hypersurface Iterative Projection Method to Bicyclic Pyrazolidinone Antibacterial Agents. J. Med. Chem., 36, 1443-1449 (1993).
• H.-S. Lin, A.A. Rampersaud, K. Zimmerman, M.I. Steinberg, and Donald B. Boyd, Synthesis and in Vitro Evaluation of N-[[4-[2-(Carboxyl)-1-cycloalken-1-yl]phenyl]methyl]imidazoles as Nonpeptide Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists. J. Chin. Chem. Soc. (Taipei), 40, 273-282 (1993).
• Donald B. Boyd and S.A.F. Milosevich, Supercomputing and Drug Discovery Research. Perspectives in Drug Discovery and Design, 1, 345-358 (1993).

1992

• Donald B. Boyd and J.D. Snoddy, Insight into Lactam Antibiotics and Their Receptors from Computational Chemistry. In Molecular Aspects of Chemotherapy, D. Shugar, W. Rode, and E. Borowski, Eds., Springer-Verlag, New York, 1992, pp. 1-22.
• D.W. Robertson and Donald B. Boyd, Structural Requirements for Potent and Selective Inhibition of Low Km, Cyclic-AMP-Specific Phosphodiesterases. In The Biology of Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Advances in Second Messenger and Phosphoprotein Research, S.J. Strada and H. Hidaka, Eds., Raven Press, New York, 1992, Vol. 25, Chapter 23, pp. 321-340.

1991

• Donald B. Boyd, J.D. Snoddy, and H.-S. Lin, Molecular Simulations of DD-Peptidase, a Model Beta-Lactam-Binding Protein: Synergy between X-Ray Crystallography and Computational Chemistry. J. Comput. Chem., 12, 635-644 (1991).
• L. J. Jungheim, Donald B. Boyd, J. M. Indelicato, C. E. Pasini, D. A. Preston, and W. E. Alborn, Jr., Synthesis, Hydrolysis Rates, Supercomputer Modeling, and Antibacterial Activity of Bicyclic Tetrahydropyridazinones. J. Med. Chem., 34, 1732-1739 (1991).
• Donald B. Boyd and C. M. Seward, The Substituent Parameter Database: A Powerful Tool for QSAR Analysis. In QSAR: Rational Approaches to the Design of Bioactive Compounds, C. Silipo and A. Vittoria, Eds., Pharmacochemistry Library Series, Vol. 16, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1991, pp. 167-170.
• Donald B. Boyd, The Computational Chemistry Literature. In Reviews in Computational Chemistry, K. B. Lipkowitz and Donald B. Boyd, Eds., VCH Publishers, New York, 1991, Vol. 2, Chapter 11, pp. 461-479.
• Donald B. Boyd, Compendium of Software for Molecular Modeling. In Reviews in Computational Chemistry, K. B. Lipkowitz and Donald B. Boyd, Eds., VCH Publishers, New York, 1991, Vol. 2, Appendix, pp. 481-497

1990

• Donald B. Boyd, Aspects of Molecular Modeling. In Reviews in Computational Chemistry, K. B. Lipkowitz and Donald B. Boyd, Eds., VCH Publishers, New York, 1990, Chapter 9, Vol. 1, pp. 321-354.
• Donald B. Boyd, Successes of Computer-Assisted Molecular Design. In Reviews in Computational Chemistry, K. B. Lipkowitz and Donald B. Boyd, Eds., VCH Publishers, New York, 1990, Vol. 1, Chapter 10, pp. 355-371.

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