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Seth Wiley joined NLR in 2023 to study coordination effects on cofactors in the mechanism of electron bifurcation in Pyrococcus furiosus NADH-dependent ferredoxin-NADP+ oxidoreductase I (NfnSL). Before NLR, Wiley worked at Emory University as a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of R. Brian Dyer studying the chemical and physical framework for how [FeFe] hydrogenases rapidly and reversibly convert protons and electrons into hydrogen under mild conditions. To study these quick hydrogenases, Wiley employed CdSe-based nanocrystalline semiconductors in conjunction with various spectroscopic techniques such as time-resolved infrared spectroscopy, cryogenic infrared spectroscopy, and UV-visible spectroscopy.
Research Interests
Bioinorganic chemistry
Biochemistry
Anaerobic enzymology
Infrared and visible spectroscopy
Electron transfer and bifurcation
Redox chemistry
Transient absorbance
Electrochemistry
Electron paramagnetic resonance
Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, R. Brian Dyer Laboratory, Emory University (2020–2023)
Graduate Student Research Assistant, Stephen W. Ragsdale Laboratory, University of Michigan (2016–2020)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Biochemistry, University of Kansas
PhD, Chemical Biology, University of Michigan
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Differential Ligation Alters Electronic State and Coupling Signals of Iron-Sulfur Clusters in Flavin-Based Electron Bifurcation: Article No. 113051
Wiley, S., Spackman, I. & Lubner, C., 2026, In: Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 274, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Photoinduced Electron Transfer Informs on Pathway Coupling in Flavin-Based Electron Bifurcation
Wiley, S. & Lubner, C., 2026, In: ACS Bio and Med Chem Au. 6, 1, p. 78-89 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Insight Into the High-Potential Branch of the Alternate Nad+-Dependent NADPH:Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase II (NfnII) from Pyrococcus Furiosus. Evidence for the Gating Step in Electron Bifurcation: Article No. 110615
Ortiz, S., Schut, G., Wiley, S., Lubner, C., Adams, M. & Hille, R., 2025, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301, 10, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Better Living Through Biology: Studying Enzymes to Make Industrial Processes More Efficient
Wiley, S., Vansuch, G. & Lubner, C., 2024, National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR).Research output: NLR › Poster
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Electrochemistry of Flavin-Based Electron Bifurcation: 'Current' Past and 'Potential' Futures: Article No. 101536
Imran, S. M. S., Wiley, S. & Lubner, C., 2024, In: Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. 47, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
8 Scopus Citations
Activities
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (External organization)
Ginley, D. (Member), Green, J. (Fellow), Tumas, B. (Fellow), Perkins, C. (Member), Sanyal, J. (Member), McCann, M. (Fellow), Martin, M. (Member), Seibert, M. (Fellow), Margolis, R. (Member), Rom, C. (Member), Marder, S. (Fellow), Wiley, S. (Member), Brady, N. (Member), Kar, B. (Member), Nozik, A. (Fellow) & Carpita, N. (Fellow)
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American Chemical Society (External organization)
Ginley, D. (Member), Ware, L. (Member), Allen, B. (Fellow), Rumbles, G. (Member), Perkins, C. (Member), Johnson, D. (Member), Ferrell, J. (Member), Arellano Trevino, M. (Member), Neale, N. (Member), Bell, R. (Member), Klein, R. (Member), Aubry, T. (Member), Bharadwaj, V. (Member), Wieliczka, B. (Member), Hermosilla Palacios, A. (Member), Puente-Urbina, A. (Member), Maughan, A. (Member), Wiley, S. (Member), Kluherz, T. (Member), Kurtz, S. (Member), Schichtl, Z. (Member), Dong, Y. (Member), Thodika, M. (Member), Carvalho, Q. (Member), Truong, T. (Member), Clarke, R. (Member), Kiani, D. (Member), Lee, M. (Member), McGeehan, J. (Member), Brady, N. (Member), Yang, B. (Member), Nozik, A. (Member), Pennell, S. (Member), Wu, I. (Member), Lany, S. (Member) & Myers, A. (Member)
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International Chemical Biology Society (External organization)
Wiley, S. (Member)
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Awards and Honors
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Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Fellow
Wiley, S. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Honorary award
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Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma XI, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Pi Sigma, and Phi Eta Sigma
Seibert, M. (Recipient) & Wiley, S. (Recipient), 1
Prize: Honorary award
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Slavic Department Honors for Advanced and Intermediate Russian
Wiley, S. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Honorary award