HOT NEWS
New Signature Center Established
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The IUPUI Signature Center for Membrane Biosciences was approved and funded in January.
This Center, headed by C&CB faculty member
Prof. Robert Minto(PI and co-Director),
Steve Randall (co-Director, Biology) and Stephen Wassall (co-Director, Physics), brings
together the research experience of 21 labs from the Schools of Science and Medicine to
investigate the structure and function of membranes and their components in studies that
range from basic through translational research. Come back in the future to find a link
to the Center website and news concerning an upcoming conference and funding
opportunities. More information about new Signature Center programs can be found
HERE.
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March 13, 2008 |
Prof. Sapna Deo Receives NSF Career Award
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Prof. Sapna Deo was awarded a prestigious five-year National Science Foundation (NSF)
Faculty Early Career Development Award. NSF Career Awards are one of the highest honors
given by the NSF to young faculty in science and engineering and are intended to advance
their early research careers. Dr. Deo's successful proposal was entitled: "Homogenous,
Rapid, and Highly Sensitive Detection of Cellular RNAs". Her research will focus on the
development of fast and simple methods of RNA detection. Results of this work will have
a direct impact on basic research, diagnostics, and the war against bioterrorism.
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February 28, 2008 |
Openings for Undergraduate Researchers in the Meroueh Laboratory | |
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The Meroueh laboratory uses structure-based computation for the discovery of anti-cancer
and anti-microbial drugs. These drugs are found by screening millions of small molecules
using supercomputers. If you are a junior or senior majoring in chemistry or physics
that is interested in research in computational drug design, do not hesitate to contact
Prof. Meroueh at smeroueh@iupui.edu or via phone at (317) 274-8315.
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February 6, 2008 |
C&CB PhD Graduate Student Awarded Biophysical Society Travel Grant | |
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Ann Kimble-Hill, a PhD graduate student working with Prof. Christoph Naumann, has been
awarded a competitive Student Travel Grant from the Biophysical Society to attend the
52nd Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society and 16th IUPAB International Biophysical
Congress to be held next week (February 2-6) in Long Beach, CA. Ann will deliver a
paper entitled "Biophysical Mechanisms of Protein Recruitment to Raft Domains Studied
via Planar Model Membranes: Recruitment by Native Binding Ligands vs. GPI-Anchored
Proteins".
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February 6, 2008 |
The "explosive" research of Prof. John Goodpaster | |
| The "explosive" research of Prof. John Goodpaster was featured recently on Indy.com. He was profiled as an individual with a "scary" job. To view this profile click HERE. |
December 6, 2007 |
C&CB Forensic Science Researchers Receive National & Local Recognition | |
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Julie Lesniak, a graduate student working with Prof. Jay Siegel in the Department of
Chemistry & Chemical Biology, has been named the recipient of a prestigious 2008 Jan
Bashinski Criminalistics Graduate Thesis Grant from the American Academy of Forensic
Sciences. This national award is given annually to a single outstanding masters thesis
project. Julie's graduate research proposal was entitled "Forensic Characterization of
Hair Dyes." |
December 6, 2007 |
Science Cafe Event: Stem Cells for All Topic: "Are all stem cells alike? Who cares if they aren't?" | |
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Merv Yoder, Richard and Pauline Klingler Professor of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine, IUPUI and David Ingram, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine, IUPUI Sponsored by the Indiana Section of the American Chemical Society and the IUPUI Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology. |
December 5, 2007 |
C&CB Involvement in IU Undergraduate Research "STEM" Initiative Highlighted in a Recent New York Times Article | |
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The research of undergraduate James Lucas in the laboratory of Prof. Stephanie Sen, participants in the IU "STEM" initiative, was the focus of a recent article in the New York Times.. |
November 6, 2007 |
Departmental Chair Search | |
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Look HERE for more information |
October 16, 2007 |
Eli Lilly & Co. is Seeking Analytical Chemists | |
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Ph.D., B.S./ M.S. and intern levels and will be recruiting on campus soon! Click on each degree level for details and send all resumes to Prof. Sapna Deo as soon as possible. |
October 16, 2007 |
Tenure-Track Faculty (all ranks) and Lecturer Positions Available | |
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Look HERE for more information... |
May 15, 2007 |
2007 Faculty Award Recpients and Recognition | |
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Look HERE for more information... |
April 24, 2007 |
2007 Undergraduate Award Recipients | |
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Look HERE for more information... |
April 24, 2007 |
Tenure-Track Faculty (all ranks) and Lecturer Positions Available | |
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Look HERE for more information... |
