Brent Sumerlin Receives Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding Achievement

Professor Brent Sumerlin has been awarded the Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding Achievement, an international honor recognizing sustained and influential contributions to polymer science.

Two Florida outreach programs highlighted in recent Issue of Ytori

Profs. Ashlyn Hale and Adam Veige lead Florida outreach programs turning science into an unforgettable experience for young learners. Click to read more or visit our Outreach page to learn more about Chemathon and Molecular Mania.

Prof. Sandra Loesgen wins the inaugural Gator Angel Wing Award

Through the generous support of Dr. Nicholas Conti and Amy Fox Conti, this award supports bringing innovative research from the lab to the market. Read more here.

UF Chemistry wins big at the AI Research Awards

Prof. Adrian Roitberg received the AI Research Excellence Award, Prof. Mingjie Liu and Namindu Rangana De Silva won the HiPerGator Early Career Awards, and Profs. Alberto Perez and Mingjie Liu and their labs won HiPerGator Pioneering Team Awards. Click to read the UF News article.

Gainesville families explore hands-on science at Molecular Mania

This year’s event was the 20th anniversary of Molecular Mania and featured 29 hands-on stations and roughly 180 volunteers.

Two Florida outreach programs highlighted in recent Issue of Ytori

Profs. Ashlyn Hale and Adam Veige lead Florida outreach programs turning science into an unforgettable experience for young learners. Click to read more or visit our Outreach page to learn more about Chemathon and Molecular Mania.

New DNA-Based Imaging Technique Promises to Illuminate Cells and Tissues

UF researchers have developed a DNA-based imaging method that can visualize dozens of biomolecular targets in cells and tissues in just minutes, eliminating the need for complicated instrumentation. This method opens the door to exploring cellular complexity to study cell and tissue functions.

Electrochemistry Unlocks Low-Temperature Depolymerization

A new study from UF Chemistry introduces the first electrochemically initiated depolymerization of poly(methyl methacrylate), enabling efficient monomer recovery at dramatically lower temperatures. Led by graduate student Graham Gilchrist and coadvised by Profs. Brent Sumerlin and Austin Evans, the work establishes electrochemistry as a powerful new tool for closed-loop recycling of commodity plastics.

FARSIGHT: a new RNA-based light switch speeds disease testing

Asst. Prof. Fan Hong develops a new system, FARSIGHT, to act as a programmable molecular switch that can identify genetic sequences. Click to read the UF News article.

UF researchers identify new cancer-killing compounds

UF researchers, including Prof. Ron Castellano, have advanced a promising strategy to selectively target cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. Click to read the UF Dr. Gator News article.