For the 31st H. Martin Friedman Lecture on April 7, 2016, esteemed Professor Gregory Petsko (Weill Cornell Medical College) will talk about “Targeting Protein Trafficking for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease.”

Associate Professor Contel publishes “Versatile Synthesis of Cationic N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Gold(I) Complexes Containing a Second Ancillary Ligand. Design of Heterobimetallic Ruthenium-Gold Anticancer Agents” in .

The Department of Chemistry is saddened by the loss of esteemed colleague and friend Professor Ira Levine. Professor Levine was an experienced and caring educator, and a wonderful mentor to faculty members and instructors. His textbooks have helped generations of chemistry students throughout the world. Read a of Professor Levine.

The Department of Chemistry mourns the premature loss of our colleague and friend Professor Roberto S谩nchez-Delgado. Our thoughts and deepest sympathy go out to his family. Read a of his many scientific accomplishments.

Associate Professor Juszczak speaks about Scientific Uncertainty and Drug Development on the Macaulay Science Forward videos.

Student Benjamin Rudshteyn mentioned in .

Professor S谩nchez-Delgado publishes “Synthesis of New 4-Aminoquinolines and Evaluation of Their In Vitro Activity against Chloroquine-Sensitive and Chloroquine-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum” in

Assistant Professor Czajkowska awarded a $470,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health for the research project: “Theranostic nanoparticles for Dual Modality Cancer Therapy.”

Associate Professor Contel publishes “Cyclometalated Iminophosphorane Gold(III) and Platinum(II) Complexes. A Highly Permeable Cationic Platinum(II) Compound with Promising Anticancer Properties” in the .

The Chemistry Department welcomes new faculty member Assistant Professor Mariana Torrente.

Graduate student Danielle Hirsch is selected as a recipient of the WCC/Eli Lilly Travel Award to present her research at the Fall 2015 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Boston. Congratulations!

Congratulations also to undergraduate student Sarah Avidan, recipient of the William H. Nichols Fellowship Award from the New York Local Section of the American Chemical Society.

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Assistant Professor Gerona-Navarro awarded grant from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled Chemical Probes Targeting Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 Gene Repression.

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The Chemistry Department welcomes four new faculty: , , and .

Associate Professor Contel awarded $1.4M grant from the National Institutes of Health for the study of “Titanium-gold based chemotherapeutics for prostate and kidney cancer.”

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The department awarded 53 bachelor’s degrees in chemistry. Congratulations to the Class of 2012! Best wishes in your future endeavors!

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Congratulations to Nicholas Lease, who has been awarded a Division of Inorganic Chemistry Travel Award to present his results at the spring 2012 National ACS Meeting in San Diego.

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