Tag: Chemistry
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Amnon Kohen, University of Iowa – Humans versus Pathogens
How do you make new antibiotics? Amnon Kohen, professor of chemistry at the University of Iowa, discusses the process for making a drug safe for us and bad for bacteria. Prof. Amnon Kohen was born in a kibbutz in northern Israel. He received his B.Sc. degree in Chemistry in 1989 from the Hebrew University in…
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John Sivey, Towson University – Safeners in Herbicides
The use of herbicides is widespread, but we don’t know the whole story. John Sivey, assistant professor of chemistry at Towson University, is looking into what happens to these chemicals after they are applied. John Sivey (Sĭ’-vee) is the Jess and Mildred Fisher Endowed Professor of Chemistry at Towson University. Professor Sivey’s research group investigates the…
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Diane Beauchemin, Queen’s University – Hair Sample Forensic Advances
Criminals better start wearing hairnets! Dr. Diane Beauchemin, a chemist at Queen’s University in Canada, is furthering forensic hair identification techniques. Diane Beauchemin studied at l’Université de Montréal where she obtained a B.Sc. in 1980, followed by a Ph.D. in 1984 under the supervision of Joseph Hubert. She then became a Research Associate in the…
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Jin-Quan Yu, Scripps Research Institute – Unnatural Amino Acids
New techniques for creating amino acids might help treat diseases in the near future. A chemist at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California – Jin-Quan Yu is working to synthesize strains of amino acids for medical use. Dr. Jin-Quan Yu is the Frank and Bertha Hupp Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Research Institute,…