Chemistry

Using the same mechanism that causes evaporating coffee to leave a ring behind, an interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt researchers is designing a simple blood test to diagnose malaria in the developing world without electricity or special training. Read More

Twelve members of Vanderbilt's faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their “scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.” Read More

Vanderbilt students explored the opportunities and challenges of setting policy on federal issues and advocacy related to science, technology, engineering and math during a two-day immersion event last week in Washington, D.C. Read More

Although he is lactose-intolerant, Steven Townsend has more than a passing interest in mother’s milk. Read More

Twenty retiring faculty members were recognized during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony May 9, when the university honored their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty. Read More

Four Vanderbilt University students have been offered scholarships through Fulbright-sponsored programs for teaching and research in 2014-15. Read More

The Littlejohn Family Undergraduate Research Program enables Arts and Science undergraduates to conduct original research alongside faculty fellows. Read More

Brain symmetry, woman warriors and malaria were among the research topics featured by the winners of the second annual Three Minute Thesis competition Read More

Vanderbilt's Sandra Rosenthal is a recipient of the 2014 SEC Faculty Achievement Award, which recognizes faculty members from every Southeastern Conference university who demonstrate outstanding records of teaching, research and scholarship. Read More

By shifting evolution into reverse to produce an expensive HIV drug out of a simple sugar, Vanderbilt chemist Brian Bachmann has shown that it may be possible to manufacture exotic and expensive synthetic drugs as easily as brewing beer. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate for the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Awards Program Read More

Two organic chemists at Vanderbilt University are among the ten recipients of the 2014 Arthur C. Cope Scholars Award that recognizes and encourages excellence in the field of organic chemistry. Read More

New inventions should not have to be useful to merit a patent, says Vanderbilt professor Sean B. Seymore. Read More

Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate in Chemistry for the 2014 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists National Faculty Competition. Read More

Vanderbilt biochemists have discovered that the process bacteria undergo when they become drug resistant can act as a powerful tool for drug discovery. Read More

Structural studies reveal a new framework for understanding a central player in DNA processing. Read More

Researchers have determined how a DNA lesion caused by exposure to chemicals may spark cancer formation. Read More

If you drop by the American Museum of Natural History the next time you visit New York, there is a good chance that you will see an exhibit highlighting Vanderbilt chemist Brian Bachmann’s "caving for drugs" research. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have combined the photosynthetic protein that converts light into electrochemical energy in spinach with silicon, the material used in solar cells, in a fashion thatproduces substantially more electrical current than has been reported by previous "biohybrid" solar cells. Read More

Stevenson Professor of Chemistry Ned Porter is the recipient of the James Flack Norris Award for Physical Organic Chemistry for 2013, the American Chemical Society has announced. Read More