The newly developed drug, called ErSO, quickly shrinks even large tumors to undetectable levels, according to the study led by chemistry professor Paul Hergenrother and biochemistry professor David Shapiro. The research team reports the findings in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
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The award, presented by Langmuir and the American Chemical Society Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry, recognizes individuals working in the interdisciplinary field of colloid and surface chemistry.
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When William Rose was 19 he started as a graduate student in the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale. Four years later, in 1911, he finished his PhD with L. B. Mendel, finishing a series of studies on the origin of creatine and creatinine. Rose served in several academic posts before accepting a position at the University of Texas Galveston Medical School to organize a department of biochemistry. In 1922, he went to the University of Illinois as professor of physiological chemistry, a title which was changed to professor of biochemistry in 1936. From 1922 to 1955 he transformed his department...
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- Materials Chemistry
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