April 3, 2007 |
New IUPUI Life-Health Sciences Internship Program seeks sophomore & junior chemistry/biochemistry-option majors. | |
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The IUPUI Life-Health Sciences Internships program seeks to connect IUPUI sophomore and junior undergraduates in chemistry and biochemistry with research and other relevant internships on and near campus during the academic year. These paid internships are for sophomores and juniors in life and health science majors or those with a life/health career interest. Explore a career in the life and health sciences, work and learn on-campus, gain valuable lab and research skills, and make connections with faculty and staff! Applications for the 2007-2008 academic year are now available at http://medicine.iu.edu/lhsi The deadline for completed submissions is April 20. E-mail lhsi@iupui.edu or contact Brandi Gilbert at 278-3637 with questions. |
April 3, 2007 |
First Batch of "Distributed Drug Discovery"(D3) Compounds Move from IUPUI Lab to NIH Small Molecule Repository | |
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The ongoing "Distributed Drug Discovery" (D3) project within the C&CB |
March 23, 2007 |
Publish 9th "Most Accessed" Article of 2006 in the ACS Journal Chemistry of Materials | |
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American Chemical Society Journals and the journal Chemistry of Materials has indicated that work published last year by IUPUI C&CB researchers was 9th on the list of "Most Accessed" articles for the year 2006. The entire listing of 2006 "Most Accessed" articles, including the IUPUI work entitled: "Facile Sonochemical Synthesis of Highly Luminescent ZnS-Shelled CdSe Quantum Dots" (Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 2219-2225) by Michael J. Murcia (Ph.D., 2006), David L. Shaw (M.S., 2007), Heather Woodruff (B.S., 2005) and C&CB faculty Christoph A. Naumann, Bruce A. Young (now at Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis) and Eric C. Long can be viewed at the Chemistry of Materials website (click HERE). |
March 3, 2007 |
Spring '07 Graduate Course Offerings. | |
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For a complete listing of Spring '07 C&CB Graduate Courses click HERE |
December 5, 2006 |
C&CB Ph.D. Students Receive Recent Awards | |
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INDIANAPOLIS - 12.07.06 |
December 7, 2006 |
C&CB Receives $516,000 NSF Grant to Purchase New 500 MHz NMR | |
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The Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, in collaboration with faculty from Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering, has received a half-million dollar NSF grant to purchase a state-of-the-art Bruker Avance II 500-MHz NMR spectrometer. For more information, click HERE. |
November 10, 2006 |
Work of Prof. Sapna Deo Featured on the Sept. 1 Cover of Analytical Chemistry | |
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The work of Prof. Sapna Deo, along with colleagues from the University of Kentucky, was featured on the Sept. 1 cover of Analytical Chemistry and in a Feature Article published in the same journal issue. The article describes the use of hinge-motion binding proteins (HMBPs) in the development of highly selective receptors for analytes. An audio introduction to this article can be found HERE. |
October 24, 2006 |
Prof. Samy Meroueh, a recent joint appointee in the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, is seeking undergraduate researchers | |
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Prof. Samy Meroueh, a recent joint appointee in the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, is seeking undergraduate researchers interested in carrying out computational studies focused on the identification of drug candidate leads. For more information click HERE. |
October 18, 2006 |
C&CB Researchers Publish a "Most Accessed" Article in the ACS Journal Chemistry of Materials | |
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American Chemical Society Journals and the journal Chemistry of Materials has announced that work published earlier this year by IUPUI C&CB researchers was second on the list of "Most Accessed" articles for the time period April-June 2006. The entire listing of "Most Accessed" articles, including the IUPUI work: Facile Sonochemical Synthesis of Highly Luminescent ZnS-Shelled CdSe Quantum Dots Michael J. Murcia, David L. Shaw, Heather Woodruff, Christoph A. Naumann, Bruce A. Young, and Eric C. Long Chem. Mater.; (Article); 2006; 18 (9) pp 2219 - 2225 can be viewed at the Chemistry of Materials website (click HERE). |
October 9, 2006 |
Eli Lilly & Co. Seeking Analytical Chemists | |
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Eli Lilly & Co. is seeking analytical chemists at the Ph.D., B.S./M.S., and intern levels and will be recruiting on campus soon! Click on each degree level for details and send all resumes to Prof. Sapna Deo on or before October 13th, 2006. |
October 4,2006 |
Ph.D. Candidate Mark Lewis Receives ACS Division of Biological Chemistry Travel Award INDIANAPOLIS - 09.06.2006 | |
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Mark Lewis, B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a Ph.D. candidate working with Prof. Eric Long, has been granted a Travel Award from the Division of Biological Chemistry of the American Chemical Society to assist in his attendance at the upcoming 232nd ACS Fall Meeting in San Francisco. Read the rest of the story here. |
September 6,2006 |
Fall Graduate Course Offerings (the Fall Semester began 08/23/06). | |
August 25, 2006 | |
