|
|
|
|
|
SOS Contingency Plan on Final Examinations
|
April 1, 2009 |
Recent NSF Award to School of Science and School of Medicine Faculty Permits the
Acquisition of Additional Mass Spectrometers
|
|
The Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, in collaboration with faculty from the
Department of Biology and faculty from the IU School of Medicine, has received a
$479,590 NSF grant to purchase state-of- the-art mass spectrometers. Two instruments, an
Agilent 6520 Q-TOF (quadrupole time-of-flight) and sensitivity-enhanced 6410 triple
quadrupole spectrometers will have great versatility in exploratory qualitative and
high-sensitivity quantitative lipidomic, metabolomic, and proteomic analyses. Two
chromatography packages will allow the sensitive, rapid resolution of analytes. The PI
on the grant, Prof. Robert Minto notes that, together with a 500-MHz NMR spectrometer
acquired through NSF funding in 2006, the modernized analytical capabilities in the
department for synthetic and biomolecules greatly expands the potential for in-house and
collaborative research, as well as educational opportunities for IUPUI and local
Indianapolis Public School students.
Dr. Karl Dria, a C&CB research scientist, is
coordinating the installation and routine operation of the instrument, which is expected
to be installed and operational during January 2009.
|
January 12, 2009 |
|
|
|
The Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology has joined forces with the IU Simon
Cancer Center to expedite the translational research and drug development efforts of
cancer researchers on the IUPUI campus and throughout Indiana, establishing the Chemical
Synthesis & Organic Drug Lead Development Core. The Director of this new core facility
is Prof. Eric C. Long and the Director of Synthesis is Dr. Tax Georgiadis, also an
Assistant Research Professor in C&CB with expertise in synthetic and medicinal
chemistry. For an IU Simon Cancer Center announcement of the new Core, click HERE.
|
October 7, 2008 |
Solid-Phase Synthesis & Combinatorial Chemistry-Theory & Practice
|
|
An exciting and practical new graduate-level course to be taught by Prof. William Scott
this Fall (Tu/Th 6:00 PM) will explore how the tools of solid-phase synthesis and
combinatorial chemistry are being used to solve a wide variety of problems requiring
chemical solutions. Examples range from medicinal chemistry and drug discovery to new
catalyst creation, from new "chiral selectors" to new biochemical probes. The course
will focus on the rationale for employing a combinatorial approach in chemical
discovery. It will teach the basics of solid-phase organic chemistry, and the
methodology, equipment, and analytical technology employed to use it as a tool to
rapidly and effectively carry out a combinatorial approach to problem solving.
|
July 21, 2008 |
Careers in Science: A Pharmaceutical Industry Perspective
|
|
The Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology will host a panel discussion featuring
scientists from Eli Lilly & Co. to discuss careers in science, prospects for women, and
organizational leadership. For more information, click HERE.
|
March 29, 2008 |
Her Lab in Your Life: Women in Chemistry
|
|
The IUPUI School of Science and Dow AgroSciences invite you to view a free exhibition of
Her Lab in Your Life, a presentation featuring women chemists and the impact they have
had on our modern world. For more information, click HERE.
|
March 29, 2008 |
C&CB Faculty Report First Crystal Structure of DNA-Bound Bleomycin
|
|
Millie M. Georgiadis
and Eric C. Long,
along with first-author
Kristie D. Goodwin, a Postdoctoral Fellow supported by the American Cancer Society, and
C&CB PhD student Mark A. Lewis, have reported the first DNA-bound crystal structures of
bleomycin, a clincally-employed anti-tumor agent that has been studied intensely for
more than 40 years. This work, which details a much sought-after structure in the field
of DNA-targeted drugs, is reported in the March 24th issue of the online Early Edition
of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. For more information and a
structure, click
HERE. To read an abstract of this work click
HERE.
|
March 29, 2008 |
New Signature Center Established
|
|
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.
|
March 13, 2008 |
|
|
|
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.
|
February 28, 2008 |
Openings for Undergraduate Researchers in the Meroueh Laboratory
|
|
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.
|
February 6, 2008 |
C&CB PhD Graduate Student Awarded Biophysical Society Travel Grant
|
|
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".
|
February 6, 2008 |
|
|
|
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
|
|
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?"
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Look HERE for more information |
October 16, 2007 |
Eli Lilly & Co. is Seeking Analytical Chemists
|
|
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
|
|
Look HERE for more
information...
|
May 15, 2007 |
2007 Faculty Award Recpients and Recognition
|
|
Look HERE for more information...
|
April 24, 2007 |
2007 Undergraduate Award Recipients
|
|
Look HERE for more information...
|
April 24, 2007 |
Tenure-Track Faculty (all ranks) and Lecturer Positions Available
|
|
Look HERE for more information...
|
April 3, 2007 |
New IUPUI Life-Health Sciences Internship Program seeks sophomore & junior
chemistry/biochemistry-option majors.
|
|
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
|
|
The ongoing "Distributed Drug Discovery" (D3) project within the C&CB
Department at
IUPUI has submitted its first batch of compounds to the NIH Small Molecule Repository
(for more info click
HERE). The D3 project, which seeks to generate compounds targeted
to third world diseases via a novel combinatorial approach involving multiple
laboratories "distributed" across the globe, is the brainchild of Prof. William L. Scott
in cooperation with IUPUI Prof. Marty O'Donnell and researchers from the University of
Barcelona (Spain), the Medical University of Lublin (Poland), and Moscow State
University (Russia).
|
March 23, 2007 |
Publish 9th "Most Accessed" Article of 2006 in the ACS Journal
Chemistry of Materials
|
|
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. |
|
For a complete listing of Spring '07 C&CB Graduate Courses click HERE |
December 5, 2006 |
C&CB Ph.D. Students Receive Recent Awards |
|
INDIANAPOLIS - 12.07.06
Two current Ph.D. students in C&CB, Ann Kimble-Hill and Kyle Cissell, have received recent recognition for their outstanding scientific work. For details click HERE. |
December 7, 2006 |
C&CB Receives $516,000 NSF Grant to Purchase New 500 MHz NMR |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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). |
|
View a complete listing of Fall Graduate Courses and titles by clicking on this link. This file is in pdf format.
|
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
|
|
For a complete listing of titles, authors, and abstracts click HERE
|
August 25, 2006 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
The Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology is pleased
to announce that it now offers a certified BS degree in
Biochemistry.... |
March 22, 2006 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
PH.D. Candidate Mike Murcia, (Naumann Group), was awarded the
ACS Division of Physical Chemistry Poster Award earlier this year... |
November 21, 2005 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |