Chemical engineering grad students will take notable national awards
A recent graduate and a current doctoral candidate in chemical engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will receive graduate student research awards of $300 each from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The awards will be presented in early November at the organization's annual convention in Austin, Texas.... ...Dimitrios Zarkadas, who is expected to graduate i...Chemical derived from vitamin-E shows early promise as cancer drug
AUSTIN, Texas By studying cancer in mice, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have gained preliminary evidence that a novel compound that resembles vitamin E halves the size of tumors and the ability of cancer to spread to other body sites.... ..."We have clear evidence that this chemical is directly causing cancer cells to die," said Kimberly Kline, a nutrition professor in the Dep...DNA lends scientists a hand, revealing new chemical reactions
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Scientists have developed a powerful way of mining the chemical universe for new reactions by piggybacking collections of different small organic molecules onto short strands of DNA, which then gives the reactants the opportunity to react by zipping together. Their work draws upon an innovative technique, known as "DNA-templated synthesis," that uses DNA to code not for RNA or...UT Southwestern biochemist honored with NIH Director's Pioneer Award
DALLAS Sept. 29, 2004 Dr. Steven McKnight, chairman of biochemistry at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, is the recipient of a National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award, a new initiative designed to support exceptionally creative investigators.... ...The award, $500,000 per year for five years, is in its inaugural year and aims at encouraging investigators to take on creati...Grant advances biochemical engineering laboratory
The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has received a $110,000 grant from the Aberdeen-based Great Plains Education Foundation to continue developing a biochemical engineering laboratory on campus. The laboratory will support Tech's chemical engineering focus area in biochemical engineering that prepares students for careers in value-added agriculture and other industries....... Renovati...Bullish chemical could repel yellow fever mosquitoes
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A naturally occurring chemical that may repel yellow fever mosquitoes can now be made in the laboratory, Indiana University Bloomington scientists report....... "The synthesis requires only seven steps," said organic chemist P. Andrew Evans, who led the research. "It should be quite trivial to scale this up to the production of large quantities."...... Gaur acid is a natural...Chemical genetics identifies SARS inhibitors
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-associated Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) recently emerged as the causative agent of an atypical pneumonia. Within a year the virus infected more than 8000 people in 29 countries and claimed more that 900 human lives. Lack of knowledge about the novel virus and the absence of therapeutics were the primary reasons that the outbreak could not be contained and managed effic...Chemical signals health of brain cells Symposium
The "First International Symposium on N-acetylaspartate," (NAA), will be held September 13-14, 2004 at the National Institutes of Health Natcher Conference Center, Bethesda, MD. NAA is best known as a marker for the health of neurons, brain cells, which can be measured non-invasively, using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). ...... The meeting brings together basic researchers and clinicians...The search for a kinder, gentler chemotherapy
Painful and damaging chemotherapy may one day be a thing of the past. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University have developed nano-sized particles that can target and trick cancer cells into absorbing them. Once inside, the particles may soon be able to deliver a pharmaceutical payload, killing the tumor from within, avoiding the destruction of healthy cells respon...Highlights of American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia, Aug. 22-26
... ...PHILADELPHIA -- Advancements in national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific soci...NJIT chemist speaks Aug. 25 about compound derived from pine tree
NEWARK, Aug 17 --Using a compound derived from a pine tree, chemists at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have produced a new environmentally-friendly class of synthesized chemical compounds called chiral ionic liquids. These solvents are salts that are liquid at room temperatures, can be tailored to dissolve coal, crude oil, inks, plastics, DNA, and even rocks. ......The researchers wil...Computer database being developed at Temple will allow for better inventory of chemicals
Keeping up-to-date inventories of chemicals being used in laboratories throughout a major research institution like Temple University can be a daunting task, often requiring untold lab visits and countless man-hours to complete. ... But now, thanks to virologist Jay Rappaport, Ph.D., an AIDS researcher in Temples Center for Neurovirology and Cancer Biology, the task may soon get much easier. ....Cleaner water, more efficient electricity among UH chemical research
HOUSTON A half dozen University of Houston researchers will be making presentations, ranging from bacteria removal in water and quantum shuttles in electricity to defining career moments, at the 228th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Aug. 22 to 26 in Philadelphia. ......Founded in 1876, the American Chemical Society (ACS) is a nonprofit, scientific, educational organization....Chemical engineers discover filtration system to help biotech industry
Chemical engineers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have developed a new filtration system to enable scientists and engineers to separate and purify two different kinds of proteins having relatively close molecular weight. Until now, doing such separations with membrane filtration was impossible. This research was reported in the June 20, 2004 issue of Biotechnology and Bioengineerin...NIH roadmap for biomedical research focus of chemists at American Chemical Society meeting
