WashU Chem
@WashUChem
The Department of Chemistry at @washu
🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 Our lab is featured in the media for developing new tools to detect chemical warfare agents. 🧪🔬 Read more about this important work at WashU: source.washu.edu/2025/02/washu-… #Science #Chemistry #DetectionTech #WashU @WashUChem @WashU @washuartsci
Huge congratulations to Dr. @alexquillin🧬🔬🧬for successfully defending her PhD🎓🎓 Her groundbreaking work on leveraging biomolecules to illuminate the landscape of RNA in cells and tissues is truly inspiring. The future is bright — and it starts today🚀🚀 #PhDDefense #ProudLab
Join us on March 3rd & 4th for our annual Samuel Weissman Lecture Series! 💫 Our guest speaker, Dr. Jack W Szostak, will be delivering 2 seminars during the series. His research interests focus on the laboratory synthesis of self-replicating systems and the origin of life.
Love how @WashUChem students celebrate a snowy first day of the semester!!🐻♥️💚
Researchers led by @gjpattij @WashUChem discovered that the liver converts fructose into nutrients for #cancer cells. Their research opens up opportunities for new care and treatment of cancer by utilizing diet. #CancerResearch #Oncology nature.com/articles/s4158…
ICYMI! 👀 High-fructose Corn Syrup is Everywhere — Researchers in Professor Gary Patti's (@gjpattij) @WashUChem lab say it may make cancerous tumors grow faster. childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/high-…
So proud of Dr. Feng!!
We’re excited to welcome Dr. Enqi Feng as the newest postdoc in the @MalapitLab! Enqi obtained his PhD in synthetic electrochemistry with Prof. Kevin Moeller at @WashUChem @NSF_CSOE Enqi will be working on electrochemical cross-coupling methods. Welcome @EnqiF! 🎉
Check out our latest article! Extended release of glyoxal caged-nucleoside RT inhibitor therapeutics offers improved pharmacokinetic properties to address limitations affecting patient adherence. @HeemstraLab @jenheemstra @WashUChem @washuartsci @J_A_C_S x.com/J_A_C_S/status…
Glyoxal Caging of Nucleoside Antivirals toward Self-Activating, Extended-Release Prodrugs | Journal of the American Chemical Society @jenheemstra @WashUChem @HeemstraLab #GlyoxalCaging #Nucleoside #Antiviral #SelfActivating #Prodrugs pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…
Interested in our graduate program? Save the date for our Virtual Open House! Oct 23rd, 5PM-7PM CST. RSVP now using the following link: forms.gle/7ThqbrVxmLz2A6… See you there!
We @FehlLab had a great time at this year’s Midwest Carbohydrate and Glycobiology Symposium! Thanks to Jim @janetka20 and Cristina De Mel for organising @WashUChem. Congrats to Garry and Abigail on their awesome poster talks! #glycotime
Three #wsuchemistry graduate students & a postdoc were recognized for delivering outstanding presentations at the Midwest Carbohydrate Glycobiology Symposium this past weekend. Congratulations to Leila Almounajed, Garry Leonard, and April Sweet Tapayan! #ChemBio #MCGS #glycotime
OTM with @BioGeneratorSTL is proud to announce the inaugural Venture Fellows cohort! Congratulations to these #WashUPostdocs Michelle Connor Jae Morris Piya Siripoksup Bryce Stottlemire otm.wustl.edu/welcome-to-the… #HappyNationalPostdocAppreciationWeek
National Academies report highlights high magnetic field science, Professor Sophia Hayes @sophiahayes vice dean of graduate education @WashUChem @WUSTL helped conduct the study and spoke at the national report release briefing source.washu.edu/2024/09/nation… #NMRnews #NMRchat #NMR 🧲
Interested in knowing how we can use chiral peptides to deliver antigens in cells? We have come up with Chiral LLPS peptides for the first time to do so! From @JaiRudra4 and @JackrelLab in @WashUChem and @WashUBME. Do Read>> biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
The Chemistry Department is hiring for multiple positions! For more details, visit our job opportunities page: chemistry.wustl.edu/job-opportunit…
Featured Job: Assistant or Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry (@washuchem) at Washington University in St. Louis (@wustl) Learn more and apply via DiverseJobs.net: bit.ly/3T6xKNv
Seven TRaP faculty have been awarded Arts & Sciences Teaching Innovation Awards to support their proposed projects: Rong Chen, senior lecturer in @WashUChem; Carol Jenkins and Katherine Kerschen, lecturers in German; (1/2) buff.ly/3MfQA0J
@UTSW_PROVIDES welcomes Dr. Jennifer Heemstra (@jenheemstra), Professor and Chair of @WashUChem. Seminar: A chemical biology toolbox for probing A-to-I RNA editing September 16th at 12-1 pm NG3.112 Auditorium