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Colin David Heyes
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Federal Grant PI
High Impact
Professor / Department Chair
Also affiliated: Georgia Institute of Technology (2001–2004); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2004–2007); Universität Ulm (2004–2009); McGill University (2007–2009); RWTH Aachen University (2004)
24 h-index
62 pubs
2,296 cited
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Colin D. Heyes' research program investigates the fundamental relationships between the structure and optoelectronic properties of colloidal quantum dots. His work involves the synthesis and characterization of novel quantum dot materials, focusing on their potential applications in areas such as advanced lighting and imaging technologies. He has received funding from the National Science Foundation for his project, "Structure-Optoelectronic Property Relationships in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous/Gradient Alloyed Colloidal I-(II)-III-VI Quantum Dots," totaling $535,560. This project aims to deepen the understanding of how the composition and structure of quantum dots influence their light-emitting and electron-transporting capabilities.
Beyond quantum dots, Heyes' research extends to the study of protein structure and dynamics, particularly intrinsically disordered proteins. He employs an integrative approach, combining experimental techniques like single-molecule Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (smFRET) with computational methods, such as molecular dynamics simulations. This allows for detailed investigations into the flexibility, stability, and transient structural changes of proteins, providing insights into their biological functions. His collaborations include faculty within the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, such as Mercede Furr, Thallapuranam Krishnaswamy Suresh Kumar, Vivek Govind Kumar, and Mahmoud Moradi, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications.
With a career marked by significant scholarly output, Heyes has authored 62 publications and holds an h-index of 24, with over 2,274 citations. He is recognized as a high-impact researcher and a federal grant principal investigator. His lab maintains an active website, detailing ongoing research and findings.
Metrics
- h-index: 24
- Publications: 62
- Citations: 2,296
Positions
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Professor / Department Chair 2021–presentUniversity of Arkansas Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry ORCID
Selected Publications
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All-inorganic QLEDs utilizing resonant energy transfer between non-stoichiometric nickel oxide hole transport layer and alloyed CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (2025)
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BPS2025 - Measurement of nucleotide triphosphate hydrolysis rates and inorganic phosphate release using a coumarin-labeled phosphate binding protein (2025)
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cpSRP43 Is Both Highly Flexible and Stable: Structural Insights Using a Combined Experimental and Computational Approach (2023)
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Compact, Fast Blinking Cd-Free Quantum Dots for Super-Resolution Fluorescence Imaging (2023)
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An integrative approach to molecular dynamics and single molecule FRET techniques (2023)
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Transient local secondary structure in the intrinsically disordered C‐term of the Albino3 insertase (2022)
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cpSRP43 is both highly flexible and stable: Structural insights using a combined experimental and computational approach (2022)
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Site-specific labeling and functional efficiencies of human fibroblast growth Factor-1 with a range of fluorescent Dyes in the flexible N-Terminal region and a rigid β-turn region (2021)
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Transient local secondary structure in the intrinsically disordered C-term of the Albino3 insertase (2021)
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Integrating Molecular Dynamics and smFRET Data to Study the Conformational Ensemble of the C-Terminus of Albino3 Protein (2021)
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CuInS2‑Doped ZnS Quantum Dots Obtained via Non-Injection Cation Exchange Show Reduced but Heterogeneous Blinking and Provide Insights into Their Structure–Optical Property Relationships (2020)
