How can understanding misfolded proteins help improve disease treatments?
Protein folding is a protein's way of twisting and bending into the right shape so it can do its job correctly in the body.
??东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 scientists help unravel life’s cosmic beginnings
The research was published in Nature Astronomy.
Unraveling the origins of life: Scientists discover ‘cool’ sugar acid formation in space
Glyceric acid is the simplest sugar acid that helps with a process called glycolysis, which is like the engine that helps break down the food we eat into energy.
Retired librarian uplifts Alice Ball’s legacy
Many of the details about Alice Ball’s story came through research from former 东精影业 librarian Paul Wermager.
Alice Ball: 1st African-American woman chemist, 东精影业 alumna celebrated
Alice Augusta Ball discovering an injectable form of oil which became an effective treatment for Hansen’s disease (leprosy).
Scholarship empowers students, connects to Ball’s legacy
Four of the recipients share how the Alice Augusta Ball Endowed Scholarship has impacted them.
东精影业 Hilo first: alumnus Neikirk receives UK Marshall Scholarship
Kit Neikirk will pursue a master of public health and a master of science in advanced biomedical imaging in the UK.
Deep space chemical reactions unveil secrets of Earth’s life origins
东精影业 research suggests new routes to RNA replication assisted by molecules expected to be readily formed from ingredients abundant in space.
Fostering the next generation of STEM leaders through hands-on activities
东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 students, faculty and staff led the students through different hands-on activities.
Chemistry professor’s gift to bring joy to undergraduate students
Seff established the Karl, Rose, and Joseph Seff Endowment in 2012.