Princeton University Department of Chemistry

Chang Lab develops copper detection tool, finds possible chelation target for lung cancer

The Lab’s first paper of 2025 showcases its development of a revelatory sensing probe for the detection of copper in human cells and then wields it to uncover how copper may be regulating cell growth in lung cancer.

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Chang Lab develops copper detection tool, finds possible chelation target for lung cancer

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Schoop, Weichman Receive Biden Administration PECASE Awards

The Biden Administration announced the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for nearly 400 individuals this week, including Princeton Chemistry Professor Leslie Schoop and Assistant Professor Marissa Weichman.

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Building a Lab out of Thin Air: Weichman, Roque, and Kunin

Curious about the process of putting together a new lab, we asked three junior professors how they did it. Here are the experiences of Marissa Weichman, Jose Roque, and Alice Kunin.

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Schoop Lab's Chemical Design Strategy to find Noncoplanar Magnets

Spintronics is emerging as a potential opportunity for more efficient data storage of the future. In a recent paper, the Schoop Lab identifies a design strategy for materials that could one day find application with this technology.

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Mo Lab advances combo-drug treatment to combat Melioidosis

In PNAS, the Seyedsayamdost Lab publishes a promising treatment for this neglected tropical disease with a combination of low-dose antibiotics that targets the pathogen but leaves gut microbiome bacteria unscathed.

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Graduate Student Q&A: Alberto Castanedo

Today a fourth-year in the Knowles Lab, Alberto Castanedo believes in the value of the tough questions that helped bring him to Princeton Chemistry. Enjoy his take on graduate school.

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Rabinowitz Discovers New Approach to Augment Leading Cancer Therapy

A team of researchers in the Rabinowitz Lab has discovered a possible end-run around the factors that limit the success of a specific type of immunotherapy through their investigation into metabolic supplementation.

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Weichman combines astrochemistry, spectroscopy to find molecules in space

Backed by a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Weichman Lab will provide benchmarks to interpret data from NASA’s infrared space telescopes and identify new classes of molecules formed in space.

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Upcoming Seminars & Events

Seminar

Eric Nacsa

Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Eberly College of Science
Penn State University

New Electron-Transfer Concepts in Organic Synthesis

Tue, Jan. 28, 2025, 4:30pm

Taylor Auditorium, Frick Lab, B02

Host: Erin Stache

Catalysis / Synthesis

Seminar

Daniel Tabor

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Texas A & M University

Building Physics-Based and Data-Driven Methods for Efficient Materials Design

Tue, Feb. 11, 2025, 4:30pm

Taylor Auditorium, Frick Lab, B02

Host: Marissa Weichman

Spectroscopy / Physical Chemistry

Seminar

Karen Wooley

W.T. Doherty-Welch Professor Chair and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Director, TAMU Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions
TIPS ETF Research Superiority Researcher
Texas A & M University

An Evolution of Carbohydrate-derived Synthetic Polymers: From nanoparticle targets to surprising structural and morphological metamorphoses to commercial translation

Tue, Feb. 18, 2025, 4:30pm

Taylor Auditorium, Frick Lab, B02

Catalysis / Synthesis

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Chang Lab develops copper detection tool, finds possible chelation target for lung cancer

Chang Lab develops copper detection tool, finds possible chelation target for lung cancer

Schoop, Weichman Receive Biden Administration PECASE Awards

Building a Lab out of Thin Air: Weichman, Roque, and Kunin

Schoop Lab's Chemical Design Strategy to find Noncoplanar Magnets

Mo Lab advances combo-drug treatment to combat Melioidosis

Graduate Student Q&A: Alberto Castanedo

Rabinowitz Discovers New Approach to Augment Leading Cancer Therapy

Weichman combines astrochemistry, spectroscopy to find molecules in space

Upcoming Seminars & Events

Eric Nacsa

New Electron-Transfer Concepts in Organic Synthesis

Daniel Tabor

Building Physics-Based and Data-Driven Methods for Efficient Materials Design

Karen Wooley

An Evolution of Carbohydrate-derived Synthetic Polymers: From nanoparticle targets to surprising structural and morphological metamorphoses to commercial translation

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Chang Lab develops copper detection tool, finds possible chelation target for lung cancer

Schoop, Weichman Receive Biden Administration PECASE Awards

Schoop Lab Publishes a Chemical Design Strategy to find Noncoplanar Magnets

Building a Lab out of Thin Air: Weichman, Roque, and Kunin

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