Dr. Booker Juma

Professor of Chemistry
Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

Email: bjuma@uncfsu.edu
Phone: (910) 672-1685

 
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Education

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Ph.D., Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA,  1993

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BSc.  Chemistry (Hons), University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 1986

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Training

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Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, Department of Chemistry, Stanford, CA, 2002

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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 1993-1994

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Visiting Scientist & Forgarty International Scholar, United States Environmental Protection Agency Laboratories, Research Triangle Park, NC, 1994-1995

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Selected Publications: 
1.Symmetric hydrogen bonding in dimethylammonium hydrogen diphenyldiphosphonate.  Brandy H. Courtney, Booker Juma, Steven F. Watkins, Frank R. Fronczek and George G. Stanley.  Acta Crystallographica, C62, o268-o270, 2006.
2. Elder Abuse.  Booker Juma and Linda Juma.  International Social Work Journal, summer 2005, Volume 1, Number 1.
3. Increasing minority Representation in Chemistry: A Multifaceted Approach. Booker Juma. Fayetteville State University Teaching and Learning for Exellence Biannual, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2004
4.  Mentoring In Chemistry : A Model That Makes A Difference.  Booker Juma. The Mentor: Journal of mentoring and Field Experience, Vol. 1, No2, 2004.

5. Curcumin Blocks Cytokine-Mediated NF-kB Activation and Proinflammatory Gene Expression by Inhibiting Inhibitory Factor I-kB Kinase Activity.  ChristianJobin, Cynthia A. Bradham, Maria Pia Russo, Booker Juma, Acharan S. Narula,David A. Brenner, and R. Balfour Sartor.  The Journal of Immunology; 163: 3474-3488, 1999.
6. Your FSU Experience: The Bridge Connecting Your Past and Your Future.    Booker Juma, Jon Young et al, 2nd Edition, p256; M. McIver-Bell, Editor; Simon & Schuster Publishers, 1997
7.  Structures of Nickel(II) Bis- and Tris-Phosphine Diisothiocyanate.  Booker Juma, Frank Fronczek and George Stanley, Acta Crystallogr. C 49, 1325, 1994
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.   Three -Dimensional Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships Models for Androgen Receptor Ligands.  Chris L.Waller, Booker W. Juma, L. Earl Gray, JR, and William R. Kelce.  Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol . 137, 219-227, 1996
9.  A Bimetallic Hydroformylation Catalyst: High Regioselectivity and Reactivity Through Homobimetallic Cooperativity. Melanie E. Broussard, Booker Juma, Spencer G. Train, Wei-Jun Peng, Scott Laneman, George Stanley, Science, 260, 1784, 1993.
10.  Novel Aminotriol: 4-Amino-4-(3-hydroxy-1-propyl)-1,7-heptanediol.  Melanie Broussard, Booker Juma, Frank R. Fronczek, Steven Watkins, George R. Newkome and Charles N. Moorefield.  Acta Crystallographica,C47, 1245, 1991.