61.  *Filkorn, M.M.; *Patel, R.R.; *Sockett, K.A.; *Thrall, J.E.; *Bruno, M.E.; *Boyer, B.E.; *Ferrier, N.A.; *McFadden, M.A.; Pelkey, E.T. Exploration of the Ambident Reactivity of Heterocyclic Enaminones. 46th National Organic Symposium (American Chemical Society-Division of Organic Chemistry), Bloomington, IN, June 2019 (Poster).

60.  *Sockett, K.A.; *Patel, R.R.; *Webster, N.R.; *McFadden, M.A.; *Kwansare, D.O.; *Lafferty, M.M.; *Neerkonda, N.D.; *Hursyz, B.; Mowery, P.; Pelkey, E.T. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Indole-Substituted Furanones and Pyrrolinones.  46th National Organic Symposium (American Chemical Society-Division of Organic Chemistry), Bloomington, IN, June 2019 (Poster).

59.    *Sockett, K.A.; *Patel, R.R.; *McFadden, M.A.; Lafferty, M.M.; *Hursyz, B.; *Hermann, A.; Mowery, P.; Pelkey, E.T. Progress Towards the Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Staurosporinone Analogs. 64th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (RIT) Rochester, NY, April 2019 (Poster).

58.  *Thrall, J.E.; *Bruno, M.J.; Pelkey, E.T. Synthesis and indolylation reactions of 3-pyridinyl-substituted tetronic acids. 64th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (RIT) Rochester, NY, April 2019 (Poster).

57.  *Ferrier, N.A.; *Boyer, B.E.; Sockett, K.A.; Thrall, J.E.; Pelkey, E.T. Discovery of novel pyridinylation reaction involving enaminones.  64th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (RIT) Rochester, NY, April 2019 (Poster).

56.    *Hursyz, B.; *McFadden, M.A.; Pelkey, E.T.; Mowery, P. Assessing anti-cancer potential of novel furanone-containing staurosporine analogs.  ASBMB 2019 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 2019 (Poster).

55.   *McFadden, M.A.; Melvin, S.J.; *Thrall, J.E.; *Webster, N.R.; Pelkey, E.T. Synthesis and Reactions of 3-Aryltetronic Acids.  63rd Undergraduate Research Smposium-ACS Rochester Section (SUNY Brockport) Brockport, NY, April 2018 (Poster).

54.   *Neerkonda, N.D.; *Lafferty, M.M.; *Banales Mejia, F.; Pelkey, E.T.; Mowery, P. Biologcail Evaluation of Simplified Analogs of Protein Kinase C Inhibitor Staurosporine.  ASBMB 2017 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2017 (Poster).

53.  *Truax, N.J.; Pelkey, E.T. Lewis Acid Mediated Indolylation of Tetramic and Tetronic Acids. 61st Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (St. John Fisher College), Rochester, NY, April 2016 (Oral Presentation).

52   *Banales Mejia, F.; Pelkey, E.T. Synthesis of Indole-substituted 3-Pyrrolin-2-ones from Tetramic Acids. 61st Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (St. John Fisher College), Rochester, NY, April 2016 (Poster Presentation)

51.  Pelkey, E.T.; Mowery, P.; *Rolph, C.E.; *Neerukonda, N.; *Truax, N.J.; *Kean, M.H.; *Franceschi, C.L.; *Banales Mejia, F.; *Kwansare, D.O.; *Lafferty, M.M.  Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Aryl-substituted 3-Pyrrolin-2-ones, Benzo[a]carbazoles, and Indolo[2,3-a]carbazoles.  44th National Organic Symposium (American Chemical Society-Division of Organic Chemistry), College Park, MD, June 2015 (Poster).

50.   *Truax, N.J.; *Banales Mejia, F.; *Kwansare, D.O.; *Lafferty, M.M.; *Kean, M.H.; Pelkey, E.T. Synthesis of Indolyl-substituted 3-Pyrrolin-2-ones from Tetramic Acids.  44th National Organic Symposium (American Chemical Society-Division of Organic Chemistry), College Park, MD, June 2015 (Poster).

49.  *Kean, M.J.; Pelkey, E.T. Styding a Lewis-Acid Indolylation Reaction Using an Aliquot Approach.  60th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (SUNY-Geneseo), Geneseo, NY, April 2015 (Oral Presentation).

