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Salaita Lab’s computerized, rolling DNA motors move molecular robotics to next level

The Salaita Lab has integrated computer functions into rolling DNA-based motors, opening a new realm of possibilities for miniature, molecular robots, as published in Nature Nanotechnology.Continue readingSalaita Lab’s computerized, rolling DNA motors move molecular robotics to next level

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New approach in quest for cancer vaccines nets Emory chemist a Michelson Prize

Emory chemist Rong Ma received a $150,000 Michelson Prize for her proposal to harness the mechanical processes of cells as a new approach in the long-running quest to develop cancer vaccines.Continue readingNew approach in quest for cancer vaccines nets Emory chemist a Michelson Prize

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Khalid Salaita appointed to distinguished professorship

Khalid Salaita has been named Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Chemistry, one of the highest honors that Emory bestows upon a member of its faculty.Continue readingKhalid Salaita appointed to distinguished professorship

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Alisina Bazrafshan wins mentoring award

Alisinia Bazrafshan is the recipient of the 2021 Eleanor Main Student Mentor Award.Continue readingAlisina Bazrafshan wins mentoring award

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NIH grant funds Salaita Group work on indoor air sensor for SARS-CoV-2

Continue readingNIH grant funds Salaita Group work on indoor air sensor for SARS-CoV-2

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What is a research statement?

Faculty 411 is a series of articles intended to help demystify the process of applying to faculty jobs. As our department seeks to recruit new faculty colleagues, we want every person to have the information they need to assemble an application that best shows their potential to be successful in a job – at Emory or anywhere!Continue readingWhat is a research statement?

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Luminescent DNA tool makes cell forces visible

Continue readingLuminescent DNA tool makes cell forces visible

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Emory chemists make cellular forces visible at the molecular scale

Continue readingEmory chemists make cellular forces visible at the molecular scale

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A Conversation with Samantha Summer

While we are socially distant, we are working to bring the chemistry community closer together by sharing conversations with faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Interviews were conducted electronically and have been lightly edited for readability.Continue readingA Conversation with Samantha Summer

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Harnessing Potential: How the Salaita Lab Refines Researchers

Since opening his Emory lab in 2009, Khalid Salaita has used nanotechnology to understand the physical forces that cells exert as they interact with one another. Now, through the power of mentorship, Aaron Blanchard, Joshua Brockman and Victor Ma, have taken knowledge gained from their training in Salaita’s lab to study cancer through the National Cancer…Continue readingHarnessing Potential: How the Salaita Lab Refines Researchers