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February 28, 2022
There’s a hidden universe of small molecules — and by mapping that universe, chemical biologist Jason Crawford reveals how molecules and microbes might hold the keys to...
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February 27, 2022
Nicole Gibbs knew she wanted to work in science after taking a Yale anatomy class through the Anatomy Teaching Program, a partnership between Yale University and Hill...
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February 15, 2022
Two Yale faculty members, economist Mira Frick and chemist Sarah Slavoff, have been awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships. The two-year, $75,000 fellowships are...
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February 10, 2022
Nilay Hazari, a leader in the field of inorganic chemistry, has been appointed the John Randolph Huffman Professor of Chemistry, effective immediately. He is a member of the...
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January 31, 2022
For Teresa Lara-Jaime, it’s all about experiments, safety, and cleanliness. She manages the organic and general chemistry labs for the Department of Chemistry’s...
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January 31, 2022
Five chemistry graduate students won top prizes in the Product Development & Innovation Intensive competition. The semester-long program, a partnership with the L’...
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January 25, 2022
Caitlin Davis, assistant professor of chemistry, has received a 2021 Scialog Collaborative Innovation Award to pursue research into the structure and function of enzyme...
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January 24, 2022
Sarah Slavoff has received a 2022 Mark Foundation Emerging Leader Award for her research into a cryptic class of human genes called small open reading frames – some of which...
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December 27, 2021
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...
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December 27, 2021
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...
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December 22, 2021
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...