Organic

Prof. Sandra Loesgen won a grant from the Casey DeSantis Florida Cancer Innovation Fund. Her team will work on the preclinical development of mensacarcin for melanoma and pediatric brain cancers. Click to read the Whitney Lab News article.

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.

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, 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.

ACS Fellows are recognized members of the ACS for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and the Society. Click to read the CLAS News article.

The Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award recognizes Prof. McElwee-White for her many significant contributions to the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry and the organic chemistry community.  

UF researchers have engineered a dual-action vaccine adjuvant that “wakes up” the immune system and helps it target threats more effectively. The result is a “multiplicative” immune effect with potential to boost vaccines for viral, bacterial, and fungal diseases, as well as cancer therapies.

Brent Sumerlin and team “developed a completely new method that dramatically lowers the energy required to achieve depolymerization.” Click to read the CLAS News article.