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Chemistry Students Gain Experience Researching New Ways to Battle COVID

Graduate student Emily Fairchild works in Dr. Jennifer Hines' Lab.

From Ohio University News When six Ohio University students began their educational careers, none of them thought that before entering the workforce they would be faced with one of the world’s biggest challenges – a global pandemic. As in-person learning turned virtual, experiential learning in labs seemed to be a […]

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March 2, 2021 at 7:30 pmNews Research

WOUB Interviews Hines on Search for Way to Shut Down Coronavirus

Dr. Jennifer Hines

WOUB’s David Forster interviews Dr. Jennifer Hines in a piece headlined Ohio University Scientists Search For A Way To Shut Down Coronavirus. Hines is professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University. …First, viruses are always mutating, which makes it challenging to treat them. Each significant mutation requires a new […]

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February 11, 2021 at 10:20 amFaculty in the News In the News

Hines, Chemistry Students ID Potential Achilles Heel of COVID-19 Virus

From left, Hannah Boesger, Emily Marino and Dr. Jennifer Hines

From Ohio University News While the world awaits broad distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, researchers at Ohio University just published highly significant and timely results in the search for another way to stop the virus — by disrupting its RNA and its ability to reproduce. Dr.  Jennifer Hines, a professor in […]

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January 20, 2021 at 10:10 amResearch

Ask the Experts about Coronavirus Vaccine, Herd Immunity, Work from Home, Dec. 15

Ask the Experts about Coronavirus Vaccine, Herd Immunity, Work from Home, Dec. 15

Ohio University faculty experts Dr. Jennifer Hines, Dr. Winfried Just, and Dr. Glenn Dutcher discuss the scientific research around the virus at OHIO, mathematical modeling of the virus spread, and the economic results of Covid-19 live on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 5 p.m. Watch on A&S YouTube. Ask your questions […]

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December 2, 2020 at 8:30 pmEvents

Hines Publishes on RNA-Targeted Drug Discovery

Dr. Jennifer Hines

Dr. Jennifer Hines recently published a paper on targeting small molecules to disrupt the regulatory function of bacterial RNA. Her research group, in collaboration with Dr. Stephen Bergmeier’s research group, investigated the effect that limiting molecule flexibility had on RNA binding and function. “While the skeletal structure of RNA is very […]

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September 15, 2020 at 4:48 pmResearch

OHIO News | Myers Probes New Ways to Focus in on Antibiotic Resistance

Mason Myers

“Ohio University student Mason Myers, a senior chemistry major in the Honors Tutorial College (HTC) and recently named Goldwater Scholar, has been researching ways on how to focus in on molecules in regards to antibiotic resistance research,” reports Ohio University News in a story headlined “OHIO Goldwater student’s research shows […]

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July 13, 2020 at 12:29 pmResearch

Three Arts & Sciences Faculty on Coronavirus Experts Livestream, May 1

Three Arts & Sciences Faculty on Coronavirus Experts Livestream, May 1

 Three College of Arts & Sciences faculty are featured as Ohio University hosts its first Ask the Experts livestream on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook at 1:30 p.m., Friday, May 1. These faculty will discuss coronavirus and the economic and human impacts of this global pandemic: Dr. Winfried Just, Professor […]

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April 30, 2020 at 5:11 pmEvents