By Colin Poitras, UConn Communications Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are powerful weapons our body’s immune systems count on to fight infection and combat diseases like cancer, multiple sclerosis, and lupus. Finding ways to spark these potent cells into action could lead to more effective cancer treatments and vaccines. While several chemical compounds have shown […]
Author: Jillian Chambers
New Method Unearths Climate Data from Ancient Soils
By Elaina Hancock, UConn Communications In Scientific Reports today, UConn researchers report a novel approach to reconstructing ancient climates using analyses of organic compounds in sediments and soils. This method was developed by former UConn postdoctoral scientist Yvette Eley (now in the Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham, U.K.) […]
Chemistry Professor Nationally Recognized for Inventions
By Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Steven L. Suib has some advice for early career faculty and student researchers who are interested in inventing. Given that Suib was recently named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), it would probably be smart […]
A Pacemaker Powered by the Human Body
UConn Chemistry graduate student Islam Mosa (Rusling Group) had the opportunity to share his research with TEDx Vienna. You can watch him talk about a pacemaker powered by the human body here!
Tailoring Treatment to Combat Diseased Cells at the Genetic Level
By Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research A new drug delivery system that uses a synthetic-biological hybrid nanocapsule could provide a smart technology for targeted treatment of a variety of serious diseases at the genetic level. The hybrid offers a way to correct diseased cells at the genetic level – while at […]
Professor Flavio Maran Wins Baizer Award
Professor Flavio Maran, who leads the Molecular Electrochemistry and Nanosystem Group at the University of Padova and is a Research Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Connecticut, is the new winner of the Manuel M. Baizer Award, awarded by the Electrochemical Society (ECS), which is the largest electrochemical society. The Baizer […]
Fishing for New Antibiotics
Kim Krieger, UConn Communications Two potent antibacterials found in fish do their dirty work in unexpected ways, report UConn chemists and colleagues in a paper accepted by the FEBS Journal. The research could point the way to entirely new classes of antibiotics. Fish suffer from bacterial infections just like humans do. It’s an especially tough […]
2016-2017 Graduate Student Awards
The following awards were presented at the Chemistry Department’s Annual Safety Training on August 24, 2017. Waring (Scholastic) Award: Highest GPA for the 2016-2017 class. Tianqi (Kiki) Chen (Rusling) Masterton (Teaching) Awards: To be recommended by the TA committee or by instructors who may nominate their TAs for excellence in teaching. Islam Mosa […]
Synthesizing Pure Graphene, a ‘Miracle Material’
By Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research Formed deep within the earth, stronger than steel, and thinner than a human hair. These comparisons aren’t describing a new super hero. They’re describing graphene, a substance that some experts have called “the most amazing and versatile” known to mankind. UConn chemistry professor Doug Adamson, a […]
UConn Chemistry REU Symposium 2017
The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program, funded via the National Science Foundation, allows undergraduate students the opportunity to spend their summer conducting research at a REU host institution. Students spend approximately 10 weeks working closely on a research project with faculty members and graduate students. Students will also have the opportunity to utilize the research equipment and […]