An interdisciplinary research team which includes Dr Steven Lee has been awarded an £850 thousand Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) grant for its project “Resolving white matter dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease with novel biosensors.”
Department of Chemistry scientists showcase research in Parliament
Professor Chris Abell, courtesy Department of Chemistry
A Department of Chemistry spin-out which developed a ground-breaking method for drug discovery showcased its work last week in Parliament, as part of a national campaign celebrating the value of scientific research
Andrew Marsden wins 1st prize in the RSC Emerging Technologies Competition 2015
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Andrew Marsden, CEO of Immaterial and 3rd year PhD student in Professor Jane Clarke’s Group in the Department of Chemistry, has won the 1st prize at the RSC Emerging Technologies Competition.
Gonçalo Bernardes wins 2nd prize of the RSC Emerging Technologies Competition
Dr Gonçalo Bernardes has won the 2nd prize for his work on Immunomodulation by CO delivered from artificial metalloproteins as a new strategy in cancer therapy.
The Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences has awarded its 2015 Bakhuis Roozeboom Medal to Head of Department Professor Daan Frenkel, for the outstanding contribution of his creative computer simulations to the development of phase theory.
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Professor Clare Grey is the 2015 winner of the Arfvedson-Schlenk Award, which honours outstanding scientific and technical achievements in the field of lithium chemistry.
A rare DNA base, previously thought to be a temporary modification, has been shown to be stable in mammalian DNA, suggesting that it plays a key role in cellular function.
