Dr. Derry is an instructional assistant professor engaged in biomedical research targeting oxidative stress and hydrogen sulfide metabolism using carbon nanoparticles and is an educator in the Institute of Biosciences and Technology and School of Engineering Medicine to create the next generation of scientists and physicianeers.
Research Interests
Oxidative Stress
Neurodegeneration
Nanozyme Catalysis
Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
Publications
Derry, P. J. et al. Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulfide to Polysulfide and Thiosulfate by a Carbon Nanozyme: Therapeutic Implications with an Emphasis on Down Syndrome. Adv. Mater. e2211241 (2023).
McHugh, E. A. et al. Oxidized Activated Charcoal Nanozymes: Synthesis, and Optimization for In Vitro and In Vivo Bioactivity for Traumatic Brain Injury. Adv. Mater. e2211239 (2023).
Derry, P. J. et al. Catalytic oxidation and reduction reactions of hydrophilic carbon clusters with NADH and cytochrome C: features of an electron transport nanozyme. Nanoscale 11, 10791–10807 (2019).
Ayton, S. et al. Cerebral quantitative susceptibility mapping predicts amyloid-β-related cognitive decline. Brain 140, 2112–2119 (2017).
Derry, P. J. & Kent, T. A. Correlating quantitative susceptibility mapping with cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease. Brain 140, 2069–2072 (2017).