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Contributors (2019)
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Chloroplast SRP43 subunit Prevents Aggregation of Proteins (2019)
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Quantum dots in single molecule spectroscopy (2019)
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Investigation of charge transport between nickel oxide nanoparticles and CdSe/ZnS alloyed nanocrystals (2017)
Federal Grants 1 $535,560 total
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Feng Gao
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
12 shared publications
In database
- Reducing Blinking in Small Core–Multishell Quantum Dots by Carefully Balancing Confinement Potential and Induced Lattice Strain: The “Goldilocks” Effect
- Regulation of Structural Dynamics within a Signal Recognition Particle Promotes Binding of Protein Targeting Substrates
- Shell-Dependent Photoluminescence Studies Provide Mechanistic Insights into the Off–Grey–On Transitions of Blinking Quantum Dots
- 3D Imaging of Flow Patterns in an Internally-Pumped Microfluidic Device: Redox Magnetohydrodynamics and Electrochemically-Generated Density Gradients
- CuInS2‑Doped ZnS Quantum Dots Obtained via Non-Injection Cation Exchange Show Reduced but Heterogeneous Blinking and Provide Insights into Their Structure–Optical Property Relationships
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Thallapuranam Krishnaswamy Suresh Kumar
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
10 shared publications
In database
- Regulation of Structural Dynamics within a Signal Recognition Particle Promotes Binding of Protein Targeting Substrates
- Intrinsic GTP hydrolysis is observed for a switch 1 variant of Cdc42 in the presence of a specific GTPase inhibitor
- Domain Organization in the 54-kDa Subunit of the Chloroplast Signal Recognition Particle
- Transient local secondary structure in the intrinsically disordered C-term of the Albino3 insertase
- cpSRP43 Is Both Highly Flexible and Stable: Structural Insights Using a Combined Experimental and Computational Approach
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Ralph Henry
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
7 shared publications
- Regulation of Structural Dynamics within a Signal Recognition Particle Promotes Binding of Protein Targeting Substrates
- Domain Organization in the 54-kDa Subunit of the Chloroplast Signal Recognition Particle
- Transient local secondary structure in the intrinsically disordered C-term of the Albino3 insertase
- Transient local secondary structure in the intrinsically disordered C‐term of the Albino3 insertase
- Structural Dynamics in Chloroplast Signal Recognition Particle (cpSRP) Proteins Studied with Single Molecule Fluorescence
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Dustin Baucom
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
6 shared publications
In database
- Compact, Fast Blinking Cd-Free Quantum Dots for Super-Resolution Fluorescence Imaging
- CuInS2‑Doped ZnS Quantum Dots Obtained via Non-Injection Cation Exchange Show Reduced but Heterogeneous Blinking and Provide Insights into Their Structure–Optical Property Relationships
- Transient local secondary structure in the intrinsically disordered C-term of the Albino3 insertase
- Studies Toward Lab-on-a-Chip Separations and Detection Using Redox Magnetohydrodynamic Microfluidics
- Transient local secondary structure in the intrinsically disordered C‐term of the Albino3 insertase
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Mercede Furr
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
6 shared publications
In database
- Transient local secondary structure in the intrinsically disordered C-term of the Albino3 insertase
- cpSRP43 Is Both Highly Flexible and Stable: Structural Insights Using a Combined Experimental and Computational Approach
- Transient local secondary structure in the intrinsically disordered C‐term of the Albino3 insertase
- Chloroplast SRP43 subunit Prevents Aggregation of Proteins
- Integrating Molecular Dynamics and smFRET Data to Study the Conformational Ensemble of the C-Terminus of Albino3 Protein
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Mahmoud Moradi
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
6 shared publications
In database
- Transient local secondary structure in the intrinsically disordered C-term of the Albino3 insertase
- An integrative approach to molecular dynamics and single molecule FRET techniques
- cpSRP43 Is Both Highly Flexible and Stable: Structural Insights Using a Combined Experimental and Computational Approach
- Chloroplast SRP43 subunit Prevents Aggregation of Proteins
