James FerrisProfessor
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Research Interests
The RNA world: Montmorillonite clay-catalyzed formation of RNA oligomers from activated monomers. More information on RPI page
Selected Publications
One-step, regioselective synthesis of up to 50 mers of RNA oligomers by montmorillonite catalysis (2006), W. Huang and J. P. Ferris, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 8914-8919 (more ...)
Sequence- and regio-selectivity in the montmorillonite-catalyzed synthesis of RNA (2003), S. Miyakawa and J. P. Ferris, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 8202-8208 (more ...)
Synthesis of RNA Oligomers on Heterogeneous Templates (1996), G. Ertem and J. P. Ferris, Nature, 379, 238-240 (more ...)
Synthesis of Long Prebiotic Oligomers on Mineral Surfaces (1996), J. P. Ferris, A. R. Hill Jr., R. Liu, and L. E. Orgel, Nature, 381, 59-61 (more ...)
Montmorillonite Catalysis of RNA Oligomer Formation in Aqueous Solution: A Model for the Prebiotic Formation of RNA (1993), J. P. Ferris and G. Ertem, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 115, 12270-12275 (more ...)
Lab Members with RNA-related projects
Dr. Prakash Joshi (research associate)
Dr. Michael Aldersley (postdoc)