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News, events, updates, and special interest stories from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at @GeorgiaTech @GTSciences!
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Joined September 2013
Our website just got a fresh redesign! Read more about our newest faculty members and other School news:.
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Calling all incoming Chemistry and Biochemistry students! Join us for an open house to kick off the new academic year!
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Alumus and current faculty member Dr. Anthony Rojas was recently recognized as a member of the GT Alumni Association 40 Under 40 group. Read more about his story and those of the other awardees here!
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The group of @AditiDa38734987 and collaborators have reported on interactions of cannabinol and its metabolites with receptors and sensory neurons, paving the way for advances in therapeutics for pain. Check it out!.
pubs.acs.org
Interest in nonpsychotropic cannabinoids like cannabinol (CBN) is increasing for pain therapy. This study delivers critical insights into CBN’s metabolism and pharmacological effects, uncovering its...
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Check out this feature on the journey in research of undergraduate Biochemistry major Marielle Frooman! Learn more about her work in the labs of Andrew McShan and Will Gutekunst here:.
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Last night, we celebrated the annual Undergraduate Awards Dinner, where we celebrate the accomplishments of exemplary Chemistry and Biochemistry majors. Congratulations to all awardees and thanks to all the family members and friends who came out to support!
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Undergrad Chem major Mariah Castillo was recently honored with an Undergraduate TA of the Year Award! Mariah has been an invaluable member of the teaching teams for our Quantitative Analysis and Analytical Chemistry courses. Congratulations, Mariah! 🎉.
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A team of three undergraduates (Marielle, Klara, and Maya) are the first authors on this new article from the McShan lab, featuring a study of interactions of human leukocyte antigens with Plasmodium peptides. Check it out!.
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Scientific Reports - Identification and biophysical characterization of Plasmodium peptide binding by common African HLAs
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The School of Physics is gearing up to host a fascinating panel discussion including an AI agent. Check out the attached flyer for details!
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The Agarwal lab @GT_CHEM explores how biocatalytic halogenation of existing antibiotics can be used to make new drug-like molecules!.
pubs.acs.org
With a view toward the prominence of brominated intermediates in chemical synthesis, we describe here a biocatalytic scheme for the enzymatic bromination of 2-aminothiazoles using a marine macroalgal...
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Work from the Agarwal lab was recently featured by the American Peptide Society. Using a genome mining strategy, the group developed a biosynthetic route to brominated and arylated indoles.
americanpeptidesociety.org
Genome Mining
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RT @GTResearchNews: .@cd_sherrill, a professor in @GT_CHEM and @gtcomputing, will serve as the interim director for @IDEaSatGT! Congrats, D….
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We are grateful to be able to honor many undergraduate students with awards each spring. Learn more about the stories and history of the benefactors of GT Chemistry and Biochemistry undergraduate awards here!.
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With the new semester in full swing, over 80 undergraduate students are starting research in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Best of luck to all undergraduate researchers this term as you hone your spirit of discovery!
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Save the Date! The School's Spring Research Symposium is happening May 8 – 9, 2025, on campus. Mark your calendar for two days of talks and posters from graduate students, faculty, and distinguished alumni. The call for abstracts is coming soon!
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New paper alert! Prof. Lynn Kamerlin @kamerlinlab and collaborators report a study of an important regulator protein for antibiotic resistance by bacteria, paving the way for new inhibitors of this protein.
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Efflux is one of the mechanisms employed by Gram-negative bacteria to become resistant to routinely used antibiotics. The inhibition of efflux by targeting their regulators is a promising strategy to...
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We've joined Bluesky! Follow news and updates from the GT School of Chemistry and Biochemistry here:.
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RT @CellPressNews: Shape-controlled synthesis of metal nanocrystals: mind the surface heterogeneity. A review by @GT_CHEM Younan Xia, Ruhui….
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Shape-controlled metal nanocrystals have attracted growing interest due to their enhanced catalytic performance, cost-efficiency, and well-defined features for mechanistic investigations. However,...
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RT @GeorgiaTechEAS: As we enter finals week, we want to wish you good luck! Here are some tips, tricks, and resources to help you finish th….
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New paper alert! The McDaniel group reports on the catalytic role of methanol in anodic coupling reactions, providing electrosynthetic chemists with some useful insights!.
pubs.acs.org
In anodic electrosynthesis, cation radicals are often key intermediates that can be highly susceptible to nucleophilic attack and/or deprotonation, with the selectivity of competing pathways dictat...
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New paper alert! Prof. David Sherrill and grad student Phillip Nelson report on convergence of the many-body expansion for crystals of polar molecules, advancing our understanding of computations of molecular crystals.
pubs.aip.org
The many-body expansion, where one computes the total energy of a supersystem as the sum of the dimer, trimer, tetramer, etc., subsystems, provides a convenient
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