Tom Luljak of WUWM 89.7 (Milwaukee’s NPR) interviewed Dr. Shama Mirza and Dr. Doug Stafford earlier this month regarding their glioblastoma research. Listen to the interview here.… Continue Reading »
Congrats Fall 2018 Graduates!
On December 16, 2018, five of our doctoral and master’s students walked the stage at Fall 2018 Commencement held at the Panther Arena. Join us in congratulating the following students: Doctoral Heli Fan (Peng Group): “Inducible DNA Cross-Linking Agents: Design, … Continue Reading »
Milwaukee Analytical Chemistry Conference (MACC): Mass-Spec at Your Fingertips
Join us for the Milwaukee Analytical Chemistry Conference hosted by the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department and the Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery on January 25, 2019. The all-day conference will be about mass spec and the applications to drug discovery … Continue Reading »
2018 Research Symposium
On May 22nd in the UWM Union Fireside Lounge, the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department hosted its annual Research Symposium, at which over 40 undergraduate and graduate students presented posters. Before the awards ceremony commenced, Anahit Campbell and Dan Knutson presented their … Continue Reading »
Dr. Kristin Murphy wins 2017 Rising Star Award
Professor Murphy has been recognized for her progress in scientific enterprise. She is one of six recipients of the 2017 Rising Star Award presented by the Women Chemistry Committee of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The award is for female … Continue Reading »
Winners of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition
Congratulation to Anahit Campbell for 3rd place at the inaugural three minutes thesis (3MT) competition.The title of her presentation was “Kidney Blockage Detection Made Quick, Simple, and Cost-effective”. (Photo: Anahit and Dean Marija Gajdardziska). 3MT originated at the University of Queensland and … Continue Reading »
Three Faculty from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry receive prestigious RGI grant
Profs Shama Mirza, Mark Dietz and Andrew Pacheco received the internal “Research Growth Initiative” grant provided by the UWM Office of Research. Prof. Dietz will investigate controlled porosity supports for improved extraction chromatographic separations. Prof. Shama Mirza is the Co-PI … Continue Reading »
Recognition of Inventors from the department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Foundation hosted its annual Partner Reception at the University Club on March 1, 2018. A highlight of the annual event is recognition of inventors on patents that issued during the past year. This year, four … Continue Reading »
Commencement Fall 2017
We are proud of Drs. Heather Adams, Shamsul Ahmed, Margaret Guthrie, LanLan Han, Sandra Simone, Theodore Thuening, Jaclyn Trate, and Veera Phani Tiruveedhula, who received their PhD degree during Fall of 2017!… Continue Reading »
Heli Fan was awarded the Graduate Student Fellowship 2017
Dean Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska presented this year’s Graduate Student Fellowship award to Heli Fan, who is part of the research group of Prof. Peng. The award will enable Heli to focus on her research, which is based on the development of … Continue Reading »