Education

Aug 2010 - June 2015

Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Advisor: Dr. Alexander D. MacKerell, Jr.

Aug 2007 - Aug 2010

M.S., Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
University of South Florida
Advisor: Dr. Randy W. Larsen

Aug 2002 - May 2007

B.S., Chemistry, Cum Laude
University of South Florida

Aug 2002 - May 2007

B.S., Biology, Cum Laude
University of South Florida
Advisor: Dr. James Garey

Awards and Honors

2013 - 2014

Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Fellowship

2009

Fred L and Helen M Tharp Endowed Scholarship

2007

University of South Florida Presidential Scholarship

2006

American Chemical Society Analytical Chemistry Award

2002 - 2007

Honors College Scholarship and Florida Bright Futures Scholarship

Teaching Experience

Spring 2011

Teaching Assistant
Pharmaceutics
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Fall 2010

Teaching Assistant
Integrated Science and Therapy III/IV
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Spring 2010

Recitation Session Lecturer
CHM 4411 Physical Chemistry II
University of South Florida

Fall 2009

Lab Section Leader
CHM 4410L Physical Chemistry Lab
University of South Florida

Fall 2009

Recitation Session Lecturer
CHM 4410 Physical Chemistry I
University of South Florida

Spring 2009

Teaching Assistant
CHM 2046L General Chemistry II Lab
University of South Florida

Fall 2008

Recitation Session Lecturer/Teaching Assistant
CHM 4410 Physical Chemistry I / CHM4410L Physical Chemistry Lab
University of South Florida

Fall 2008

Teaching Assistant
CHM 2045L General Chemistry I Lab
University of South Florida

Spring 2008

Teaching Assistant
CHM 4410L Physical Chemistry Lab
University of South Florida

Fall 2007

Teaching Assistant
CHM 2045L General Chemistry I Lab
University of South Florida

Publications

1. Ian Glassford, Miseon Lee, Bharat Wagh, Venkata Velvadapu, Tapas Paul, Gary Sandelin, Charles DeBrosse, Dorota Klepacki, Meagan C. Small, Alexander D. MacKerell, Jr. and Rodrigo B. Andrade (2014) "Desmethyl Macrolides: Synthesis and Evaluation of 4-Desmethyl Telithromycin." ACS Med Chem Let. ASAP DOI: 10.1021/ml5002097. [Abstract]


2. Bharat Wagh, Tapas Paul, Charles DeBrosse, Dorota Klepacki, Meagan C. Small, Alexander D. MacKerell, Jr. and Rodrigo B. Andrade (2013) "Desmethyl Macrolides: Synthesis and Evaluation of 4,8,10-Tridesmethyl Cethromycin." ACS Med Chem Let. 4 (11):1114-1118 [Abstract]


3. Meagan C. Small, Pedro Lopes, Rodrigo B. Andrade, Alexander D. MacKerell, Jr. (2013) "Impact of Ribosomal Modification on the Binding of Antibiotic Telithromycin Using a Combined Grand Canonical Monte Carlo/Molecular Dynamics Simulation Approach." PLoS Comp Biol. 9 (6): e1003113. [Article]


4. Venkata Velvadapu, Ian Glassford, Miseon Lee, Tapas Paul, Charles DeBrosse, Dorota Klepacki, Meagan C. Small, Alexander D. MacKerell, Jr. and Rodrigo B. Andrade (2012) "Desmethyl Macrolides: Synthesis and Evaluation of 4,10-Didesmethyl Telithromycin." ACS Med Chem Let. 3 (3): 211-215. [Abstract]


5. Bharat Wagh, Tapas Paul, Ian Glassford, Charles DeBrosse, Dorota Klepacki, Meagan C. Small, Alexander D. MacKerell, Jr. and Rodrigo B. Andrade (2012) "Desmethyl Macrolides: Synthesis and Evaluation of 4,8-Didesmethyl Telithromycin." ACS Med Chem Let. 3 (12): 1013-1018. [Abstract]


6. Dean F. Martin, Nicole Rubin, Meagan Small (2010) "Scaled-Up Syntheses of Cuprilig for Removal of Nuisance Anions." Florida Scientist 288 (73): 39-46.


7. Wen-Shan Chang, Dean F. Martin, Meagan Small (2010) "Use of Model Compounds to Study Removal of Pharmaceuticals Using Octolig." Technology and Innovation. 12 (1): 71-77. [PDF]


8. Wen-Shan Chang, Dean F. Martin, Meagan Small (2010) "Removal of Selected Pharmaceuticals Using Octolig: A Supported Chelating Agent." Technology and Innovation 12 (2): 143-152. [PDF]

Book Chapters

1. Meagan C. Small and Alexander D. MacKerell, Jr. (available 2015) "Force field representation of biomolecular systems." In Silico Drug Discovery and Design: Theory, Methods, Challenges and Applications CRC Press: Taylor and Francis Group, ISBN (978-1-4822-1783-4). [Book]