48.  *Truax, N.J.; Pelkey, E.T. Boron-Mediated Arylation of 3-Aryltetramic Acids.  60th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (SUNY-Geneseo), Geneseo, NY, April 2015 (Oral Presentation).

47.   *Banales Mejia, F.; *Truax, N.J.; *Kean, M.H.; Pelkey, E.T. Arylation of Tetramic Acid and their Sulfonates.  60th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (SUNY-Geneseo), Geneseo, NY, April 2015 (Poster).

46.  *Rolph, C.E.; Pelkey, E.T.; Mowery, P. Biological Evaluation of Simplified Analogs on Protein Kinase C Inhibitor Staurosporine.  ASBMB 2015 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, March 2015 (Poster).

45.   Mowery, P.; Pelkey, E.T.  Biological Evaluation of Structurally Simplified Staurosporine Analogs on Protein Kinase C Inhibition.  ASBMB 2015 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, March 2015 (Poster).

44.  *Rolph, C.E.; Mowery, P.; Pelkey, E.T.  7th Western New York ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Buffalo (NY), April 2014 (Oral Presentation).

43.   *van Loon, A.A.; *Holton, M.K.; *Rolph, C.E.; *Downey, C.R.; *White, T.M.; *Bruening, S.R.; *Li, G.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthesis of Dibenzo[e.g]isoindol-1-ones via Oxidative Cyclization of 3,4-Diaryl-3-Pyrrolin-ones.  43rd National Organic Symposium (American Chemical Society-Division of Organic Chemistry), Seattle, WA, June 2013 (Poster).

42.    *Holton, M.K.; *van Loon, A.A.; *Rolph, C.E.; *Downey, C.R.; *White, T.M.; Pelkey, E.T.  Regiocontrolled Synthesis of 3,4-Diaryl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones.  43rd National Organic Symposium (American Chemical Society-Division of Organic Chemistry), Seattle, WA, June 2013 (Poster).

41.  *Downey, C.R.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthesis and Oxidative Cyclization of 3,4-Diaryl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones.  6th Western New York ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Niagara University (NY), April 2013 (Oral Presentation).

40.  *van Loon, A.A.; *White, T.M.; *Downey, C.R.; *Holton, M.K.; Pelkey, E.T.  Regiocontrolled Synthesis of 3,4-Diaryl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones.  6th Western New York ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Niagara University (NY), April 2013 (Poster).

39.  *Bruening, S.R.; *Li, G.; *White, T.M.; *Downey, C.R.; *van Loon, A.A.; *Holton, M.K.; Pelkey, E.T.  Oxidative Cyclization of 3,4-Diaryl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones.  6th Western New York ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Niagara University (NY), April 2013 (Poster).

38.  *Greger, J.G.; *Bechtold, N.R.; *Flewelling, S.A.; *Downey, C.R.; *Yoon-Miller, S.J.P.; Pelkey, E.T.  Novel Synthesis of Bis-Indole Heterocycles Including Staurosporinone.  42nd National Organic Symposium (Americal Chemical Society-Division of Organic Chemistry), Princeton, NJ, June 2011 (Poster).

37.  *Greger, J.G.; Pelkey, E.T.  Progress Towards the Synthesis of Staurosporinone, an Indole-Substituted 3-Pyrrolin-2-one.  56th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (University of Rochester), Rochester, NY, April 2011 (Oral Presentation).

36.  *Bechtold, N.R.; *Flewelling, S.A.; *Downey, C.R.; *Greger, J.G.; *Yoon-Miller, S.J.P.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthesis of 3,4-Diaryl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones Utilizing Pyrrole Weinreb Amide Precursors.  56th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (University of Rochester), Rochester, NY, April 2011 (Poster).

35.   *Greger, J.G.; Pelkey, E.T.  Novel Synthesis of 3,4-Diaryl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones Including Staurosporinone Analogs.  2011 National Conference on Undergraduation Research, Ithaca, NY, March 2011 (Oral Presentation).

34.    *MacDonald, J.P.; *Greger, J.G.; Pelkey, E.T.  Convergent Method Towards Thiophene-Substituted 3-pyrrolin-2-ones.  41st American Chemical Society-Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, Wilmington, DE, April 2010 (Poster).

33.   *Greger, J.G.; *MacDonald, J.P.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthetic Approach to Staurosporinone Utilizing Pyrrole Weinreb Amides.  41st American Chemical Society-Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, Wilmington, DE, April 2010 (Poster).