IUPUI C&CB Faculty & Students involved in 16 presentations at the upcoming 232nd National Meeting of the ACS in San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006 | |
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For a complete listing of titles, authors, and abstracts click HERE |
August 25, 2006 |
David Malik Receives Two New Appointments | |
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Prof. David Malik of the IUPUI Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology has been appointed as Associate Executive Vice President of Indiana University...director of FACET.... |
July 6, 2006 |
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology Ph.D. Student Receives Award | |
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Kyle Cissell, B.S., DePauw University, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology working with Prof. Sapna Deo, received an award at the recent 2006 Sigma Xi Graduate Research Competition... |
June 6, 2006 |
IUPUI's Jay Siegel Published: "Comparison of Blood and Duplicate Breath Testing for Ethanol in Indiana" Journal of the Alcohol testing Alliance Volume 5 Number 1 April 2006 | |
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Blood and breath test results from individuals stopped for possible OVWI (operating a vehicle while intoxicated) were compared in 408 cases from on Indiana county.... |
April 28, 2006 |
IUPUI’s Keith Anliker receives statewide award for teaching with technology on campus | |
Keith Anliker, director of laboratory and curriculum support for the Department of Chemistry at IUPUI, was recognized last week for teaching with technology on campus. |
April 24, 2006 |
IUPUI’s Jay Siegel published: Fundamentals of Forensic Science |
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Unlike other introductory textbooks on the topic, Fundamentals of Forensic Science presents a complete look at the forensic sciences, emphasizing the biology, chemistry, and physical sciences that underpin forensic science.... |
April 14, 2006 |
Department Researchers Develop New "Quantum Dot" Synthesis Technique that Impacts Nanomedicine & Biomedical Imaging Applications. |
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Researchers from the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology have just announced the publication of a new procedure for the synthesis of CdSe/ZnS-coated "Quantum Dots"... |
March 31, 2006 |
Department offers new ACS-Certified BS degree in Biochemistry |
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The Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology is pleased to announce that it now offers a certified BS degree in Biochemistry.... |
March 22, 2006 |
Sapna Deo published: "Photoproteins in Bioanalysis" |
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This book summarizes work performed with photoproteins, which includes bioluminescent and fluorescent proteins. It includes practical examples of assays based on photoproteins and their applications... |
February 09, 2006 |
Christoph Naumann and Mike Murcia published: "Biofunctionalization of Nanomaterials" |
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A single-volume on the "Biofunctionalization of Nanomaterials" just appeared where Christoph Naumann and graduate student Mike Murcia of our Department are co-authors. |
December 07, 2005 |
Graduate Student Mike Murcia Receives Travel Award from The Biophysical Society |
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Mike Murcia received a travel award of the Biophysical Society to attend the next Annual Biophysical Meeting, which will be held in Salt Lake City in February of next year. |
November 23, 2005 |
Workshop on Molecular Quantum Mechanics to Biological Simulation |
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A meeting with several international speakers and nearly 50 participants was held at the University Place Hotel and Conference Center at the end of September. The special workshop was on the “Theoretical and Computational Bridges from Molecular Quantum Behavior to Biological Simulation.” |
November 22, 2005 |
Graduate Student Mike Murcia Awarded ACS Division of Physical Chemistry Poster Award |
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PH.D. Candidate Mike Murcia, (Naumann Group), was awarded the ACS Division of Physical Chemistry Poster Award earlier this year... |
November 21, 2005 |
Theory & Applications of Computational Chemistry—The First 40 Years |
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A 1300-page volume on the “Theory and Applications of Computational Chemistry—The First 40 Years” has just appeared in print with Clifford Dykstra of our department as one of the four editors of this major work. |
November 14, 2005 |
Faculty Awards Nomination Deadline is November 18 |
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The deadline for nominating faculty for four of IUPUI's most prestigious awards is just around the corner. Nominations due Friday, November 18 by 5 PM in AO126. |
November 4, 2005 |
Ground Breaking for $50 Million, 173,000 ft2 IUPUI Campus Center |
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About 300 IUPUI administrators, faculty, staff, students and community guests gathered today (Sept. 30) for a ceremonial groundbreaking for the $50 million IUPUI Campus Center. |
September 30, 2005 |
New Name for Chemistry Department Reflects Health/Life Sciences Role |
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The chemistry department in the Purdue School of Science at IUPUI has changed its name. The new name, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, is more descriptive of the health/life sciences aspect of both the curriculum and career paths open to students and graduates, officials said. |
June 29, 2005 |
