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(Oct. 16, 2023)
Atanu Acharya Wins NIH Award to Study the Biochemistry of Bacterial Membrane Proteins and Light-Sensitive ProteinsAcharya has been awarded a Maximizing Investigators' Research Award from the National Institutes of Health.
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(Aug. 29, 2023)
A&S Chemistry Professor Receives Award from the American Chemical SocietyProfessor Robert Doyle wins the honor for studies of an experimental anti-obesity drug that offers consistent weight loss without vomiting and nausea.
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(April 14, 2023)
Chemistry Leads Science Demonstrations at STEM Micron Chip CampA&S chemistry personnel, along with the local section of the American Chemical Society, provided hands-on science demonstrations to local youth during the April 4 launch of STEM Micron Chip Camp at Liverpool Middle School. The purpose was to interest young people in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).
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(March 29, 2023)
A&S Chemistry Professor Presents New Research on Anti-Obesity DrugProfessor Robert Doyle shared findings at the ACS spring meeting about a potential new drug which offers steady weight loss without common, unwanted side-effects.
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(March 2, 2023)
A&S Faculty Collect Top National Awards and GrantsEES professor Tripti Bhattacharya, physics professor Alison Patteson and chemistry professors Olga Makhlynets and Rachel Steinhardt are recognized for their innovative and noteworthy research.
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(Feb. 21, 2023)
Chemistry Professor Recipient of NSF CAREER and NIH GrantsWith grants from the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation, Olga Makhlynets is researching next-generation hydrogels and protein design.
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(Jan. 4, 2023)
Getting to the 'Point': Powerful Computing Helps Identify Potential New Treatments for CoronavirusesA&S chemistry professor Atanu Acharya seeks to identify antibodies effective against all coronaviruses and variants.
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(Jan. 3, 2023)
Making a Difference at ModernaThanks to the A&S | Maxwell alumni connections program, two A&S grads are fighting evolving diseases.