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Bravaya Named 2014 Hariri Junior Faculty Fellow
The Junior Faculty Fellows program of Boston University’s Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering was established in 2011 both to recognize outstanding junior faculty at Boston University working in diverse areas of the computational sciences, as well as to provide focal points for supporting broader collaborative research in these areas at BU and […]
New Center Enables Translational Biomedical Research
The newly configured Center for Molecular Discovery (CMD) builds on the legacy of Boston University’s NIH-funded Center of Excellence, the Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development (2002-2007 and 2008-2013) to create a new functional core with a focus on the development of small molecule probes and therapeutic leads. Integrating its small molecule screening collection […]
Ziegler Funded to Develop New Forensics Tool
Among the most important forensic evidence that can be collected at a crime scene are body fluids. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has funded Prof. Lawrence Ziegler and his group to develop a novel detection and identification platform for these fluids based on the optical methodology, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). The purpose […]
DOE Funds Bioenergy Study
Professor Sean Elliott and his group have received funding from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science for their project, “Tuning directionality for CO2 reduction in the oxo-acid: ferredoxin superfamily.” Their aim is to provide a unique, molecular perspective on how electron transfer processes are coupled to catalytic processes that can either be oxidations that […]
NSF Funds Study to Explore Excited State Dynamics
Professor David Coker has received an award from the Chemical Theory, Models and Computational Methods Program in the NSF Division of Chemistry to study excited state dynamics in condensed phase systems. Using simulation and electronic structure methods, Professor Coker and his research group are developing accurate quantum mechanical techniques, in particular they are extending their […]
NSF Funds Investigation of Protein Structure and Dynamics
One of the great challenges in biological chemistry is understanding how protein structure informs function. Experimental studies have shown that by encapsulating proteins in surfactant micelles (nanoscale molecular aggregates, such as a droplet in a colloidal system) critical insights can be gained into protein structure, dynamics, and function. Currently, however, no one knows how the […]
NSF Funds Development of C-X Bond Forming Reactions with Copper
The NSF’s Sustainable Chemistry, Engineering, and Materials (SusChEM) Program addresses the interrelated challenges of sustainable supply chains, engineering, production, and environmentally benign use of chemicals and materials by design. Catalytic bond formation reactions with earth-abundant metals are necessary for environmentally sustainable syntheses of commodity chemicals, alternative syntheses of natural products, as well as anthropogenic pharmaceuticals. […]
NSF Funds Development of Oil Spill Remediation Method
The NSF’s Sustainable Chemistry, Engineering, and Materials (SusChEM) Program addresses the interrelated challenges of sustainable supply chains, engineering, production, and environmentally benign use of chemicals and materials by design. Prof. Mark Grinstaff and his group have been funded by the program to develop an environmentally friendly continuous oil recovery device based on a new, biodegradable, […]
Hoffman Receives Chemistry Education Award
Prof. Emer. Morton Z. Hoffman has received the Distinguished Contribution to Chemistry Education (DCCE) Award from the Committee on Chemistry Education (CCE) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) on the occasion of the 23rd International Conference on Chemistry Education (ICCE) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (July 13, 2014). The DCCE Award recognizes […]
Research Collaboration Results in Nature Communications Paper
The research collaboration of Prof. Bjoern Reinhard, BU Chemistry and The BU Photonics Center, and Prof. Suryaram Gummuluru, BU School of Medicine, Microbiology, has resulted in a paper published in Nature Communications (20 June 2014). The paper is entitled “Glycosphingolipid-functionalized nanoparticles recapitulate CD169-dependent HIV-1 uptake and trafficking in dendritic cells.” It reports on the development […]