December

Undergraduates Publish Research Paper in Journal 鈥淭etrahedron鈥

Abra Dadum (BS Chemistry '22) and David McLean (BS Biochemistry '24) published their undergraduate research. "Chemoselective oxidation of alcohols in the presence of amines using an oxoammonium salt," in the journal聽Tetrahedron with their research advisor,聽Justin Fair, and collaborators from Old Dominion University.聽

August

Alumni Receives Grant to Develop HIV Drugs

Daniel Adu-Ampratwum, who graduated from 亚色影库 with a master's in chemistry in 2010, received a $140,000 grant to develop new HIV drugs from the HIV Interaction and viral Evolution Center.

February

Biochem Alumni to Hold Virtual Career Panel on Thursday, February 24

Five 亚色影库 Biochemistry alumni will hold a virtual career panel on Thursday, February 24, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom, as part of AMES, Alumni Mentors Empowering Students.

Majumdar Publishes in 鈥淎CS Omega鈥

Professor Sudipta Majumdar and former 亚色影库 undergrad Arie Van Wieren have published a paper in the ACS Omega journal. The paper is titled 鈥淪ubstitution of the Methionine Axial Ligand of the T1 Copper for the Fungal-like Phenylalanine Ligand (M298F) Causes Local Structural Perturbations that Lead to Thermal Instability and Reduced Catalytic Efficiency of the Small Laccase from Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2).鈥

亚色影库 Biochemistry Alumnus Shenin Dettwyler to speak on becoming a genetic counselor

亚色影库 alumnus Shenin Dettwyler will speak via Zoom Tuesday, February 8, at 11:30 a.m. She will discuss how she used her BS in Biochemistry degree to become a genetic counselor for cancer patients. All students and faculty are invited to attend in person at Weyandt 240, or via Zoom.