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Wu Co-Authors Introduction to Special Issue on Photopigmentation and Melanoma

Dr. Shiyong Wu

Dr. Shiyong Wu, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, co-authored numerous research articles in 2018, including “To be or not to be Photopigmented, that is the Question. An Introduction to the Special Issue (of Photochemistry and Photobiology) dedicated to Photopigmentation and Melanoma.” His more recent article was “The Effect of Endothelial […]

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January 12, 2019 at 12:49 pmResearch

Undergraduate Researcher Investigates New Potential Therapeutic for Brain Cancer

Dakota Brockway won first prize for his poster at Neuroscience Research Day.

By Amanda Biederman Ohio University senior neuroscience major Dakota Brockway is characterizing the properties of a compound that may one day be used as a natural alternative treatment for glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer. The compound, urolithin A, is a polycyclic aromatic metabolite found in several fruits, […]

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November 1, 2017 at 2:44 amResearch

Scientists To Study Therapeutic Properties of Natural Products, Including Cannabis

Dr. Shiyong Wu

From research staff reports Scientists at Ohio University’s Edison Biotechnology Institute, including faculty from Molecular and Cellular Biology, and the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department, have launched a five-year study of the therapeutic properties of natural products, including cannabis, in order to determine their effectiveness for treating medical conditions ranging from […]

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June 19, 2017 at 5:33 pmResearch

Chemistry’s Wu Receives Baker Fund Award for Skin Cancer Project

Dr. Shiyong Wu

Dr. Shiyong Wu, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University, received a John C. Baker Fund award of $12,000 for his work on “The Role of Carnosol in Preventing Skin Cancer Development.” The John C. Baker Fund awarded $67,163 total to six faculty proposals for research, scholarship and creative […]

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April 17, 2017 at 3:44 pmResearch

Chemistry, Biology Faculty Get Innovation Funding for Ohio Drug Discovery Collaborative

Ohio University’s Innovation Strategy program has provided $50,000 in a seed grant to help a team of Ohio University faculty on a project named Ohio Drug Discovery Collaborative: Identification and Development of Novel Molecular Therapies for Human Disease. This project will build a centralized, interdisciplinary initiative focused on drug discovery […]

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June 7, 2016 at 5:47 pmResearch

Innovation Strategy Funds Wu Project for Natural Product Research Center & Commercialization Platform

Ohio University’s Innovation Strategy program has provided $50,000 in a seed grant to help a team of Ohio University faculty on a project named Establishment of a Natural Product Research Center & Commercialization Platform. This project is focused on identifying and developing natural products with proven therapeutic value for the […]

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June 7, 2016 at 11:20 amResearch

A&S Students Win First, Third, & People’s Choice at 3-Minute Thesis Competition

Graduate student participants in the inaugural Ohio University 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition (from left): Nikhil Dhinagar, Patrick Mose, Kingsley Antwi-Boasiako, Reetobrata Basu, Golshan Madraki, Anne Allman, Fatemah Khalili and Sean McGraw. Photo credit: Peter Hayes

Eight graduate students showed off their research communication skills during Ohio University’s inaugural 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition Feb. 3. Doctoral students Sean McGraw, Nikhil Dhinagar and Reetobrata Basu took top honors in the contest, which challenges students to describe their theses to the general public in a few minutes […]

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February 26, 2016 at 1:08 pmNews