Inherent within all humans lies the ability to treat many of the most common diseases. Hidden compounds – or natural products – wait to be discovered, decoded, and restored...
As the scientific glassblowers for Yale, Daryl and Preston Smith create glass apparatus to be used in research by the STEM community. The father-son team makes glassware for...
Despite the challenges of opening her lab and starting her career at Yale during a global pandemic – when many labs were completely shut down – Stacy Malaker, assistant...
A Yale-led team of chemists has unveiled the blueprints for a key enzyme that may contain design principles for a new generation of synthetic solar fuel catalysts.
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When your goal is to create new chemical products or pharmaceuticals, there are times when an electron source — in the form of a chemical compound known as a reductant — can...
Using cryo-electron microscopy, an international team of researchers uncovered key principles in the molecular design behind how some photosynthetic microorganisms, called...
Spiegel, professor of chemistry, and his research lab were recently awarded a grant that has the potential to transform treatments for cancers, diseases, and multi-drug...
The Zoom room opened and, within a minute, more than 100 middle school and high school students joined the online webinar. They began filling the chat with greetings to one...
Erin McAvoy joined the staff of Yale University in September 2013 as the director of Finance and Administration for the Chemistry Department. In June 2015, Erin added the...
Scientists have begun to solve the mysterious function of tiny human “microproteins,” identifying one such gene – NBDY, which was completely unknown before 2017 – as a master...
If you know what you’re looking for — examples of green chemistry are everywhere. They can be found on our walls where modern paints reduce toxic chemicals that are released...
The French & American Chemical Societies (FCS & ACS) announced Robert Crabtree, C. P. Whitehead Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, as the winner of the 2020 Franco-...
