NIH Funds BU-CMD to Develop New Antifungal Compounds
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a four-year grant to Center for Molecular Discovery researcher Lauren Brown and collaborators Leah Cowen [http://individual.utoronto.ca/cowen/] (University of Toronoto) and Luke Whitesell [http://lindquistlab.wi.mit.edu/members/] (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT) on “Targeting Hsp90 in crytococcal fungal pathogenesis.” The assembled team combines expertise in fungal biology (Cowen), medicinal […]
Tyler Casselman wins 2016 Laursen Summer Research Scholarship
Undergraduate student Tyler Casselman, a rising Junior doing research in Prof. John Snyder’s laboratory, is the 2016 recipient of the Laursen Summer Research Scholarship (LSRS). Tyler’s summer research continues his investigations in the Snyder group into a synthesis of drug transport within a polymer. His work focuses on developing a procedure to integrate a highly reactive ring system, […]
Dr. Whitty to speak at DMCBB Basel Symposium 2016
DMCCB Basel Symposium 2016 Half-day symposium on «Macrocycles in Drug- and Agrochemical Discovery» Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 13:30 – 17:45 Big Lecture Hall, Department of Chemistry University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19 This year’s annual symposium organized by the Division of Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology of the Swiss Chemical Society is dedicated to the topic of […]
Dr. Malika Jeffries-EL, coauthor of a paper selected for the Journal of Materials Chemistry C Hot Papers
BU Chemistry Professors are moving and shaking these days, with publications like this on being accepted into Journals such as the 2016 Journal of Materials Chemistry C Hot Papers. The paper, whose lead author was Dr. Ramiro Chavez, a graduate student at BU in the lab of Malika Jeffries-EL, focuses on a structure–property investigation of a series of […]
2016 NEIC Distinguished Chemist: Professor Mark W. Grinstaff Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry Director, Center for Nanoscience and Nanobiotechnology Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Every year NEIC gives an award to a Distinguished Chemist in New England who has made substantial contributions to not only their field, but also to promoting chemistry through education, outreach, and […]
BU Chemistry Alumni Gathering at the 250th Annual National ACS Meeting
BU Chemistry Alumni Gathering In conjunction with the 250th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) BU’s Chemistry department hosted an Alumni Reception at the beautiful Seaport Hotel. The reception was a tremendous success attracting over 150 alumni, faculty, students and guests. Ann Cudd, the new Dean of the College of Art and […]
Assistant Professor Ksenia Bravaya recently received the Patricia Mclellan Leavitt Research Fund!
Assistant Professor Ksenia Bravaya was recently selected by Boston University to receive the an award from the Patricia Mclellan Leavitt Research Fund. This award is designed “to support research of one or more non-tenured junior faculty members, or graduate students, in chemistry or biology at the College of Arts and Sciences. Preference shall be given to female faculty […]
Dr. Aaron Beeler awarded NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Grant
Dr. Beeler, who has been a tenure track faculty member in Boston University’s Chemistry Department since 2012, was recently awarded a 5-Year early investigator award through the NSF CAREER grant program. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of junior […]
Michael Gooley, Chemistry’s Chief Financial Officer, wins Boston University’s 2016 Perkins Service Award
It is my great pleasure to announce that Mike Gooley, Chemistry’s Chief Financial Administrator, is one of three recipients of the 2016 John S. Perkins Service Award! This award is presented to three members of the BU community in recognition of their distinguished service to the University. This is certainly a well deserved honor for […]
Professor John Straub receives United Methodist Church Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award
Boston University’s Chemistry Department is proud to announce that Professor John Straub has been selected as this year’s recipient of the United Methodist Church Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award! This award is given each year to a Boston University faculty member in recognition of their record of ongoing, outstanding research and scholarship, and excellence as a teacher. This […]