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• Undergraduate Academic and Research Excellence in Chemistry (COS) - University of Texas at El Paso (12/01/2019-12/31/2019)
• UTEP COS Best MS Thesis Award - UTEP College of Science (12/01/2018-12/31/2018)

• Ph D in Chemistry, University of Illinois (2012)

• Genetically Encoded Fragment-Based Discovery from Phage-Displayed Macrocyclic Libraries with Genetically Encoded Unnatural Pharmacophores Journal of the American Chemical Society 143 14 (2021), Arunika I. Ekanayake, Lena Sobze, Payam Kelich, Jihea Youk, Nicholas J. Bennett, Raja Mukherjee, Atul Bhardwaj, Frank Wuest, Lela Vukovic, Ratmir Derda.
• Photochemical control of bacterial gene expression based on trans encoded genetic switches Chem. Sci. 12 7 (2021), Avishek Paul, Jingyi Huang, Yanxiao Han, Xintong Yang, Lela Vuković, Petr Král, Lifei Zheng, Andreas Herrmann.
• Adaptive evolution of peptide inhibitors for mutating SARS-CoV-2, P. Chaturvedi (graduate student), Y. Han, P. Král*, L. Vuković* (Corresponding Author) Advanced Theory & Simulations 3 (2020), Parth Chaturvedi, Yanxiao Han, Petr Kral, Lela Vukovic.
• Binding affinity and conformational preferences influence kinetic stability of short oligonucleotides on carbon nanotubes, A. A. Alizadehmojarad (graduate student), X, Zhou, A. G. Beyene, K. E. Chacon (undergraduate student), Y. Sung, R. L. Pinals, M. P. Landry*, L. Vuković* (corresponding author) Advanced Materials Interfaces 7 (2020), A. A. Alizadehmojarad, B. Fazelabdolabadi, Lela Vukovic.
• Modified Cyclodextrins as Broad-spectrum Antivirals, S. T. Jones, V. Cagno, M. Janecek, D. Ortiz, N. Gasilova, J. Piret, M. Gasbarri, D. A. Constant, Y. Han, L. Vuković, P. Král, L. Kaiser, S. Huang, S. Constant, K. Kirkegaard, G. Boivin, F. Stellacci, C. Tapparel Science Advances, 6 (2020), S. T. Jones, V. Cagno, M. Janecek, D. Ortiz , etc. , Lela Vukovic, etc. .
• Surfactant-controlled mobility of oil droplets in mineral nanopores, A. A. Alizadehmojarad (graduate student), B. Fazelabdolabadi, L. Vuković* (corresponding author) Langmuir 36 (2020), Lela Vukovic.
• Catalytic transport of molecular cargo using diffusive binding along a polymer track NATURE CHEMISTRY 11 4 (2019), Lifei Zheng, Hui Zhao, Yanxiao Han, Haibin Qian, Lela Vukovic, Jasmin Mecinovic, Petr Kral, Huck, Wilhelm T. S..
• Computational screening of nanoparticles coupling to A beta 40 peptides and fibrils (L. Vukovic- CORRESPONDING AUTHOR) SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 9 (2019), Soumyo Sen, Lela Vukovic, Petr Kral.
• Configurations of Nanocubes Floating and Clustering on Liquid Surfaces (L. Vukovic- CORRESPONDING AUTHOR) JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS 10 13 (2019), Tara A. Nitka, Petr Kral, Lela Vukovic.
• Quantification of the Number of Adsorbed DNA Molecules on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 123 8 (2019), Robert Nissler, Florian A. Mann, Parth Chaturvedi, Jan Horlebein, Daniel Meyer, Lela Vukovic, Sebastian Kruss.
• Structural Properties of Small Single-Stranded Circular Nucleic Acids (L. Vukovic- CORRESPONDING AUTHOR) JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B 123 39 (2019), Parth Chaturvedi, Lela Vukovic.
• Transition of Metastable Cross-alpha Crystals into Cross-beta Fibrils by beta-Turn Flipping JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 141 1 (2019), Sudipta Mondal, Guy Jacoby, Michael R. Sawaya, Zohar A. Arnon, Lihi Adler-Abramovich, Pavel Rehak, Lela Vukovic, Shimon, Linda J. W., Petr Kral, Roy Beck, Ehud Gazit.
