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McCullough, White Author Group’s First Publication

Bradley McCullough

Chemistry graduate student Bradley J. McCullough and Dr. Travis A. White recently published the group’s first publication, “Visible light-driven photosystems using heteroleptic Cu(I) photosensitizers and Rh(III) catalysts to produce H2” in Inorganic Chemistry. McCullough is a graduate student in the Ohio University-Leipzig University dual master’s program, and White is Assistant […]

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February 20, 2018 at 5:17 pmResearch

Holub Research Suggests a New Paradigm for Zinc-PKC Delta Interactions

Holub Research Suggests a New Paradigm for Zinc-PKC Delta Interactions

Dr. Justin Holub co-authored at article on “Intracellular zinc increase affects phosphorylation state and subcellular localization of protein kinase C delta” in the journal Cellular Signaling. Holub is Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University. The co-authors, from the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, are K. […]

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February 12, 2018 at 9:38 pmResearch

Malinski’s Study Shows Vitamin D3 Could Help Heal, Prevent Cardiovascular Damage

Dr. Tadeusz Malinski

A new study conducted by Dr. Tadeusz Malinski and Chemistry & Biochemistry graduate students suggests that a little more sunlight might help restore damage to your cardiovascular system. Malinski’s study was featured in Forbes, Study examines Vitamin D3’s potential effects on blood vessels, and other media outlets. The study shows […]

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February 5, 2018 at 8:22 amIn the News Research

Stender Publishes on Properties of a Composite Polymer under Changing Temperatures

Dr. Anthony Stender

A new research article appearing in Materials Today includes a contribution from Dr. Anthony Stender titled “High stiffness polymer composite with tunable transparency.” The paper characterizes the properties of a composite polymer under changing temperature conditions, and the work was for a project led by Pulickel Ajayan and Chandra Sekhar […]

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January 29, 2018 at 11:07 amResearch

Hines Uses Ohio Supercomputer in Research Revolutionizing Drug Discovery with RNA

Dr. Jennifer Hines

By Audrey Carson From Ohio Supercomputer Center The rise of antibiotic resistance among common infectious bacteria is a worrisome health threat that has many scientists looking for a solution. Dr. Jennifer Hines, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University, is one of the few looking to ribonucleic acid (RNA) […]

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January 25, 2018 at 8:42 amResearch

Baral and Miandashti Introduce New Optical Temperature and Thermal Imaging Technique

Baral and Miandashti Introduce New Optical Temperature and Thermal Imaging Technique

Chemistry graduate students Susil Baral and Ali Rafiei Miandashti co-authored an article in the journal Nanoscale with their adviser, Dr. Hugh Richardson, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University. The article, “Near-field thermal imaging of optically excited gold nanostructures: scaling principles for collective heating with heat dissipation into the […]

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January 22, 2018 at 9:08 amResearch

Cimatu and Student Contribute to Engineered Silica Nanoparticles Article

Dr. Katherine Cimatu in her lab in Clippinger Hall.

Adelaide Kruse and Dr. Katherine Cimatu contributed to an article “Engineered silica nanoparticles interact differently with lipid monolayers compared to lipid bilayers” that appeared on the cover of Environmental Science: Nano. Kruse is a Chemistry undergraduate student in the Honors Tutorial College, and Cimatu is Assistant Professor of Chemistry and […]

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January 14, 2018 at 4:28 pmResearch