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Brian R. GibneyView profile

Professor

• Bioinorganic Chemistry
• Metalloprotein Design
• Inorganic Chemistry
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Professor Brian R. Gibney is a faculty member at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (CUNY) , where he holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry within the School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences . He also serves as the Interim Dean for the Sciences at the CUNY Graduate Center . Education: B.S. in Chemistry, Florida State University (1990) Ph.D. in Chemistry (General), University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (1994) Research Interests: Professor Gibney's research lies at the intersection of inorganic and biological chemistry , specifically in the field of bioinorganic chemistry . His work focuses on understanding how nature uses protein ligands to modulate the chemical properties of metals. This involves the de novo design of metalloproteins to test biochemical hypotheses about metalloprotein structure-function relationships. Key areas include: Design and synthesis of simplified metalloproteins (maquettes) Role of thioether linkages in cytochromes c Zinc finger transcription factors and their Zn(II) binding properties Heme-protein interactions and electron transfer mechanisms Awards and Honors: American Chemical Society Fellow (2018) Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award Young Bioenergeticist Award , Biophysical Society Outstanding Four Year Graduate Chemistry Teacher Award , New York Local Section (2019) Chemists with Disabilities Inclusion Award , American Chemical Society Grants and Funding: Professor Gibney's research has been supported by prestigious funding agencies including: National Institutes of Health (NIH) American Heart Association European Commission PSC-CUNY multiple grants Laboratory and Team: Professor Gibney leads the Gibney Lab , which focuses on using inorganic chemistry and protein biophysics to design and study metalloproteins. The lab provides opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students to engage in cutting-edge research in bioinorganic chemistry.

Anthony BarnhartView profile

Associate Professor

• Cognitive Psychology
• Attention and Perception
• Magic and Cognition
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Anthony "Tony" Barnhart is an Associate Professor of Psychological Science at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He previously served as a Lecturer at Northern Arizona University from August 2013 to May 2015. His academic journey began with a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science from Arizona State University in 2013, where he initially focused on language research before expanding into the cognitive science of magic. Dr. Barnhart's educational background includes: Ph.D. in Cognitive Science from Arizona State University (2013) Dr. Barnhart's research uniquely bridges cognitive psychology and the art of magic. As a cognitive scientist and professional magician with over 30 years of performing experience, he examines how magicians function as informal cognitive scientists with hypotheses about the mind that can be empirically tested. His primary academic work focuses on handwritten word perception, a domain largely ignored by traditional psychologists. He also introduces magical methodologies into laboratory settings to increase the ecological validity of experimental studies on attention and perception. His interdisciplinary approach combines cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and performance arts to explore human perception boundaries. His extensive publication record shows a clear progression from traditional cognitive psychology toward the cognitive science of magic, with seminal works including "The exploitation of Gestalt principles by magicians" (2010), "Blinded by magic: eye-movements reveal the misdirection of attention" (2014), and "Microsaccades reflect the dynamics of misdirected attention in magic" (2019). Recent publications increasingly focus on how experiencing and performing magic affects creativity, positive emotions, and wellbeing. Dr. Barnhart has made significant academic contributions through his editorial work at PeerJ, where he has served as both Editor (4,610 contributions) and Reviewer (155 contributions) across multiple subject areas including Psychiatry and Psychology, Neuroscience, and Human-Computer Interaction. His editorial service demonstrates a commitment to advancing knowledge across disciplines. As both scholar and performer, Dr. Barnhart has developed a distinctive research program examining the cognitive mechanisms underlying magical illusions. His work demonstrates how eye movement research can uncover the mechanisms of magical deception and how magicians' practical knowledge can inform laboratory research. He maintains an active research profile with consistent publication output across multiple journals, showing particular expertise in experimental design, eye-tracking methodology, and the cognitive mechanisms of attention and perception.

• Population Genomics
• Evolutionary Bioinformatics
• Microbial Evolution
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Weigang Qiu is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Hunter College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY). His research focuses on the population genomics of microbial pathogens, particularly the Lyme disease bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi . Dr. Qiu received his educational training from: BS in Biochemistry from Fudan University, China (1986) PhD in Ecology and Evolution from State University of New York at Stony Brook (1999) Postdoctoral training in Bioinformatics at University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (2002) Dr. Qiu's research interests center on evolutionary bioinformatics and pathogen variability. His lab specializes in comparative analysis of multiple genomes of the Lyme disease pathogen, reconstructing the history of worldwide diversification of Lyme disease bacteria, understanding mechanisms of genome evolution (particularly roles of recombination and natural selection), and inference of gene and genome functions. His approach is primarily bioinformatics-based, focusing on computational and statistical testing of evolutionary hypotheses. Students in his lab learn modern computational tools including relational databases/SQL, Perl/BioPerl, and statistical computing with R. Analysis of Dr. Qiu's publication record shows a consistent focus on Lyme disease pathogens and bacterial evolution, with recent work expanding into cancer biology and thyroid cancer research. His research demonstrates interdisciplinary connections between evolutionary biology, microbiology, and medical applications, highlighting how evolutionary principles can inform our understanding of disease mechanisms. Dr. Qiu teaches several courses including Molecular Evolution (BIOL 375), Computational Molecular Biology (BIOL 425), Bioinformatics Summer Workshop (BIOL 470), and Microbiology (BIOL 230). He is also involved in the QuBi Project for curricular improvement in quantitative biology. Dr. Qiu leads the Qiu Lab, which focuses on bioinformatics tools development for bacterial genomics research. The lab has developed several specialized tools including: Borrelia Ortholog Retriever: For obtaining ortholog alignments from 23 Borrelia spp genomes SimBac: A package for simulating bacterial genome evolution DNATweezer: A Perl wrapper of BioPerl modules The Bio::Align::Graphics module