• Broad-spectrum non-toxic antiviral nanoparticles with a virucidal inhibition mechanism NATURE MATERIALS 17 2 (2018), Valeria Cagno, Patrizia Andreozzi, Marco D'Alicarnasso, Paulo J. Silva, Marie Mueller, Marie Galloux, Le Goffic, Ronan, Samuel T. Jones, Marta Vallino, Jan Hodek, Jan Weber, Soumyo Sen, Emma-Rose Janecek, Ahmet Bekdemir, Barbara Sanavio, Chiara Martinelli, Manuela Donalisio, Marie-Anne R. Welti, Jean-Francois Eleouet, Yanxiao Han, Laurent Kaiser, Lela Vukovic, Caroline Tapparel, Petr Kral, Silke Krol, David Lembo, Francesco Stellacci.
• Computational studies of micellar and nanoparticle nanomedicines (L. Vukovic- CORRESPONDING AUTHOR) CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS 47 11 (2018), Soumyo Sen, Yanxiao Han, Pavel Rehak, Lela Vukovic, Petr Kral.
• Control of Integrin Affinity by Confining RGD Peptides on Fluorescent Carbon Nanotubes ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 10 21 (2018), Elena Polo, Tadeusz T. Nitka, Elsa Neubert, Luise Erpenbeck, Lela Vukovic, Sebastian Kruss.
• Differential inhibition of metabolite amyloid formation by generic fibrillation-modifying polyphenols COMMUNICATIONS CHEMISTRY 1 (2018), Shira Shaham-Niv, Pavel Rehak, Dor Zaguri, Aviad Levin, Lihi Adler-Abramovich, Lela Vukovic, Petr Kral, Ehud Gazit.
• Nanoscale Dynamics and Energetics of Proteins and Protein-Nucleic Acid Complexes in Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulations (L. Vukovic- CORRESPONDING AUTHOR) NANOSCALE IMAGING: METHODS AND PROTOCOLS 1814 (2018), Suresh Gorle, Lela Vukovic.
• Ultralarge Modulation of Fluorescence by Neuromodulators in Carbon Nanotubes Functionalized with Self-Assembled Oligonucleotide Rings (L. Vukovic- CORRESPONDING AUTHOR) NANO LETTERS 18 11 (2018), Abraham G. Beyene, Ali A. Alizadehmojarad, Gabriel Dorlhiac, Natalie Goh, Aaron M. Streets, Petr Kral, Lela Vukovic, Markita P. Landry.
• Computational Model and Dynamics of Monomeric Full-Length APOBEC3G (L. Vukovic- CORRESPONDING AUTHOR) ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 3 11 (2017), Suresh Gorle, Yangang Pan, Zhiqiang Sun, Luda S. Shlyakhtenko, Reuben S. Harris, Yuri L. Lyubchenko, Lela Vukovic.
• Formation of Apoptosis-Inducing Amyloid Fibrils by Tryptophan ISRAEL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY 57 7-8 (2017), Shira Shaham-Niv, Pavel Rehak, Lela Vukovic, Lihi Adler-Abramovich, Petr Kral, Ehud Gazit.
• High-resolution imaging of cellular dopamine efflux using a fluorescent nanosensor array PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 114 8 (2017), Sebastian Kruss, Daniel P. Salem, Lela Vukovic, Barbara Lima, Vander Ende, Emma, Edward S. Boyden, Michael S. Strano.
• Tunable porous nanoallotropes prepared by post-assembly etching of binary nanoparticle superlattices SCIENCE 358 6362 (2017), Thumu Udayabhaskararao, Thomas Altantzis, Lothar Houben, Marc Coronado-Puchau, Judith Langer, Ronit Popovitz-Biro, Luis M. Liz-Marzan, Lela Vukovic, Petr Kral, Sara Bals, Rafal Klajn.
• Molecular Mechanism of Processive 3 ' to 5 ' RNA Translocation in the Active Subunit of the RNA Exosome Complex (L. Vukovic- CORRESPONDING AUTHOR) JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 138 12 (2016), Lela Vukovic, Christophe Chipot, Debora L. Makino, Elena Conti, Klaus Schulten.
