Side by side head shots of Paul Hergenrother and Kristen Munoz

New antibiotic kills pathogenic bacteria, spares healthy gut microbes

A research team led by chemistry Prof. Paul Hergenrother and former PhD student Kristen Muñoz (PhD, '23) has developed a new antibiotic that reduced or eliminated drug-resistant bacterial infections in mouse models of acute pneumonia and sepsis while sparing healthy microbes in the mouse gut.
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Illinois chemistry team wins computational science hackathon

A team from the Department of Chemistry took first place among 12 teams in a cross-campus computational science competition at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
Carla Scaletti and Martin Gruebele sit in front of two large computer screens that show data sonification data and charts

By listening, scientists learn how a protein folds

Chemistry professor Martin Gruebele and composer and software developer Carla Scaletti used sound to investigate hydrogen-bond dynamics during the protein-folding process.
and Qi Hua stand side by side in front of a white background

Two receive Klemperer Award for outstanding materials PhD thesis

Two PhD graduates, Qi Hua and Falon Kalutantirige, were awarded the 2024 Klemperer Award for Outstanding Materials Chemistry Ph.D. Thesis in the Department of Chemistry.
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