32.  *Degan, D.M.; Pelkey, E.T.  Investigating a Tandem Cyclization-coupling Reaction between o-Ethynylbenzoic Acids with p-Iodoanisole as Part of an Approach to the Aristolactam Alkaloids.  41st American Chemical Society-Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, Wilmington, DE, April 2010 (Poster).

31.  *Greger, J.G.; *Yoon-Miller, S.J.P.; *MacDonald, J.P.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthesis of Unsymmetrical and Symmetrical 3,4-Diaryl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones Utilizing Pyrrole Weinreb Amides.  41st National Organic Symposium (Americal Chemical Society-Division of Organic Chemistry), Boulder, CO, June 2009 (Poster).

30.    *Moore, C.A.; Pelkey, E.T.; *Ohman, B.F.; *Degan, D.M.  Stereoselective Synthesis of 3-Arylidene Isobenzofuran-1-ones and Approach to the Aristolactam Alkaloids.  41st National Organic Symposium (Americal Chemical Society-Division of Organic Chemistry), Boulder, CO, June 2009 (Poster).

29.    *Greger, J.G.; *Yoon-Miller, S.J.P.; *MacDonald, J.P.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthesis of 3,4-Diaryl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones from Pyrrole Weinreb Amides.  54th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (St. John Fisher College), Rochester, NY, April 2009 (Poster).

28.    *Fitzgerald, B.M.; *Moore, C.A.; Pelkey, E.T.  Preparation of 2-Ethynylbenzoic Acids for use as Building Blocks in Alkaloid Synthesis.  54th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (St. John Fisher College), Rochester, NY, April 2009 (Poster).

27.  *Green, M.C.; *Yoon-Miller, S.J.; *Greger, J.G.; Pelkey, E.T.  Preparation of 3,4-Diarylpyrrole Weinreb Amides for use as precursors to 3,4-Diaryl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones.  54th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (St. John Fisher College), Rochester, NY, April 2009 (Poster).

26.  *Yoon-Miller, S.J.P.; *Dorward, K.M.; *White, K.P.; *Opalka, S.M.; Pelkey, E.T.  Developing New Synthetic Methodology for the Synthesis of Biologically Active Heterocycles.  Council of Undergraduate Research Posters on the Hill, Washington, D.C., April 2008 (Poster).

25.  *Yoon-Miller, S.J.P.; *Dorward, K.M.; *White, K.P.; *Opalka, S.M.; Pelkey, E.T.  Developing New Synthetic Methodology for the Synthesis of Biologically Active Heterocycles.  Northeast Regional Sigma Xi Conference, Ithaca, NY (Cornell), April 2008 (Poster).

24.  *Yoon-Miller, S.J.P.; *Dorward, K.M.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthesis and Reactions of 3,4-Diaryl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones.  Abstracts of Papers, 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA; American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., August 2007; ORGN 787 (Poster).

23. *Voellinger, Kailey B.; *Moore, C.A.; *Ohman, B.F.; Pelkey, E.T.  Exploring the Stereochemical Outcome (E/Z) of Tandem Metal-mediated Reactions leading to 3-Arylidene Isobenzofuran-1-ones. Abstracts of Papers, 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA; American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., August 2007; ORGN 535 (Poster).

22.  *White, K.P.; *Yoon-Miller, S.J.P.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthesis and Reactions of 4-Aryl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones.  Abstracts of Papers, 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA; American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., August 2007; CHED 329 (Poster).

21.  *Yoon-Miller, S.J.P.; *Opalka, S.M.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthesis and Reactions of 4-Tosyloxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones.  52nd Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (RIT), Rochester, NY, April 2007 (Poster).

20.   *Dorward, K.M.; *Guthrie, N.J.; *Cahill, T.J.; Pelkey, E.T. Synthesis of the N-H Lactam Analogue of Vioxx.  52nd Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (RIT), Rochester, NY, April 2007 (Poster).

19.   *Coffin, A.R.; *Dorward, K.M.; *Guthrie, N.J.; *Lavender, H.K.; *Opalka, S.M.; *Roberts, S.E.; *Roussell, M.A.; *Tserlin, E.; Pelkey, E.T.  Developing Regioselective Approaches to 3-Pyrrolin-2-ones.  CU-Roche Symposium, Boulder, CO, June 2006 (Poster). 

