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  • Head shot of H.N. Cheng on a dark background
    H.N. Cheng (PhD, '74) continues to see the possibilities in chemistry
    2021-10-31 - A research chemist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and President of the American Chemical Society, Cheng (PhD, '74) continues to "see future possibilities" in his research developing green chemistry methodologies related to agro-based materials and using them to produce eco-friendly and sustainable products.
     Posted: 2021-10-15
  • Portrait of Catherine Jalomo standing in front of the entrance of Roger Adams Laboratory
    Getting to know: Graduate student Catherine Jalomo
    2021-10-15 - A native of Fresno, Californa, Catherine Jalomo is pursuing her dream to become a chemist and a mentor as a first-generation college student and the first among her siblings to pursue a graduate degree.
     Posted: 2021-10-15
  • Side by side headshots of Rohit Bhargava and Jonathan Sweedler
    Sweedler, Bhargava named top analytical scientists in the world
    2021-10-15 - Chemistry professors included on The Analytical Scientist's annual Power List of the top 100 analytical scientists in the world.
     Posted: 2021-10-15
  • Image depicting a star shape on a DNA molecule
    Xing Wang wins Mikashi Award to develop virus-sensing method
    2021-10-13 - Project involves creating a rapid, ultra-sensitive, and inexpensive virus-sensing technology with star-shaped DNA nano-structures that can recognize and capture viral particles and emit a fluorescent signal, which can be read instantly with lab equipment.
     Posted: 2021-10-13
  • Head shot of John Katzenellenbogen
    Chemistry professor helps develop dual-mechanism estrogen receptor inhibitors
    2021-10-11 - John Katzenellenbogen and other researchers collaborated on the development of DMERIs, antiestrogens that work by a novel dual mechanism, interacting with the estrogen receptor at two sites in contrast to currently used antiestrogens that operate through only one site.
     Posted: 2021-10-11
  • Head shot of Markita Landry
    Alumni Association recognizes Markita Landry (PhD, '12), recipient of the inaugural Young Alumni Award in 2020
    2021-09-30 - Markita Landry, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, will be recognized with the 2020 and 2021 alumni award winners during Homecoming Week activities.
     Posted: 2021-10-05
  • Photo of Martin Burke, left, shaking hands with University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen in front of the newly-dedicated MSB facility.
    Carle Illinois College of Medicine dedicates renovated Medical Sciences Building
    2021-10-04 - Chemistry professor Martin Burke is the associate dean for research at Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, which represents a new concept in the field of health care education.
     Posted: 2021-10-04
  • Head shot of Melissa Lucero
    Graduate student wins Professor Gary Schuster scholarship for outstanding mentorship
    2021-08-01 - Graduate student Melissa Lucero has been selected the 2021-22 winner of the Professor Gary Schuster Mentoring Scholarship. This graduate scholarship was established by Dr. De-Kai Loo and Dr. Jianjian Zhang in 2018 in honor of Schuster, who was a professor of chemistry at Illinois...
     Posted: 2021-10-01
  • Head shot of Melissa Lucero
    Student Researcher Spotlight: Melissa Lucero
    2021-09-28 - Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology features student researcher Melissa Lucero, a fifth-year PhD student studying chemistry and chemical biology in the lab of chemistry professor Jefferson Chan, a Beckman Institute professor. In the Chan lab, Lucero focuses on developing chemical tools to study disease states and biological processes via in vivo molecular imaging
     Posted: 2021-10-01
  • Head shot of Jefferson Chan
    Small-molecule probe is safe biopsy alternative, monitors disease progression in real time
    2021-09-29 - Researchers in chemistry professor Jefferson Chan's lab have developed a small-molecule probe that allows for rapid and non-invasive visualization of disease progression in Wilson’s disease and some metastatic cancers. As a diagnostic tool, this probe could reduce the need for invasive procedures.
     Posted: 2021-10-01
  • Portrait of Jonathan Sweedler standing at a railing in a building on the UIUC campus
    New analytical technique helps researchers spot subtle differences in subcellular chemistry
    2021-09-30 - A research team led by chemistry professor Jonathan Sweedler has developed a new technique to rapidly isolate and chemically characterize individual organelles within cells, revealing the chemical composition of organelles that control biological growth, development and disease.
     Posted: 2021-09-30
  • Graphic illustration of a PRISM device for the virus that causes COVID-19.
    Microscope that detects individual viruses could power rapid diagnostics
    2021-03-31 - A technique that researchers call Photonic Resonator Interferometric Scattering Microscopy, or PRISM, sees and counts viruses or proteins from a sample in real time without any chemicals or dyes. Developed by a team that includes chemistry researcher Xing Wang, PRISM could lead to development of a new class of devices for rapid diagnostics and viral load monitoring, including HIV and the virus...
     Posted: 2021-09-23
  • Graphic illustration of the sensor, which is a rectangular shape with a curved bottom like half a cylinder, with purple colored virus molecules sitting on top of the sensor.
    DNA sensor quickly determines whether viruses are infectious
    2021-09-23 - 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.
     Posted: 2021-09-23
  • Head shot of Markita Landry
    Alum Markita del Carpio Landry wins Vilcek Prize
    2021-09-07 - 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.
     Posted: 2021-09-07
  • illustration of the Hepatitus virus
    Scientists simulate a step in hepatitis B viral infection at unprecedented atomic level
    2021-09-06 - Researchers in the Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology used advanced computational methodologies to successfully simulate the capsid disassembly step of hepatitis B viral infection at an unprecedented atomic level.
     Posted: 2021-09-06

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