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
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Fifteen chemistry scholars were recognized in the 2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) competition. The GRFP has a long history of selecting recipients who achieve high levels of success in their future academic and professional careers. Continue readingChemistry celebrates student success in the 2024 NSF GRFP competition
Dr. Laura K. G. Ackerman-Biegasiewicz has received a Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories award. The award is part of a three-year initiative from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation that aims to accelerate innovation and broaden access within the chemical enterprise through advances in automated instrumentation and artificial intelligence.Continue readingLaura Ackerman-Biegasiewicz receives Scialog funding for automating chemistry laboratories
Emory University’s School of Medicine is embarking on a groundbreaking new initiative to develop a drug discovery pipeline for translating fundamental biological discoveries into the next generation of life-saving treatments. The idea for the center was formulated by esteemed co-directors Haian Fu, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology in the Emory School of Medicine, and chemist Dennis Liotta, PhD, co-founder and former executive director of Drug Innovation Ventures at Emory (DRIVE) and the Emory Institute for Drug Development, along with a leadership team with a shared vision.
Shreyas Rajagopal, a member of the graduing class of 2024, reflects on his Emory story in The Emory Wheel.Continue readingChemistry major Shreyas Rajagopal reflects on time at Emory in Wheel
On Friday, April 19, 2024, the Department of Chemistry celebrated a year of student achievement with our annual awards ceremony. Continue readingChemistry celebrates student achievement with annual awards
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named 10 Emory faculty members as 2023 Fellows, including Chemistry faculty member Dr. Tianquan (Tim) Lian.Continue readingTim Lian named to American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Department of Chemistry had its third annual Town Hall on April 10, 2024. The event took place in Atwood Hall 360 with breakout discussions happening in small group meeting spaces across the third floor of Atwood. History of the SAFE Town Hall The first Town Hall took place in April 2022 and was an…Continue readingCommunity attends third annual Department of Chemistry Town Hall
Yuesong Hu was recognized with the Laney Graduate School Outstanding Scholarly Research Award for his work in chemistry.Continue readingYuesong Hu receives LGS Outstanding Scholarly Research Award
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First Person: ChEmory at ACS
ChEmory, Emory’s award-winning undergraduate ACS club, sent three members to this the ACS Spring national meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. The meeting took place on March 17-21.Continue readingFirst Person: ChEmory at ACS
Recent PhD program alum Brea Manuel has received the 2024 Merck Research Award for Underrepresented Chemists of Color. Continue readingGrad alum Brea Manuel receives Merck Research Award