News about significant research accomplishments.
Commemorating Prof. Emeritus Hartman (1931-2014)
When Prof. Standish C. Hartman (‘Stan’) retired in 2005, the Department of Chemistry held a grand celebration honoring his promotion to Professor Emeritus. A man of quiet dignity, with a dry sense of humor, Stan seemed taken aback by the turnout and tributes. Stan’s modesty prevented him from seeing what everyone else knew: that during […]
Many Designs: One Winner
In the summer of 2013, the Chemistry Department held a competition for its members (graduate students, chemistry majors, postdocs, and staff) to submit graphic designs for a Departmental logo. The winner would receive an iPad and have the satisfaction of knowing that his/her design would by a symbol used by the Department for many purposes, […]
Grinstaff Group is Featured in BUToday Special Report
The interdisciplinary research of Prof. Mark Grinstaff and his group is featured in a BU Today, Special Report. Prof. Grinstaff, who holds a joint appointment in the Departments of Chemistry (College of Arts and Sciences) and Biomedical Engineering (School of Engineering), leads a lab whose current students come from graduate programs in Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, […]
BU Research and Education Benefit from New CIC Instruments
In response to BU’s continued success in recruiting faculty who are addressing today’s most challenging research problems, the Chemical Instrumentation Center (CIC) on the Charles River Campus is successfully growing its infrastructure with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the University, and industry. In September 2013, the Chemistry Department and the CIC received support […]
Reinhard Research Rates Two Journal Covers
This February, the Reinhard Laboratory’s research made the cover of two peer-reviewed journals: Biomaterials Science and Advanced Functional Materials. The Biomaterials Research paper (Biomater. Sci., 2014, 2, 156), “Nanoconjugation: a materials approach to enhance epidermal growth factor induced apoptosis,” was authored by graduate students, Linxi Wu (4th year), Xinwei Yu (5th year), Amin Feizpour (3rd year), […]
Chemistry Research Addresses Deadly Disease
Dr. Scott Schaus (Associate Professor, Chemistry and School of Medicine pharmacology) and Dr. Lauren Brown (Research Professor) were named among the first eight winners of the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Discovery Fast Track Challenge program. GSK’s competition aims to translate academic starting points for new potential medicines. The initial contest attracted 142 entries across 17 therapeutic […]
NIH Grant Investigates HIV with Artificial Virus Nanoparticles
Collaborators, Dr. Bjoern Reinhard, BU Chemistry, and Dr. Suryaram Gummurulu, BU School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, have received an award from the NIH to investigate the role and mode of action of non-virus encoded surface functionalities in the capture of HIV-1 by dendritic cells. Entitled “Elucidating Non-Virus Encoded HIV Capture through Artificial Virus Nanoparticles (AVNs),” […]
Biology and Chemistry Combine to Develop In Vivo Cancer Probe
MIT Whitehead Institute senior scientist, Dr. Luke Whitesell, and Boston University’s Prof. John Porco, Director of the CMLD-BU, have received a 3-year award from the NIH entitled “Inhibiting the Heat Shock Factor 1 (HSF1)-regulated transcriptional program in cancers.” This combined biology/chemistry team aims to identify highly potent and selective HSF-1 inhibitor probes with useful activity […]
Liver Cancer Chemotherapeutic Moves Closer to Commercialization
Boston University’s competitive Ignition Award Program funds faculty to advance their research toward commercialization (e.g., licensing, startup companies). Prof. Scott Schaus and his co-inventor, Prof. Ula Hansen in BU Biology, have received an Ignition Award to develop a small molecule chemotherapeutic for the effective treatment of primary liver cancer. Liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is […]
DOE Funds Keyes to Develop Novel Gas Hydrate Simulation Methods
Gas hydrates – ice with small molecules trapped in cages – are important for the energy sector because they store natural gas and carbon dioxide, block gas pipelines with an enormous cost impact, and hold potential for hydrogen storage and water purification. In a 3-year, $500K award, the Department of Energy has funded Prof. Tom […]