CHEMISTRY NEWS
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Recent News
Fall 2021 Chemistry PhD Graduates
Christopher Ian Davis (#274 Ph.D. awarded by Chemistry) successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation titled "Chemistry of a Dehydrogenase and Di-heme Enzyme Related to Tryptophan Oxidation" on Thursday, June 24, 2021 under the direction of Dr. Aimin Liu. Committee:...read more ❯
New Inventions from Henary Lab in GSU Chemistry
GSU Office of Technology Transfer & Commercialization is pleased to report a new disclosure has been submitted Dr. Henary Lab in GSU Chemistry Department. Congrats to Henary Lab for their innovative work!
GSURF Ref: 2022-013
Title: Immune Cell Targeting NIR...read more ❯
Regents' Professor David Wilson's article selected as ChemSci Pick of the Week!
We are pleased to be informed that Dr. David Wilson's article, Engineered Modular Heterocyclic-Diamidines for Sequence-Specific Recognition of Mixed AT/GC Base Pairs at the DNA Minor Groove, has been selected as a Chem Sci Pick!
Dr. Wilson's article that was...read more ❯
Regents’ Professor Binghe Wang Honored as National Academy of Inventors Fellow
A medicinal chemist, Wang is focused on tackling pressing health issues, including cancer, inflammation, antibiotic resistance and rare diseases.read more ❯
The End Of A Long Pipeline
A new cancer treatment co-developed by associate professor Maged Henary is one of the first Georgia State-based technologies to enter clinical trials.read more ❯
Georgia State Scientists Develop New Sensor to Capture Calcium Activity in Cells
The study, led by Regents’ Professor of Chemistry Jenny Yang, could aid in better understanding of the molecular basis of human diseases.read more ❯
Artificial Sweeteners Enable Delivery of Carbon Monoxide to Treat Organ Injury
For the past five years, Regents' Professor Binghe Wang and his collaborators have worked to design a safe way to deliver CO to human patients.read more ❯
Congratulations to Dr. Suazette Mooring on receiving a new NSF Award for 3 years
Dr. Suazette Mooring has been awarded a new NSF grant, “Measuring Chemistry-Specific Mindset Beliefs of Students in Undergraduate Chemistry Courses.”
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mooring on receiving this grant...read more ❯
Congratulations to Dr. Jun Yin on receiving a new NSF Grant for 3 years
Dr. Jun Yin has been awarded a new NSF grant to continue his study on “Elucidating the Roles of E3 Ligases and Deubiquitinating Enzymes in Mitophagy by Orthogonal Ubiquitin Transfer and Linkage-Specific Ubiquitin Probes.” Please...read more ❯
Spring 2021 Chemistry PhD Graduates
Jessica Siemer (#270 Ph.D. awarded by Chemistry) successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation titled “Structure And Function Of Viral RNA-Host Protein Interactions Among Flaviviruses” on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 under the...read more ❯
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Giovanni Gadda
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