Sanford applied and was accepted to several programs, including Georgia Tech and Emory. While Georgia Tech was a better match for her technical background, Emory felt like the right place to grow. “I had real conversations with the faculty. It didn’t feel transactional,” she said.Continue readingGrad alum Aimee Sanford discusses her research story with alma mater
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Noni Byrnes, Ph.D., director of NIH’s Center for Scientific Review (CSR), has announced that she will retire from federal service on Aug. 31, 2025. Dr. Byrnes holds a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Emory.Continue readingGrad alum Noni Byrnes retires as director of NIH’s Center for Scientific Review
Francesco Evangelista, Emory College Winship Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, has been elected as a member of the elite International Academy of Quantum Molecular Sciences (IAQMS). Continue readingFrancesco Evangelista elected to International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science
The NIH-funded Center on Probes for Molecular Mechanotechnology, led by Emory chemist Dr. Khalid Salaita, recently hosted a three-day workshop titled “Mechanobiology Methods: From Molecules to Cells.” The event welcomed 16 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from across the country—including participants from Berkeley, Stanford, University of Utah, University of Maryland, University of Minnesota, Brown, Georgia…Continue readingMechanobiology workshop brings national cohort to Emory for intensive training
During his time as an NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholar, 2025 graduate Tuan Vinh will focus on the intersection of genomics and predictive modeling, with the goal of discovering biomarkers to enable earlier diagnosis and treatments of diseases.Continue readingUndergraduate alum Tuan Vinh to study genomics, predictive modeling as NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholar
Graduate program alum Dr. Tamra Blue-Lahom has a featured editorial in the recent ACS Bio & Med Chem Au Juneteenth 2025 special issue. In celebration of Juneteenth—the federal holiday often regarded as America’s second Independence Day—ACS Bio & Med Chem Au recognized 16 outstanding scientists descended from the African diaspora who continue to drive innovation…Continue readingGraduate alum Tamra Blue-Lahom featured in ACS Bio & Med Chem Au Juneteenth 2025 special issue
Shikufa Mousavi (Ke Group) was honored with an Outstanding Student Poster Award at the Spring 2025 American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting in San Diego, California. The award was presented by the ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry (COLL) during the division’s luncheon on March 25, 2025. Shikufa received a certificate and an honorarium…Continue readingGraduate scholar Shikufa Mousavi wins ACS Oustanding Poster Award
Chemist Mingji Dai, part of a team funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, has contributed to the development of a new process to synthesize a plant-based compound that shows effectiveness against triple-negative breast cancer cells. Continue readingLab-synthesized botanical compound shows promise for fighting aggressive breast cancer
Grad alum Dr. Misael Romero-Reyes, currently assistant professor of chemistry at Georgia Gwinnet College, was accepted by the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) into its 2025 New Leadership Academy Fellows Program.Continue readingGrad alum selected for AAC&U New Leadership Academy Fellows program
Chemistry majors Nolan Lahmann and Dylan Yin, members of the Emory University men’s swimming & diving program, were selected as winter recipients of the prestigious NCAA postgraduate scholarship as announced by the NCAA earlier this week. The award, which is a $10,000 scholarship that can be applied toward their current or future graduate degree programs, is annually bestowed upon student-athletes who excel academically and athletically while also serving as leaders in the community.Continue readingChemistry majors Lahmann and Yin receive NCAA postgraduate scholarships