News about significant research accomplishments.
Chemistry Welcomes Arturo Vegas to the Faculty
We are happy to announce that Arturo José Vegas will be joining the Department on July 1 as Assistant Professor. His research will aim to develop novel targeting therapeutics and delivery systems for selective cancer chemotherapy, immunomodulation, and diabetic immunosuppression. At the same time, the Vegas laboratory will create a general and systematic approach to […]
Grinstaff Receives Inaugural DeLisi Award and Lecture
The College of Engineering has honored interdisciplinary scientist, Professor Mark Grinstaff (Chemistry, BME, MSE, MED), with the inaugural Charles DeLisi Award and Distinguished Lecture. Professor Grinstaff will present the Lecture on Thursday, April 2 at 4 p.m. in the Photonics Colloquium Room (PHO 906). In the lecture, “Clinically Informed Biomaterial Design and Engineering,” he will explore how over […]
NSF Video Features BU Biophotonics Research
The National Science Foundation’s on line magazine, Science Nation, is featuring a video entitled “Biophotonics poised to make major breakthroughs in medicine.” Focusing on the Boston University Center for Biophotonic Sensors and Systems (CBSS), the video shows how engineers and scientists collaborate with industry to realize the potential of light waves in the diagnosis […]
From Schlumberger Fellow to Chemistry Professor at the UNA de México
The Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowship funds women from emerging economies for advanced post‐graduate study in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in the finest universities for their discipline overseas with the long term goal of addressing the worldwide gender gap in STEM disciplines. A highly competitive program, the Foundation […]
NIH Funds Alzheimer’s Research Addressing Fundamental Questions
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a 4-year grant to computational chemists, Professor John Straub and his colleague at the University of Maryland (UMD), Professor Devarajan (Dave) Thirumulai, on “Probing the role of membrane and cholesterol on APP‐C99 structure and dynamics.” Protein aggregation in the brain is linked to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). This […]
Whitty Lab Paper Chosen as Journal’s “Paper of the Week”
A publication from the research group of Professor Adrian Whitty has been selected by the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC) as “Paper of the Week.” This distinction is conferred upon JBC papers that the Associate Editors and Editorial Board Members consider to represent the “top 2% of JBC papers in overall importance.” The paper, “Quantitative […]
Porco Lab Publication Appears in High Impact Journal
The high-impact science journal, Nature Chemistry, has published a paper by Professor John A. Porco, Jr., and his colleagues reporting on “Atropselective syntheses of (-) and (+) rugulotrosin A utilizing point-to-axial chirality transfer” (2 February 2015). Rugulotrosin A is a symmetric dimer isolated from an uncharacterised species of Penicillium. The compound displays significant antibacterial activity […]
NIH Funds Schaus Lab to Develop Asymmetric Boron Chemistry
The cornerstone of organic synthesis is the development of novel chemical methodology that addresses key limitations in efficiency and reactivity. These synthetic methodologies are best demonstrated in the synthesis of biologically relevant molecules such as current drugs and compounds of study. The goal of this 5-year NIH-funded research program being conducted by Professor Scott Schaus […]
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 […]