Conquering a Hidden Kingdom
Huzefa Raja and Nick Oberlies are, to borrow a biological term, symbionts. Raja, a mycologist, and Oberlies, a natural products chemist, depend on…
Natural Science
Growing up, Dr. Nadja Cech was always around herbs on her family’s farm. Lavender.Echinacea. Comfrey. Calendula. Black cohosh. Through the years, she…
Tyra Callaway: Going Global with Research
As a junior in high school, Tyra Callaway began her college search with one non-negotiable requirement in mind: undergraduate research. She didn’t…
UNCG Graduate Students Bring Computers to Kenya
For over 6 years, graduate students in the UNCG Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have participated in the National Science Foundation-Sponsored GK12…
Department News & Awards
Zoe Edmonson and Carly Beck from the Popova Research Group each won the Dorothy Munroe Undergraduate Research Grant!
Dorothy Levis Munroe and her twin sister Katheryne Levis McCormick attended UNCG and majored in Chemistry, graduating in 1944. Dorothy earned her…
Dr. Jonathan Chekan Awarded a MIRA Award by the NIH
Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Chekan for receiving a MIRA Award from the NIH! This major external funding help his group to continue…
Dr. Maia Popova named to the JACS Au Early Career Advisory Board
Congratulations to Dr. Maia Popova for being named to the JACS Au Early Career Advisory Board! We look forward to seeing some…
Oberlies Group Receives the 2020 Ōmura Award for Best Original Article in the Journal of Antibiotics
Congratulations to Drs. Noemi Paguigan, Diana Kao, Huzefa Raja, Tamam El-Elimat, Cedric Pearce, and Nicholas Oberlies for receiving the Ōmura Award for…
Department Graduation Pictures Online!
Congratulations to our Graduates and Award Winning Students. Here is the link to to pictures from the event!
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Croatt Group Alum Receives NSF Grant
A big congrats to UNCG Chemistry & Biochemistry alum Buthaina Al Rifaie for being awarded a graduate research fellowship from the National…
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Undergrads interested in Research!
Interested in performing research in chemistry or biochemistry? Look through our faculty’s research specialties for a topic you might enjoy and fill out an application for the Undergraduate Research Program.
