Guberman-Pfeffer, M.; Greco, J. A.; Samankumara, L.; Zeller, M.; Gascón, J.; Birge, R.R.; Brückner, C. ‘Bacteriochlorins with a Twist: Discovery of a Unique Mechanism to Red-shift the Optical Spectra of Bacteriochlorins’ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139 (1), 548–560. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b12419 A collaborative effort within the chemistry department brought experiment and theory together to explain the unique optical […]
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Paper Published in the Nature Journal’s Scientific Reports
Spundana Malla, Karteek Kadimisetty, You-Jun Fu, Dharamainder Choudhary, John B. Schenkman & James F. Rusling Methyl-Cytosine-Driven Structural Changes Enhance Adduction Kinetics of an Exon 7 fragment of the p53 Gene. Sci. Rep. 7, 40890; doi: 10.1038/srep40890 (2017). In a collaborative effort with UConn Health (Profs. Schenkman and Choudhary), Spundana Malla, Karteek Kadimisetty, Dr. Fu and […]
Laughing Gas
Is laughing gas a bad thing? In a WAMC Radio “Academic Minute” segment, Dr. Nicholas Leadbeater explores this silly question. Listen here >>>
Gascón/Maran Research Featured on Chemical Science Cover
Artwork based on research between Dr. Flavio Maran and Dr. José A. Gascón has been featured in the covers of Chemical Science. The image depicts “a magnetic look into the protecting layer of Au25 clusters.” View cover here>>>
Islam Mosa Wins International 3MT People’s Choice Award
Congratulations to Graduate Student Islam Mosa for winning the People’s Choice Award in the International Universitas 21 (U21) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. This is the first international award for UConn in the U21 3MT competition. Islam received his award from Dr. Kent Holsinger, Dean of the Graduate School. Also, President Herbst has invited Islam to attend the Board […]
Accelerate UConn
Dr. Challa Kumar and Graduate Student Melissa Limbacher are the recipients of an Accelerate UConn Fall 2016 Grant for their project entitled, “GlowDots.” Kumar and Limbacher will participate in the Fall cohort of Accelerate UConn, the University’s National Science Foundation I-Corps site. All winning teams receive special training and a $3,000 seed grant to help […]
Zhao Group Perspective Featured on the Journal of Physical Chemistry Lectures
Dr. Jing Zhao and graduate student Swayandipta Dey wrote a perspective to The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. The perspective is highlighted on its August 2016 cover. About the cover: “The cover art illustrates that by positioning single quantum dots close to metal nanoparticles, the interaction between the excitons and plasmons will significantly alter the […]
Basu Group Research Featured on Cover of Chemical Research in Toxicology
A paper from Dr. Ashis Basu‘s group–in collaboration with Vanderbilt University–has been selected for the cover of the journal, Chemical Research in Toxicology. Cover image | Full article >>>
Dr. Kumar Featured in Promotional Video
Dr. Challa V. Kumar and graduate student Jingwen Ding are featured in the second scene of a new promotional video recently released by UConn. Video courtesy of the University of Connecticut.