• Recognition of Poly-Ubiquitins by the Proteasome through Protein Refolding Guided by Electrostatic and Hydrophobic Interactions JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B 120 33 (2016), Yi Zhang, Lela Vukovic, Till Rudack, Wei Han, Klaus Schulten.

• Computation-Assisted Molecular Discovery for Biomedical Applications (2021), Volume Berkeley, CA, Lela Vukovic.
• Computational modeling of nanomaterials for biomedical applications (2021), Volume virtual, Lela Vukovic.
• Computational modeling of DNA-nanotube hybrid conjugates for biosensor applications (2021), Volume virtual, Lela Vukovic.
• Adaptive Evolution of Peptide Inhibitors for Mutating SARS-CoV-2, (2020), Lela Vukovic.
• Computational modeling of virucidal inhibition mechanisms of broad-spectrum non-toxic antiviral nanoparticles (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Lela Vukovic.
• Multiscale modeling of oligonucleotide-carbon nanotube biosensor platforms (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Lela Vukovic.
• Structural and dynamical properties of small single stranded circular nucleic acids (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Parth Chaturvedi, Lela Vukovic.
• Modeling of Nanocube Immersion and Self-Assembly at Liquid-Air Interfaces (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Tara Nitka, Lela Vukovic.
• Computational modeling of biomedical systems: oligonucleotide-carbon nanotube biosensor platforms and virucidal nanoparticles (2019), Volume University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, Lela Vukovic.
• Structural and dynamical properties of small single stranded circular nucleic acids (2019), Volume Norman, OK, Parth Chaturvedi, Lela Vukovic.
• Self-assembly of functional materials: Exploration with computational experiments (2019), Volume Belgrade, Serbia , Lela Vukovic.
• From RNA biology to nucleic acid sensors: Exploration with computational experiments (2019), Volume Austin , Lela Vukovic.
• Self-assembly of functional materials: Exploration with computational experiments (2018), Volume Clemson, Lela Vukovic.
• Multiscale modeling of DNA-wrapped carbon nanotube nanosensors (2018), Volume Boston, Lela Vukovic.
• From RNA biology to nucleic acid sensors: Exploration with computational experiments (2018), Volume Chicago, Lela Vukovic.
• Modeling of Nanoparticle Superlattices Self-assembly at Liquid-Air Interfaces (2018), Volume New Orleans, Lela Vukovic.
• Elucidating mechanisms of RNA- and protein-degradation complexes via molecular dynamics simulations (2017), Volume Soccoro, New Mexico, Lela Vukovic.
• Computational modeling of novel supramolecular nanomaterials for viral degradation (2017), Volume Switzerland, Lela Vukovic.
• Effects of confinement and composition on oil/water interface in nanopore environment (2017), Aliasghar Alizadehmojarad, Lela Vukovic.
• Elucidating mechanisms of RNA recognition and processing in the exosome complex via enhanced sampling molecular dynamics simulations (2017), Volume San Francisco, Lela Vukovic.
• Interpreting sensing mechanisms in nucleic acid-wrapped nanotube sensors through computational approaches (2017), Volume San Francisco, Aliasghar Alizadehmojarad, Lela Vukovic.
• From RNA biology to nucleic acid sensors: Exploration with computational experiments (2016), Volume Goettingen, Germany, Lela Vukovic.
• Computational studies of RNA recognition and translocation in the RNA exosome complex (2016), Volume Martinsried, Germany, Lela Vukovic.
• Recognition of poly-ubiquitins by the proteasome through protein re-folding guided by electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions (2016), Volume Los Angeles, CA, Lela Vukovic.
• Elucidating mechanisms of RNA- and protein-degradation complexes via molecular dynamics simulations (2016), Volume El Paso, TX, Lela Vukovic.
• From RNA biology to nucleic acid sensors: Exploration with computational experiments (2016), Volume El Paso, TX, Lela Vukovic.
• Engineering and optimizing nanosensors for neurotransmitters through computational approaches (2016), Volume Les Diablerets, Switzerland, Lela Vukovic.

• Learning and characterizing DNA sequences in DNA-nanotube hybrid structures for high-affinity binding and recognition of molecular targets
• NIH BUILD Summer Sabbatical
• Computational modeling of broad-spectrum non-toxic antiviral nanoparticles with a virucidal inhibition mechanism