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Elsa Yan 'Maximizing' protein stability with MIRA Award
As an antibody drug interacts with different surfaces, its structure changes and effectiveness dwindles. Yan receives award to study this phenomenon.
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Jiachen Li wins award for excellence in computational approaches
Postdoctoral researcher from Prof. Tianyu Zhu’s group was awarded a Wiley Computers in Chemistry Outstanding Postdoc Award.
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Results Realized: Better Understanding the Structure of CA125
Women’s Health Research at Yale’s 2023 Pilot Project, led by Prof. Stacy Malaker, is complete, making way for ovarian cancer early detection.
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From Appalachia to astrophysics: Celebrating a half century of experiments by Chemistry alum Barney Ellison
Prof. Ellison’s 50-year career focuses on the chemistry of radicals, intermediates involved with combustion engines, the atmosphere, and aerosols.
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Featured Researcher: Victor Batista
Competitive Carbonate Binding Hinders Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to CO on Cu Surfaces at Low Overpotentials
Jinhui Meng, Jessica Freeze, Linsey Nowack, Chaoyu Li, Hongsen Wang, Héctor D. Abruña, Adam P. Willard, Victor S. Batista, Tianquan Lian
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