15. Shearer, J., Neupane, K. P., Callan, P. E. (2009) Metallopeptide Based Mimics with Substituted Histidines approximate a Key Hydrogen Bonding Network in the Metalloenzyme Nickel Superoxide Dismutase. Inorganic Chemistry. 48. 10560-10571.

14. Catalano, V. J., Moore, A. L., Shearer, J., Kim, J.. (2009) Luminscent Copper(I) Halide Butterfly Dimers Coordinated to [Au(CH₃imCH₂py)₂BF₄ and [Au(CH₃imCH₂quin)₂BF₄. Inorganic Chemistry. in press

13. Shearer, J. Szalai, V. A. (2008) The amyloid-β peptide of Alzheimer's disease binds Cu^I in a linear bis-His coordination environment: Insight into a possible neuroprotective mechanism for the amyloit-β peptide. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 130, 17826-17835.

12. Shearer, J. (2008) Influence of Sequential Guanidinium Methylation on the Energetics of the Guanidinium...Guanine Dimer and Guanidinium...Guanine...Cytosine Trimer: Implications For the Control of Protein...DNA Interactions By Arginine Methyltransferases. Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 112, 16997-17002.

11. Shearer, J., Soh, P., Lentz, S. (2008) Both Met(109) and Met(112) are utilized for Cu(II) coordination to the amyloidogenic fragment of the human prion protein. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 102, 2103-2113.

10. Shearer, J., Dehestani, A, Abanda, F. (2008) Probing Variable Amine/Amide Ligation in Ni^IIN₂S₂ Complexes Using Sulfur K-Edge and Nickel L-Edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopies:  Implications for the Active-Site of Nickel Superoxide Dismutase. Inorganic Chemistry. 47, 2649-2660.

9. Dupont, C., Neupane, K., Shearer, J, Palenik, B. (2008) Diversity, function, and evolution of genes coding for putative Ni-containing superoxide dismutases. Environmental Microbiology. 10, 1831-1843.

8. Neupane, K. P., Gearty, K., Francis, A., Shearer, J (2007) Probing Variable Axial Ligation in Nickel Superoxide Dismutase Utilizing Metallopeptide Based Models: Insight into the Superoxide Disproportionation Mechanism. Jouurnal of the American Chemical Society. 129, 14605-14618

7. Shearer, J., Soh, P. (2007) The CuII Adduct of the Unstructured Region of the Amyloidogenic Fragment Derived From the Human Prion Protein Is Redox Active At Physiological pH. Inorganic Chemistry. 46, 710-719.

6. Shearer, J., Soh. P. (2007) Ni K-edge XAS Suggests That Coordination of Ni(II) to the Unstructured Amyloidogenic Region of the Human Prion Protein Produces a Ni₂ Bis-μ-hydroxo Dimer. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 101, 370-373.

5. Shearer, J., Zhao, N. (2006) [Me₄N](Ni(II)(BEAAM)): A Synthetic Model Compound for Ni Superoxide Dismutase That Contains Ni in a Mixed Amide/Amine Coordination Environment. Inorganic Chemistry. 45, 963-969.

4. Neupane, K. P., Shearer, J. (2006) The Influence of Amine/Amide vs. Bis-Amide Coordination in Nickel Superoxide Dismutase. Inorganic Chemistry. 45, 10552-10566.

3. Frost, B.J., Bautista, C.M., Huang, R., and Shearer, J. (2006). Manganese Complexes of 1,3,5-Triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA): The First Nitrogen-Bound Transition-Metal Complex of PTA. Inorganic Chemistry. 45, 3481-3483.

2. Shearer, J. and Long, L.M. (2006). A Nickel Superoxide Dismutase Maquette That Reproduces the Spectroscopic and Functional Properties of the Metalloenzyme. Inorganic Chemistry. 45, 2358-2360.

1. Frost, B.J., Miller, S.B., Rove, K.O., Pearson, D.M., Korinek, J.D., Harkreader, J.L., Mebi, C.A., and Shearer, J. (2006). Synthesis, characterization, and crystal structure of a quadruply bonded dimolybdenum(II) complex containing the water-soluble phosphine 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA). Inorganica Chimica Acta. 359, 283-288.