Chemistry News & Feature Stories

hUMNs of Chemistry #7
Timothy Abraham, Jessica Lamb, and Killian MacFeely share their stories.

PhD candidate Casey Ritts receives American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship
Chemistry PhD candidate Casey Ritts – who’s just two weeks away from his dissertation defense – has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the American Cancer Society.

A trio of papers highlights utility of synthetic probes for exploring protein-lipid modification
The Distefano group in the University of Minnesota Department of Chemistry is making strides in protein-lipid research.

Bhagi-Damodaran group researchers discover how electrostatics control active site assembly and reactivity in iron enzymes that directly halogenate small molecules
McKnight Land-Grant Professor Ambika Bhagi-Damodaran and her research group are making strides in sustainable enzyme research.

hUMNs of Chemistry #6
Marc Collins, Jenna Humke, and Ken Leopold share their stories.

Professor Mark Distefano receives UMN Outstanding Service Award
Prof. Distefano has been awarded an Outstanding Service Award in recognition of his work chairing the All-University Honors Committee & the Namings and Renamings Work Group.
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