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Michelle Bishka

Michelle Bishka

Undergraduate Student
(January 2022-May 2025)

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

Email: michelleb1@uchicago.edu

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Brief Biography

Michelle Bishka was an undergraduate student majoring in Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She performed undergraduate research under the supervision of Prof. Scott K. Silverman. After graduation, she attended the University of Chicago to obtain her Ph.D. in 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]