18.  *Ohman, B.F.; *Garman, M.J.; *Liquori, M.E.; *DePersis, M.J.; Pelkey, E.T.  Progress Toward the Synthesis of the Aristolactam Alkaloids.  CU-Roche Symposium, Boulder, CO, June 2006 (Poster).

17.    *Opalka, S.M.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthesis and Reactions of 3,4-Dibromo-3-pyrrolin-2-ones. 51st Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (SUNY-Brockport), Rochester, NY, April 2006 (Poster). 

16.   *Garman, M.J.; *Liquori, M.E.; *Ohman, B.F.; *DePersis, M.J.; Pelkey, E.T.  Palladium-Mediated Approach to Isobenzofuranones and Isoindolinones. 51st Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (SUNY-Brockport), Rochester, NY, April 2006 (Poster).  

15.  Pelkey, E.T.; *Garman, M.J.; *Liquori, M.E.; *Ohman, B.F.  Synthetic Approach to Aristolactam Natural Products Utilizing Palladium-Mediated Tandem Reactions.  20th International Conference of Heterocyclic Chemistry, Palermo, Italy, August 2005 (Oral Presentation).

14.  *Cohen, E.A.; *Coffin, A.R.; *Roussell, M.A.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthetic Approach to Truncated Analogs of Staurosporinone (K-252c). Abstracts of Papers, 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA; American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., August 2004; CHED 191 (Poster).

13.   *Garman, M.J.; *Liquori, M.E.; Pelkey, E.T. Metal-Mediated Approach to the Aristolactam Alkaloids.  Abstracts of Papers, 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA; American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., August 2004; CHED 177 (Poster).

12.  *Guthrie, N.J.; *Cohen, E.A.; *Roberts, S.E.; *Tserlin, E.; Pelkey, E.T. Synthesis of 3-Pyrrolin-2-one Analogs of Vioxx. Abstracts of Papers, 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA; American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., August 2004; CHED 187 (Poster).

11.    *Liquori, M.E.; *Rodriguez, E.R.; Pelkey, E.T. Preparation and Reactions of N-Methyl-N-phenyl-a-isocyanoacetamide.  Abstracts of Papers, 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA; American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., August 2004; CHED 178 (Poster).

10.    *Lanious, A.N.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthetic Approach to 2-Ketopyrroles from Pyrrole Weinreb Amides. 49th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (Roberts Wesleyan), Rochester, NY, April 2004 (Poster).

9.    *Coffin, A.R.; Pelkey, E.T.  Regiocontrolled Synthesis of 3,4-Diaryl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones.  48th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (SUNY-Brockport), Brockport, NY, April 2003 (Oral Presentation). 

8.    *Tserlin, E.; Pelkey, E.T.  Regiocontrolled Synthesis of 3,4-Dialkyl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones.  48th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (SUNY-Brockport), Brockport, NY, April 2003 (Oral Presentation). 

7. *Rodriguez, E.R.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthesis and Reactions of N-Methyl-N-phenylisocyanoacetamides.  48th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (SUNY-Brockport), Brockport, NY, April 2003 (Poster). 

6.    *Apanovitch, E.K.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthetic Approach to N-Aryllactam Analogs of Vioxx.  48th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (SUNY-Brockport), Brockport, NY, April 2003 (Poster).

5.    *Huelgas, R.M.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthetic Approach to Lactam Analogs of Vioxx.  48th Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (SUNY-Brockport), Brockport, NY, April 2003 (Poster). 

4.    *Coffin, A.R.; Pelkey, E.T.  New Synthetic Approach to Staurosporinone.  Abstracts of Papers, 224th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA; American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., August 2002; CHED 198 (Poster).

3.    *Roussell, M.A.; Pelkey, E.T.  Regiocontrolled Synthesis of 3-Pyrrolin-2-ones.  Abstracts of Papers, 224th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA; American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., August 2002; CHED 200 (Poster).

2.    *Tserlin, E.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthesis of Pyrrole Weinreb Amides.  Abstracts of Papers, 224th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA; American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., August 2002; CHED 215 (Poster).

1.       *Coffin, A.R.; Pelkey, E.T.  Synthesis and Reactions of Pyrrole Weinreb Amides.  47th

           Undergraduate Research Symposium-ACS Rochester Section (Hobart and William

           Smith Colleges), Geneva, NY, April 2002 (Poster).