- Integrating Molecular Dynamics and smFRET Data to Study the Conformational Ensemble of the C-Terminus of Albino3 Protein
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Pooja Bajwa
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
5 shared publications
- Reducing Blinking in Small Core–Multishell Quantum Dots by Carefully Balancing Confinement Potential and Induced Lattice Strain: The “Goldilocks” Effect
- Shell-Dependent Photoluminescence Studies Provide Mechanistic Insights into the Off–Grey–On Transitions of Blinking Quantum Dots
- Influence of the Inner‐Shell Architecture on Quantum Yield and Blinking Dynamics in Core/Multishell Quantum Dots
- Optical enhancement of photoluminescence with colloidal quantum dots
- Plasmonically enhanced photoluminescence of nanoscale semiconductors
Robyn L. Goforth
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
4 shared publications
- Regulation of Structural Dynamics within a Signal Recognition Particle Promotes Binding of Protein Targeting Substrates
- Domain Organization in the 54-kDa Subunit of the Chloroplast Signal Recognition Particle
- Structural Dynamics in Chloroplast Signal Recognition Particle (cpSRP) Proteins Studied with Single Molecule Fluorescence
- Role of Structural Flexibility of cpSRP43 in Binding Substrates during Post-Translational Targeting
Rory Henderson
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
4 shared publications
- Regulation of Structural Dynamics within a Signal Recognition Particle Promotes Binding of Protein Targeting Substrates
- Intrinsic GTP hydrolysis is observed for a switch 1 variant of Cdc42 in the presence of a specific GTPase inhibitor
- Domain Organization in the 54-kDa Subunit of the Chloroplast Signal Recognition Particle
- Role of Structural Flexibility of cpSRP43 in Binding Substrates during Post-Translational Targeting
Benard Omogo
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
4 shared publications
- Radiative and Nonradiative Lifetime Engineering of Quantum Dots in Multiple Solvents by Surface Atom Stoichiometry and Ligands
- Reducing Blinking in Small Core–Multishell Quantum Dots by Carefully Balancing Confinement Potential and Induced Lattice Strain: The “Goldilocks” Effect
- Are Bidentate Ligands Really Better than Monodentate Ligands For Nanoparticles?
- Influence of the Inner‐Shell Architecture on Quantum Yield and Blinking Dynamics in Core/Multishell Quantum Dots
Anh Tay Nguyen
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
4 shared publications
- Shell-Dependent Photoluminescence Studies Provide Mechanistic Insights into the Off–Grey–On Transitions of Blinking Quantum Dots
- Compact, Fast Blinking Cd-Free Quantum Dots for Super-Resolution Fluorescence Imaging
- CuInS2‑Doped ZnS Quantum Dots Obtained via Non-Injection Cation Exchange Show Reduced but Heterogeneous Blinking and Provide Insights into Their Structure–Optical Property Relationships
- Influence of the Inner‐Shell Architecture on Quantum Yield and Blinking Dynamics in Core/Multishell Quantum Dots
Vivek Govind Kumar
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
4 shared publications
In database
- Transient local secondary structure in the intrinsically disordered C-term of the Albino3 insertase
- cpSRP43 Is Both Highly Flexible and Stable: Structural Insights Using a Combined Experimental and Computational Approach
- Integrating Molecular Dynamics and smFRET Data to Study the Conformational Ensemble of the C-Terminus of Albino3 Protein
- cpSRP43 is both highly flexible and stable: Structural insights using a combined experimental and computational approach
Alicia Kight
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Regulation of Structural Dynamics within a Signal Recognition Particle Promotes Binding of Protein Targeting Substrates
- Domain Organization in the 54-kDa Subunit of the Chloroplast Signal Recognition Particle
- Role of Structural Flexibility of cpSRP43 in Binding Substrates during Post-Translational Targeting
Srinivas Jayanthi
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Regulation of Structural Dynamics within a Signal Recognition Particle Promotes Binding of Protein Targeting Substrates
- Domain Organization in the 54-kDa Subunit of the Chloroplast Signal Recognition Particle
- Role of Structural Flexibility of cpSRP43 in Binding Substrates during Post-Translational Targeting
Patience Okoto
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Transient local secondary structure in the intrinsically disordered C-term of the Albino3 insertase
- Transient local secondary structure in the intrinsically disordered C‐term of the Albino3 insertase
- Chloroplast SRP43 subunit Prevents Aggregation of Proteins
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