In the News
Our New Class
Ten new students are joining Chemical Biology this Fall, and they are Brian DeVree, Amanda Dugan, Elin Edwald-Tryggvadottir, Eli Eisman, Hugo Fung, Rachel Leslie, Chenxi Shen, Seyed-Fakhreddin Torabi, Ningkun Wang, and Jonathan Whicher. Welcome, class of 2013!
posted 4/21/08
Article in Molecular BioSystems
Chemical Biology faculty member Kate Carroll and Chemical Biology student Steve Leonard co-authored a recent article in Molecular BioSystems that describes a chemical approach for detecting sulfenic acid-modified proteins in living cells. for more information, click here.
posted 3/24/08
New Staff
Chemical Biology is happy to announce the addition of Amy McGovern to our staff. She comes to us from the Arts and Programs Department here at the University. Amy has worked for the University since 2001 and is excited to be joining the program.
posted 1/8/08
RNA Movie
Chemical Biology faculty member Hashim Al-Hashimi and Chemical Biology student Andrew Stelzer co-authored a recent article in Nature that describes a novel strategy for collecting data on RNA motion that provides a 3D visualization. For more information, click here.
posted 12/21/07
Article in Science Magazine
Chemical Biology faculty Kicki Hakansson, Janet Smith and David Sherman have just published an article in the widely-distributed Science Magazine entitled GNAT-Like Strategy for Polyketide Chain Initiation. For the full article, click here.
posted 11/9/07
AAAS Fellows
Congratulations to Chemical Biology faculty Gary Glick, Janet Smith, Carol Fierke and Dave Ballou, who have recently been chosen for the prestigious honor of being named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Existing Fellows of AAAS include Chemical Biology faculty Bob Kennedy, Raoul Kopelman, Vince Pecoraro, Jim Penner-Hahn, Bill Smith, Ron Woodard and Erik Zuiderweg.
posted 10/26/07
On the Cover
Research from the lab of Vince Pecoraro, Chemical Biology faculty, has recently been displayed as the cover image for the journal Angewandte Chemie for research relating to biomolecular recognition and de novo protein design. To view the cover, click here. For the full article, click here.
posted 10/24/07
New Center of Single Molecule Analysis
Nils Walter, Chemical Biology faculty, is chairing the steering committee for a modern, open-access Center of Single Molecule Analysis (CoSiMA) on UM Campus. For more information about the Center, click here.
posted 10/23/07
Teflon-like Antimicrobials
Neil Marsh, Chemical Biology faculty, is researching flourination of natural antibiotics, which may lead to new drug classes that are more stable and potent than their predecessors. For the complete article, click here.
posted 10/23/07
Water Good for RNA
Research by Nils Walter et al. has shown that water is important to ribozyme function. For the complete article, click here.
updated 10/23/07
Training Program Awards
Chris Rath, Year One Chemical Biology student, has been selected for the Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program. Andrew Stelzer and John Conrad, Year One students, have been chosen as a Molecular Biophysics Training Program trainees. Likewise, Chris Evans, Year Two student, has been selected to participate in the Cellular Biotechnology Training Program.
updated 8/22/07
Poster Session and Welcome Picnic
The annual Fall Poster Session will be held from 2:00-4:00pm in the GAP area on Wednesday, August 29. We will also have a Welcome Picnic at Gallup Park at 1:00pm on Sunday, September 9.
posted 8/10/07
Student Awarded NSF Fellowship
Andrew Stelzer, Year One student, is the second Chemical Biology student this year to have been awarded a prestigious NSF Predoctoral Fellowship.
posted 7/16/07
Our New Class
Twelve new students are joining Chemical Biology this Fall. Welcome, class of 2012!
posted 5/16/07
Sugar Structures and Cancer
Kicki Hakansson, Chemical Biology faculty, and her research team, have recently demonstrated a new method for determining structural information about sugars that assist cancer proliferation. The ultimate goal with this work is to develop new methods of diagnosis and/or treatment. For the full article, click here.
posted 4/25/07
First Year Student earns multiple Fellowships
Bethany Strunk, a Year One Chemical Biology student, has been awarded both a competitive NSF Predoctoral Fellowship and the Rackham Non-Traditional Fellowship.
posted 4/2/07
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