Congratulations to Soyoung Bae for Second-place on a Beamline-proposal in Ultra-fast X-ray Summer School
Soyoung Bae, a fourth-year graduate student in the Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry (MCBB) PhD Degree program earned second place with her team at the Ultra-Fast X-ray Summer School (UXSS) in June 2026. The UXSS program, hosted by Stanford’s PULSE Institute at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) National Accelerator Laboratory, is renowned for […]
BU Biotech Club
The BU Biotech Club is a graduate graduate student–led organization dedicated to helping trainees explore careers in the life sciences industry, with a particular focus on the business of science, including venture capital, consulting, and entrepreneurship. If you’re interested in joining and/or learning more, please visit their website at https://www.bumc.bu.edu/gms/students/student-life/organization/bbcc/ or visit their Linkedin. You […]
John Cerritelli’s work featured on the cover of the September 9th issue of ACS Inorganic Chemistry
John Cerritelli of the Doerrer Group had his work featured on the cover of the September 9th issue of ACS Inorganic Chemistry (pictured below; link to issue here). Congratulations, John!
Assistant Professor Minjung Son selected as a winner of the Flygare Award Lecture from the International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
Assistant Professor Minjung Son was recently selected as a recipient of the Flygare Award Lectures. The Flygare Award Lectures are given out biannually to early career independent scientists who showcase outstanding contributions in molecular spectroscopy. The Son group studies how energy and electrical charge move through molecules, materials, and biological systems—processes that strongly affect how […]
Grants Administrator Position
The Department of Chemistry is currently seeking a Grants Administrator to join its financial team to provide oversight and reporting on its sponsored research portfolio. Follow this link for more information and to apply.
Cui Lab Publishes Research article “Force fields matter in DNA pol η mechanistic analysis” in Protein Science
Abstract DNA polymerase η is of major interest due to debates regarding the role of a third non-canonical magnesium ion in catalysis. By examining molecular simulations motivated by this mechanistic question and the role of the S113A mutation, we investigate how modern classical force fields compare for treating protein-DNA complexes and divalent metal ions in […]
Derosa Lab Publishes “Recent Developments in Shono-Type Oxidation: Strategies for Modular α-C(sp3)–H Functionalization” in ACS Electrochemistry
Abstract The Shono oxidation has served as a pillar in synthetic organic electrochemistry for over 50 years, demonstrating streamlined α-C(sp3)–H functionalization of saturated azacycles via N,O-acetal intermediates that can be derivatized in subsequent chemical steps. These direct anodic oxidations, however, historically present challenges related to functional group tolerance and site-selectivity and can result in deleterious side […]
Derosa Lab Publishes ‘Hot Paper’ in ACIE: Electrochemical Azolation of Electron-rich Fluoroarenes: A Controlled Redox Chain Unlocks C─N Bond-forming e-SNAr
Nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) reactions are critical methods for forming C─N bonds in synthetic campaigns, but limitations in electrophile electronics restrict access to a large portion of chemical space. Photochemical oxidation of fluoroarenes has emerged as an attractive strategy to activate fluoroarenes toward nucleophilic addition, but back-electron transfer to solution-phase reduced photocatalysts limit the scope […]
Minjung Son Awarded DOE Early Career Research Award
Recently, Assistant Professor Minjung Son (CHEM) and team received a major grant from the Department of Energy: the Early Career Research Award. The award promises $875,000 over five years, which, in the DOE’s words, allows recipients “to pursue new ideas and harness the resources of the user facilities to increase the potential for breakthrough new discoveries.” With the […]
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