PHILADELPHIA As part of an effort to identify opportunities and gaps in biomedical research defined by the National Institutes of Health Roadmap for Medical Research, Jeremy M. Berg, director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, will discuss the role of chemists at the 228 national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the worlds largest scientific society.... ...Dr. Berg...U of T research answers key question in biochemistry
University of Toronto scientists are helping to answer one of the most important questions in biochemistry, one that has implications for treating neurodegenerative diseases: how do proteins fold into their three-dimensional structures?... ... In research published in the July 29 issue of , U of T post-doctoral fellow Dmitry Korzhnev and his supervisor, Professor Lewis Kay of the Departme...Carnegie Mellon University hosts ACS-PRF summer school on green chemistry
... ... The American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF) is sponsoring a summer school on green chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University. Close to 100 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from countries including Canada, the United States, Uruguay, Brazil and Mexico will come to Carnegie Mellon for a week of immersion in green chemistry, the science of replacing polluting pr...New world record magnet for chemical and biomedical research
Tallahassee, FL The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, funded by the National Science Foundation and the State of Florida, has achieved another world record in magnet development with the successful testing of its 21.1 Tesla, superconducting, ultra-wide bore, NMR magnet. The magnet reached full field on July 21, 2004, and will remain at field for years -- and even decades -- to come. A tea...Drug prevents chemotherapy-induced hearing loss, study finds
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A drug used to treat people with Tylenol poisoning prevents hearing loss caused by a common chemotherapy drug, an Oregon Health & Science University study reports....... The study published in the journal Hearing Research found that rats treated with N-acetylcysteine, or NAC, did not suffer from platinum-induced ototoxicity, or hearing loss, caused by a widely used chemotherapeu...Rutgers chemist uses NMR to elucidate protein-DNA interaction
NEWARK — Determining exactly how proteins connect with specific DNA sequences in human cells has eluded researchers and scientists for years. While it has been possible to record the speed at which a protein could bond with DNA, little was known about how proteins located and connected with a specific pattern of DNA to allow genes to express themselves in the form of traits such as facial ap...The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology meets in Boston
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will hold its 2004 annual meeting this year in concert with the 8th Annual Conference of the International Union for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, rather than joining the multi-specialty Experimental Biology as ASBMB frequently does. For five days, scientists from across the United States and the world will present the latest re...Online calculator improves analysis of chemical data
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists recently unveiled an online calculator on NIST's Web site designed to make chemical analysis by mass spectrometry faster and more reliable. The tool also may make some chemical evidence introduced in criminal cases more trustworthy....... The NIST tool, called MassSpectator, automates the mathematical calculations needed to convert...Study suggests ovarian cancer cells can alter surroundings to promote chemotherapy resistance
Compelling new scientific evidence suggests cancer cells can trigger changes in their immediate surroundings that promote self-preservation. Collagen VI, a protein produced by ovarian cancer cells, appears to help these cells alter their microenvironment so they are more resistant to chemotherapeutic drugs commonly used to treat the disease, according to investigators at the National Institute on...Spinal cord injury and Alzheimer's risk among topics at American Chemical Society meeting
ORLANDO, Fla. More than 6,500 cutting-edge research findings will be presented at the 223rd national meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 7-11, in Orlando. Nearly 11,000 scientists are expected to attend the meeting, which will be held at the Orange County Convention Center. ... ...Highlights include:... ... ... ... ... ... Nurturing partnerships with t...Timing of chemical signal critical for normal emotional development
A signaling protein suspected of malfunctioning in anxiety and mood disorders plays a key role in the development of emotional behavior, report researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Mice lacking it in frontal brain circuits during an early critical period fail to develop normal reactions in anxiety-producing situations. ... Rene Hen, Ph.D., Columbia University, and col...Structure solved at Scripps shows how one human protein reduces potency of chemotherapy
A team of researchers led by scientists at The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology at The Scripps Research Institute have solved the structure of a human protein called AGT that is known to interfere with the action of certain chemotherapy drugs. ... ...AGT repairs damaged DNA inside human cells. Cancer cells can use it to repair DNA that has been damaged in the course of chemotherapythus rende...American Chemical Society media registration
Media registration is now open for the 228th national meeting of the American Chemical Society August 22-26 in Philadelphia. ... ...Media can apply for credentials online at:... ... ...General information about the meeting is available at:... http://center.acs.org/applications/ccs/app...Chemoradioimmunotherapy for advanced breast cancer: hope for the future?
