At Emory’s 2026 Commencement, Interim President Leah Ward Sears awarded the President’s Meal to Dennis Liotta, Raymond Schinazi and Woo-Baeg Choi for their development of key HIV antiretroviral medications that helped transform HIV from a fatal disease to a manageable condition, saving millions of lives worldwide.Continue readingChemist Dennis Liotta receives President’s Medal
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The lab of Emory chemist Khalid Salaita is preparing force-sensing technology for a mission to the International Space Station to study the forces within us. “Individual cells look and behave very differently at microgravity,” Salaita says. “That means that cells are somehow feeling and responding to gravity even though cells are so tiny and the forces involved are so miniscule.”Continue readingMay the force be measured: Emory chemists prepare force sensors for space mission
Emory chemists and computer scientists tapped AI to find new disinfectants to combat the growing threat of dangerous “superbugs.”Continue readingAI speeds chemists’ search for better disinfectants
Christine Dunham is a leading expert on the ribosome — an elaborate macro-molecular machine that operates like a factory within a cell to manufacture proteins. In her latest paper, published in Nature Communications, Dunham and colleagues showed through advanced imaging techniques how a small RNA chemical modification, known as a methyl group, influences gene expression.Continue readingNew view of ‘frameshifting’ shows how genetic info can get ‘lost in translation’
Emory chemist Doug Mulford (right) and his students are a perennial hit at the festival. This year, they will demonstrate chemistry polymers, combustion reactions and cloud formation, while also throwing in a few fireballs, during the “Chemistry Bonanza Demo Show” on campus Friday, March 20, and during the Exploration Expo at Piedmont Park on Saturday, March 21.Continue readingAtlanta Science Festival opens doors to discovery for all
The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded Emory University chemist Monika Raj a three-year, $850,000 grant to advance a novel approach aimed at repairing malfunctioning proteins that drive diseases such as cancer and inherited disorders.Continue readingMonika Raj to explore ‘molecular patches’ with $850,000 Keck Foundation grant
Dennis Liotta provides a view on the life-changing impact that federally funded university research can have in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Continue readingAJC Opinion: Despite Trump Cabinet member’s claim, taxpayer-funded science pays dividends
A repurposed algae protein gives a greener biocatalytic approach to valuable molecular building blocks Continue readingResearch from Biegasiewicz and Davis labs featured in C&EN
Yao Wang is a member of two funded teams and will receive two awards n the inaugural year of Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information, a three-year initiative aiming to promote broader interactions among different sectors of the quantum science community and spark interdisciplinary projects to enhance our understanding of the quantum world.Continue readingYao Wang part of two teams awarded funding in 1st Year of Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information
Raphael Ribeiro is co-editor of a new book, “Polariton Chemistry: Molecules in Cavities”, along with Joel Yuen-Zhou at UC San Diego, and Professor Chris Giebink at the University of Michigan. Polariton Chemistry is a rapidly emerging field that is focused on understanding the extent to which physical and chemical properties of molecules change when they are placed in an optical microcavity. Continue readingRaphael Ribeiro is co-editor of a new book on the emerging field of Polariton Chemistry
BareBones STEM is a science communications initiative led by Emory graduate students. Chemistry graduate student Maia Vierengel spotlights Bucella Group research in a recent blog.Continue readingBareBones STEM features Daniela Buccella