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J. Tomas Tricarico

J. Tomas Tricarico

Undergraduate Student
(May 2023-May 2025)

B.S. Biochemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, May 2025

Email: tomastricarico@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-tomas-tricarico-154086284/

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Brief Biography

Tomas Tricarico was an undergraduate student majoring in Biochemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He performed undergraduate research under the supervision of Prof. Scott K. Silverman, with a study abroad semester in Spring 2024 in Stockholm. After graduation, he attended The Ohio State University to obtain his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry.

Research Interests

In my research project, I identified DNAzymes that modify DNA and RNA oligonucleotide nucleobases by acylation.

  • "DNAzyme-Catalyzed Site-Specific N-Acylation of DNA Oligonucleotide Nucleobases", M. M. Kennebeck, C. K. Kaminsky, M. A. Massa, P. K. Das, R. D. Boyd, M. Bishka, J. T. Tricarico, and S. K. Silverman, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202317565. [pdf] [Supp Info] [PubMed entry]