Hunter McFall-Boegeman

Assistant Professor

Education

• Ph.D. Chemistry; Michigan State University, 2022
• Certification in College Teaching; Michigan State University, 2022
• B.A. Biochemistry (ACS Certified); University of Minnesota Morris, 2016

Courses Taught

• 24-112 General Chemistry
• 24-113 General Chemistry Lab
• 24-115 General Chemistry I Lab
• 24-362 Survey of Biochemistry
• 24-363 Survey of Biochemistry Lab
• 24-520 Protein Chemistry
• 24-562 General Biochemistry
• 24-563 General Biochemistry Lab
• 24-566 Macromolecular Structure
• 24-567 Macromolecular Structure Lab

Academic Interests

• Chemical Immunology
• Vaccine Design
• Carbohydrate Synthesis & Glycobiology
• Chemical Education Research

Scholarly Activity

• McFall-Boegeman, H.; Talbot, C.; Nick, S.; Wang, K.-W.; Montalbano, M.; Puangmalai, N.; Wang, K.-W.; Kannan, M.; Shi, J.; Yan, L.; Kuo, M.-H.; Kayed, R.; Huang, X. A Virus-Like Particle Based Conjugate Vaccine Targeting the Microtubule Binding Region of Tau Protein. ACS Omega 2026, 11, 43242-43254 DOI:10.1021/acsomega.6c00852
• · Zhang, M.; McFall-Boegeman, H.; Cooper, M. M.; Day, E. L. Case Study for Evaluating Synthetic Routes Using Engineering Practices, Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community, 2026. https://gctlc.org/case-study-evaluating-synthetic-routes-using-engineering-practices DOI: 10.59877/JLZR54450
• McFall-Boegeman, H.; Zhang, M.; Day, E. L. Greener Plastics: A Case Study to Address to Sustainability Issues around Single-Use Plastics, Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community, 2026. https://gctlc.org/greener-plastics-case-study-address-sustainability-issues-around-single-use-plastics DOI: 10.59877/COFM5921
• Day, E. L.; McFall-Boegeman, H.; Petritis, S. J.; Alzamily, N.; Zhang, M.; Cooper, M. M. Starting with Synthetic Routes: A cooperative Case Study to Engage Second Year Organic Chemistry Students in Evaluating Solutions Using Green Chemistry Metrics. J. Chem. Educ. 2026 103, 2040-2047 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5c01545
• McFall-Boegeman, H.; Zhang, M.; Cooper, M., M.; Day, E. L. The Plastics Problem: A Qualitative Life Cycle Analysis Case Study for Green and Sustainable Chemistry Education. RSC Sustain. 2026, 4, 2147-2155 DOI: /10.1039/D6SU00001K
  • Invited submission to a Special Issue “Chemical Education for Global Sustainability”
•  McFall-Boegeman, H.; Petritis, S. J.; Starkie, J.; Schwarz, C. E.; Zhang, M.; Cooper, M. M.; Day, E. L. Unpacking Engineering Practices for Curricular Assessment: Aligning Lab Practices and Assessment Items Using the 3D-LAP J. Chem. Educ. 2025 102, 3306-3316 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c01567
• Day, E. L.; Petritis, S. J.; McFall-Boegeman, H.; Starkie, J. L.; Zhang, M.; Cooper, M. M. A Framework for the Integration of Green and Sustainable Chemistry into the Undergraduate Curriculum: Greening our Practice with Scientific and Engineering Practices. J. Chem. Educ. 2024, 101, 1847-1857 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00737
• Zhang, M.; Day, E. L.; McFall-Boegeman, H.; Petritis, S. J.; Cooper, M. M. Incorporation of Green Chemistry Into Undergraduate Organic Laboratory Using Cooperative Project-Based Experiments and Case Studies. Green Chem Lett. Rev. 2023, 16, 2183781 DOI: 10.1080/17518253.2023.2183781
  • Part of a Special Issue “2022 Advances in Green Chemistry Education”
• McFall-Boegeman, H. Investigations into the Virus-Like Particle Bacteriophage Qβ as a Carrier Platform in Conjugate Vaccines Against Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease Michigan State University, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2022.
• Sungsuwan, S., Wu, X., Shaw, V., Kavunja, H., McFall-Boegeman, H., Rashidijahanabad, Z., Tan, Z., Lang, S., Nick, S., Lin P.-H.., Yin, Z., Ramadan, S., Jin, X., Huang, X. Structure Guided Design of Bacteriophage Qβ Mutants as Next Generation Carriers for Conjugate Vaccines. ACS Chem. Biol. 2022, 17, 3047-3058 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00906
  • Part of a Special Issue “Chemical Glycobiology”
  • Author profile in Hughes, K. Introducing Our Authors. ACS. Chem. Biol. 2022, 17, 493-494
• Rashidijahanabad, Z., Kelly, M., Kamruzzaman, M., Qadri, F., Bhuiyan, T., McFall-Boegeman, H., Wu, D., Piszczek, G., Xu, P., Ryan, E. T., Huang, X. Virus Like Particle Display of Vibrio Cholerae O-Specific Polysaccharide as a Potential Vaccine Against Cholera. ACS Infect. Dis. 2022, 8, 574-583 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00585
  • Part of a Special Issue “Glycoscience in Infectious Disease” **This work has been highlighted by multiple news websites : ChemistryViews, GEN, Science Daily, ScienMag, UK Today News, Newswise, EurekAlert!, Mirage News, MedicalXpress, The Medical News, Technology Networks, Scitech Daily
• McFall-Boegeman, H., Huang, X. Mechanisms of Cellular and Humoral Immunity Through the Lens of VLP-Based Vaccines. Expert Rev. Vaccines 2022, 21, 453-469 DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2022.2029415
• Wu, X., McFall-Boegeman, H., Rashidijahanabad, Z., Liu, K., Pett, C., Yu, J., Schorlemer, M., Ramadan, S., Behren, S., Westerlind, U., Huang, X. Synthesis and Immunological Evaluation of the Unnatural β-linked Mucin-1 Thomsen-Friedenreich Conjugate. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2021, 19, 2448-2455. DOI: 10.1039/D1OB00007A
  • Part of the themed collection “Glycosylation: New Methodologies and Applications”

Other Professional Experiences

• Member of American Chemistry Society (2015-Present)
  • Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Chemical Glycobiology
  • Division of Chemical Education
    • Membership Committee (2025-Present)
• Member of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2026-Present)
• Member of Minnesota Academy of Science (2023-Present)
• Member of Missouri Academy of Science (2023-Present)
• Reviewer for Journal of Nanobiotechnology, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology-Asia, BMC Chemistry, Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education, Molecules, Vaccines, World, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Microorganisms, Biology, Animals, Antibodies, Discover Immunology, Current Issues in Molecular Biology
• Reviewer for
  • Journal of Nanobiotechnology
  • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology-Asia