A new sensor developed by a research team, which was co-led by Yi Lu, a professor emeritus of chemistry, can distinguish infectious viruses from noninfectious ones thanks to selective DNA fragments and sensitive nanopore technology.
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The Vilcek Foundation selected Markita del Carpio Landry (PhD, '12) to receive the Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science, which is one of several foundation prizes celebrating foreign-born leaders in science, dance, and biotechnology.
The Vallee Scholar program appointed six new scholars this year in its continuing mission to provide unrestricted funding for national and international early career researchers at a critical stage in their tenure-track careers.
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by Dr. R S. Juvet, Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, ASU Professor Emeritus Therald Moeller, past Chairman of the Department of Chemistry at ASU, died November 24 in Broken Arrow, OK, at the age of 84. During the 45 years Professor Moeller was active in teaching and research, he guided the laboratory research of 43 PhD students, 20 Postdoctoral Research Students, 11 MS, and 25 BS students for a total of 99 research students in inorganic chemistry. Of these students, 39 are now professors themselves at universities throughout the U.S. and in Taiwan, Spain, India, Japan, Brazil,...
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