Denise is a Research Coordinator for the Computational Chemistry program at NRRI. Her research interests include computational toxicology and molecular modeling.
Background
B.S. Chemistry and Biology, cum laude, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1992
Current Publications
Basak SC, Mills D, Natarajan R, Gute BD. 2009. Predicting chemical reactivity and bioactivity of molecules from structure. Chemical Reactivity Theory: A Density Functional View 47950.
Basak SC, Mills DR, Hawkins DM, Kraker JJ. 2009. Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) modeling of human blood:air partitioning with proper statistical methods and validation. Chemistry & Biodiversity 6:487-502.
Basak SC, Mills D. 2009. Mathematical chemistry and chemobioinformatics: a holistic view involoving optimism, intractability, and pragmatism. Mathematical methods and modelling for students of chemistry and biology 211-242.
Basak SC, Mills D, Hawkins DM. 2008. Predicting allergic contact dermatitis: a hierarchical structure-activity relationship (SAR) approach to chemical classification using topological and quantum chemical descriptors. Journal of Computer Aided Molecular Design 22:339-343.
Hawkins DM, Kruker, Basak SC, Mills DR. 2008. QsPR checking and validation: a case study with hydroxy radical. SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research 19:525-529.