News about significant research accomplishments.
TULLIUS Group results published in Science
TULLIUS Group reports in Science that evolutionary selection works on DNA shape Professor Tom Tullius, his graduate student, Steve Parker, and their collaborator at the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Elliott Margulies, have developed a new methodfor uncovering functional areas of the human genome by studying DNA’s three-dimensional structure — a topographical approach that extends […]
NIH provides funding to develop nanoparticle-based imaging technology for early cancer detection
Mounting evidence indicates that some RNAs (so called micro RNAs [miRNAs]) play a significant role as oncogenes or tumor suppressors. The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) has funded Professor Björn Reinhard and his group to develop a nanoparticle-based imaging technology for early cancer diagnosis through detection of characteristic miRNAs. The new imaging […]
Schaus Group Develops New Asymmetric Route To α-Amino Acid Esters
Chemical & Engineering News: Science & Technology (5/19/08) reports in a “Highlight” that Sha Lou and Scott E. Schaus have developed the first asymmetric catalytic version of the reaction. It uses chiral biphenol catalysts to convert alkenyl boronates, secondary amines, and glyoxylates to chiral α-amino acid esters with good yields and high enantiomeric ratios (J. […]
Four B.U. Students Give Papers in Germany: Patrick Cappillino Wins Award for Oral Presentation
Patrick Cappillino (left), a chemistry graduate student at Boston University, was recognized for his presentation at the 10th Young Scientists Conference on Chemistry, which was held at the University of Rostock, Germany, March 27-29, 2008. Cappillino, who anticipates receiving his Ph.D. at the end of the year, received the third place award for his oral […]
Leland L. Johnson, Jr., Research poster cited for exceptional quality
A research poster presented by Lee Johnson, a third-year graduate student in the laboratory of Professor James Panek, was cited for its exceptional quality. The poster was presented at the March 2006 ACS meeting organized by the German Chemical Society’s Younger Chemists Committee in Konstanz, Germany. The title of Lee’s poster was: “Expansion of [4+2] […]
Sean Elliott receives 5-year Early Faculty Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation
From BU Today: The National Science Foundation honored CAS assistant professor of chemistry Sean Elliott for his research on biological electron transfer, with the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, a five year grant that will give Elliott the opportunity to further develop a course curriculum that highlights the intersection of chemistry and biology. CAREER […]
Prof. Straub Receives $1.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to continue research on the causes of Alzheimer’s disease
College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry Professor John Straub, who won one of BU’s Metcalf Awards for Excellence in Teaching last May, is known as a charismatic lecturer. But he is also internationally recognized for his research, especially in theoretical and computational chemistry. Indeed, Straub recently received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes […]
New Catalytic Method Discovered by Schaus and CMLD-BU featured in C&E News
From Chemical & Engineering News (Vol 83, p. 13): The asymmetric construction of monastrol and other dihydropyrimidones has been a challenge for some time. The compounds are generally produced as racemates by the Biginelli reaction, developed in 1893, and single enantiomers are obtained by chiral resolution. Assistant professor of chemistry Scott E. Schaus and coworkers […]
Professor Tom Tullius receives NIH grant for ENCODE technology to map the surface of DNA
In a second round of funding for technology-related research that will contribute to the international research effort known as ENCODE, the National Human Genome Research Initiative (NHGRI) is supporting a Boston University-based effort to map the topography of the DNA molecule. Prof. Thomas Tullius, chairman of Boston University’s Department of Chemistry, has received a three-year, […]
Boston Undergraduate Research Center (BURC) Pilot Program Begins
This fall (September 2004), Boston University (BU) and Roxbury Community College (RCC) launched a one-year pilot program for an undergraduate research center funded by the Chemistry Directorate of the National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF’s goal is to support collaborations between research universities and two- and four-year colleges, as well as with secondary schools to encourage […]