A successful, and novel, technique to kill metastatic breast cancer cells by circumventing their chemo- and radioresistant mechanisms was by presented by Dr. John Giannios, Head of Radiotherapeutic Cancer Research at the IASO Hospital, Athens, Greece at the 18th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Cancer Research today (Tuesday 6 July 2004).... ...Advanced breast cancer, with metastases...ALL survivors bear genetic damage from life-saving chemotherapy
Children who undergo chemotherapy and survive acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) endure a 200-fold increase in the frequency of somatic mutations in their DNA, researchers from the University of Vermont Medical School reported in the July 1 issue of the journal Cancer Research.... ...The alterations in the children's gene sequence remain embedded within their chromosomes and may pose elevated...Chemical Society announces EPA awards for environmentally friendly technology
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized five research projects for creative chemistry that show promise for improving the environment. The award winners include scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Jeneil Biosurfactant Company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Buckman Laboratories and Engelhard Corporation. ...Since 1996, the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards have a...Scientist honored for studies of genetic influence on chemotherapy, tumor development
Scott W. Lowe, Ph.D., professor and deputy director at the cancer center of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., is the recipient of the fourth American Association for Cancer Research-National Foundation for Cancer Research Professorship in Basic Cancer Research for greatly enlarging our understanding of the genetic factors that influence the aging and death of cancer cells...Common chemicals morphing into potential toxins in Arctic
Compounds used to protect carpets and fabrics may be travelling to remote regions of the planet and undergoing chemical reactions before building up in the food chain, says a new study from the University of Toronto.... ...Until now, scientists had no idea why the persistent chemicals perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs) were present in remote areas such as the Canadian Arctic, says U of T p...New multidisciplinary research tops chemists' meeting Aug. 22-26
From the lab bench to the supermarket and even into space, scientists will present new multidisciplinary research at the 228 national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia, Aug. 22-26....... The meeting will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St., and surrounding hotels. More than 12,000 scientists are expected to attend. Approximately 7,000 presentations...NIH launches first center in Nationwide Chemical Genomics Network
BETHESDA, Md., Wed., June 9, 2004 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced the establishment of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center the first component of a nationwide network that will produce innovative chemical "tools" for use in biological research and drug development.... ..."Providing public-sector researchers with this unprecedented opportunity will greatly broaden the scope...Gene therapy tested to protect bone marrow during chemotherapy
Researchers at the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University and the Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals of Cleveland report progress toward the goal of employing gene therapy to help protect the bone marrow cells of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. ... ...Stanton Gerson, M.D., pro...Researchers identify genetic markers to predict response to chemotherapy for colorectal cancer
One of the most common challenges facing oncologists today is determining the best course of treatment for their patients--one that would be effective and have the fewest possible side effects. In a study presented today at the 40th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in New Orleans, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have identified genetic markers in the blood that can...When combining new oral anti-cancer agents with standard chemotherapy, timing may be crucial
(NEW ORLEANS) -- Timing may be everything when it comes to combining the new-generation oral, molecularly targeted anti-cancer agents with standard chemotherapy drugs, UC Davis Cancer Center researchers reported Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists. ... ..."Many of the new molecularly targeted anti-cancer agents work by inhibiting cancer cell division an...Lung cancer patients in Japan, United States react differently to the same chemotherapy regimen
(NEW ORLEANS) -- A chemotherapy regimen commonly used to treat non-small cell lung cancer is both more effective and more toxic in Japanese patients than in American patients, researchers reported Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists. The first of its kind, this analysis underscores the importance of genetic variations in medicine and points to a need for...Stem cells more vulnerable to toxic chemotherapy when protective molecule is disabled
Inactivating a protective molecule in leukemic cells to make them more vulnerable to chemotherapy might also make healthy blood-forming cells more sensitive to the toxic effects of those same drugs. These findings have been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry by investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. ...The St. Jude researchers based their conclusion on results of...Chemical reaction in birds provides sense of direction during migratory flights
Irvine, Calif., May 12, 2004 Migrating birds stay on track because of chemical reactions in their bodies that are influenced by the Earths magnetic field, a UC Irvine-led team of researchers has found. ... ...The birds are sensitive even to rapidly fluctuating artificial magnetic fields. These fields had no effect on magnetic materials such as magnetite, indicating that the birds do not rely on...