Christine Dunham, Ph.D., of Emory University, and Maria Barna, Ph.D., of Stanford University, hope to unravel the mechanisms behind the specific compounds that enhance protein production and evaluate their role in diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Diamond Blackfan anemia. Continue readingChristine Dunham combating disease through global protein synthesis with Pew suppport
Category: Grants and Awards
Emory University chemist Fang Liu has been awarded $875,000 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for her research on enhancing light-driven electron transfer, also known as photoredox catalysis. This chemical process, which uses light to initiate electron transfer, is a growing area in organic synthesis, with applications in sectors like healthcare and renewable energy.Continue readingDOE awards Emory chemist $875K to optimize light-driven electron transfer
Emory chemist Fang Liu received $875,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for her work aimed at optimizing the use of light to spark the transfer of an electron. Known as photoredox catalysis, this powerful chemical process is one of the fastest growing areas of organic synthesis, with applications spanning everything from health care to renewable energy.Continue readingDOE funds Emory chemist’s goal to optimize light-driven electron transfer
Assistant Professor Fang Liu has received funding from the Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Research Program (ECRP). The ECRP bolsters the nation’s scientific workforce by supporting exceptional researchers at the outset of their careers, when many scientists do their most formative work. Since its inception in 2010, the program has made 961 awards, with…Continue readingFang Liu receives DOE Early Career Award
A new program from the Biological Discovery through Chemical Innovation (BCDI) initiative is taking a highly interdisciplinary approach to train the next generation of drug discovery scientists. Funded by a T32 Institutional Training Grant from the National Institutes of Health, this grant is rooted in chemistry, a first for Emory University.Continue readingEmory’s new predoctoral training program builds next generation of drug discovery scientists
The American Physical Society has named Emory biophysicist Laura Finzi and physical chemist Michael Heaven as among its 2023 Fellows, a distinction given to researchers who have made significant contributions to the application of physics to science and technology and advanced physics through original research.Continue readingEmory professors Laura Finzi and Michael Heaven named American Physical Society Fellows
Emory Wheel reported on a recent grant made to chemistry’s Khalid Salaita to establish a research center focused on Molecular Mechanobiology.Continue readingEmory Wheel features Center for Molecular Mechanobiology led by Khalid Salaita
Chemistry scholars celebrate recognition in the national NSF GRFP competition.Continue readingChemistry celebrates 5 NSF GRFP awards and 6 honorable mentions in 2023
Junior chemistry majors Yingrong “Momo” Chen, Maddie Hasson, and Tamecka Marcheau-Mille have received the Goldwater Scholarship.Continue readingThree Chemistry Unbound majors receive prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Monika Raj has been named a 2023 Kavli Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences.Continue readingMonika Raj named National Academy of Sciences Kavli Fellow
Eleda Plouch has been awarded a 2022 Graduate Student Scholarship from the Georgia chapter of the American Chemical Society’s Women Chemists Committee (ACS WCC).Continue readingEleda Plouch receives ACS WCC Graduate Student Scholarship