Matt Vergne 

• General Chemistry I
• Instrumental Methods of Analysis

• LC-MS/MS method development
• Chemical education

Vergne, M. (2021).  Crime Scene Investigation: Simulated post-mortem LC-MS/MS analysis of cocaine and cocaine metabolites in synthetic human serum.   Journal of Chemical Education, 98 (11), 3567-3571. 

Vergne, M. J., Smith, J. D., & Bowen, R. S. (2020). Escape the Lab: An Interactive Escape-Room Game as a Laboratory Experiment. Journal of Chemical Education, 96 (5), 985-991.

Stanley, J., Patras, A., Pendyala, B., Vergne, M., & Bansode, R. (2020). Performance of a UV-A LED system for degradation of Aflatoxins B1 and M1 in pure water: kinetics and cytotoxicity study. Nature Scientific Reports, 10, 13473.

Yannam, S., Patras, A., Pendyala, B., Vergne, M., Ravi, R., Vybhav Gopisetty & Michael Sasges (2020). Effect of UV-C irradiation on the inactivation kinetics of oxidative enzymes, essential amino acids and sensory properties of coconut water. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 57, 3564–3572.

Gopisetty, V., Patras, A., Kilonzo-Nthenge, A., Yannam, S., Bansode, R., Sasges, M., Burns, S. M., & Vergne M. (2018). Impact of UV-C irradiation on the quality, safety, and cytotoxicity of cranberry-flavored water using a novel continuous flow UV system. LWT Food Science and Technology, 2018 (95), 230-239.

Jackson, K., Durandis, R., & Vergne, M. (2018). Role of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in the Metabolic Activation of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19 (8), 2367.

Vergne, M., Patras, A., Bhullar, M., Shade, L., Sasges, M., Kanyasiri Rakariyatham, Che Pan, Hang Xiao (2018). UV-C irradiation on the quality of green tea: effect on catechins, antioxidant activity, and cytotoxicity. Journal of Food Science, 83 (8), 1258-1264.

Parker, P., Beers, B., & Vergne, M. (2017). What is in Your Wallet? Quantitation of Drugs of Abuse on Paper Currency with a Rapid LC-MS/MS Method. Journal of chemical education, 94 (10), 1522-1526.

Patras, A., Julakanti, S., Bansode, R., Burns, M., & Vergne, M. (2017). Effect of UV irradiation on aflatoxins reduction: a cytotoxicity evaluation study using Human Hepatoma cell line. Mycotoxin Research, 33 (4), 343-350.

Patras, A., Islam, M., Pokharel, B., Vergne, M., Sasges, M., et al. (2016). The effect of UV irradiation on nutritional quality and cytotoxicity of apple juice. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 64 (41), 7812-7822.

Islam, M., Patras, A., Pokharel, B., Wu, Y., Vergne, M. J., Lincoln Shade, Hang Xiao, Michael Sasges (2016). UV-C irradiation as an alternative disinfection technique: Study of its effect on polyphenols and antioxidant activity of apple juice. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 34, 344-351.

Gibson, H., Farcas, A., Jones, J., Ge, Z., Huang, F., Vergne, MJ, Hercules, DM (2009). Supramacromolecular self-assembly: chain extension, star and block polymers via pseudorotaxane formation from well-defined end-functionalized polymers. J. Polym. Sci., Poly. Chem. Ed., 47 (14), 3518-43.

Gies, A., Orndorff, R., Vergne, M., & Hercules, D. (2008). MALDI-TOF/TOF CID study of 4-alkyl-substituted polystyrene fragmentation reactions. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 392 (4), 609-626.

Gies, A., Ellison, S., Orndorf, R., Vergne, M., & Hercules, D. (2008). MALDI-TOF/TOF CID study of poly(alpha-methylstyrene) fragmentation reactions. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 392 (4), 627-642.

Vergne, M., Lattimer, R., & Hercules, D. M. (2007). A developmental history of polymer mass spectrometry. Journal of chemical education, 84 (1), 81-90.

Jones, B., Vergne, M., Bunk, D. M., Locascio, L. E., & Hayes, M. A. (2007). Cleavage of the peptide and proteins using light-generated radicals from titanium dioxide. Analytical chemistry, 79 (4), 1327-32.

Tomlinson, I., Warnerment, M., Mason, J., Vergne, M., Hercules, D., Blakely, RD, Rosenthal, SJ (2007). Synthesis and characterization of a pegylated derivative of 3-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-pyridin-4-yl)-1H-indole (IDT 199): a high affinity SERT ligand for conjugation to quantum dots. Bioorg Med Chem Lett, 17 (20), 5656-60.

Vergne, M., Murgasova, R., Li, H., & Hercules, D. (2006). Synthesis and mass spectral characterization of poly(amic methyl ester) oligomers. Macromolecules, 39 (20), 6928-35.

Li, J., Vergne, M., Mowles, E.D., Zhong, W., Hercules, D., Lukehart, CM. (2005). Surface functionalization and characterization of graphitic carbon nanofibers (GCNFs). Carbon, 43 (14), 2883-93.

Gibson, H., Ge, Z., Huang, F., Jones, J., Lefebvre, H., Vergne, MJ., Hercules, DM. (2005). Synthesis and model complexation studies of well-defined crown terminated polymers. Macromolecules, 38 (7), 2626-37.

Anderson, A., Deluga, G., Moore, J., Vergne, M., Hercules, D., Kenik, EA, Lukehart, CM. (2004). Preparation of Pt-Re/Vulcan carbon nanocomposites using a single-source molecular precursor and relative performance as a direct methanol fuel cell electrooxication catalyst. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 4 (7), 809-16.

Gibson, H., Nagvekar, D., Yamaguchi, N., Bhattacharjee, S., Vergne, M., Hercules, DM. (2004). Polyamide pseudorotaxanes, rotaxanes, and catenanes. Macromolecules, 37 (20), 7514-29.

Yamauchi, K., Lizotte, J., Hercules, D., Vergne, M., & Long, T. (2002). Combinations of microphase separation and terminal multiple hydrogen bonding in novel macromolecules. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124 (29), 8599-604.

Oskin, S., Vergne, M., & Jackson, K. (2019). Identifying the Metabolism and Bioactivation Pathways of Masitinib. Pittcon.

Torr, J., Vergne, M., & Mercer, S. (2018). IPPE Simulation Assesses Sterile Compounding Competency. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting.

Shade, L., & Vergne, M. (2015). Determination of protein binding constants of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) with rapid equilibrium dialysis and LC/MS/MS analysis. The 67th Southeastern and 71st Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society.

Vergne, M., Shade, L., Islam, S., & Patras, A. (2015). Rapid LC-MS/MS analysis of chlorogenic acid, phlorizin, epicatechin, and catechin in apple juice. The 67th Southeastern and 71st Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society.

Murray, J., Shade, L., & Vergne, M. (2015). Internal Standard Optimization for LC-MS/MS Analysis of Green Tea Catechins. 63rd American Society for Mass Spectrometry on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics.