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Tory Strider awarded the 2015 Lilian Nile Undergraduate Research Assistantship

Posted on February 19, 2016

Tory Strider, a BS Biochemistry major, was awarded the 2015 Lilian Nile Undergraduate Research Assistantship this summer. She used the assistantship to participate in…

Conquering a Hidden Kingdom

Posted on February 3, 2016

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

Posted on February 3, 2016

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

Posted on February 3, 2016

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

Posted on July 23, 2015

For over 6 years, graduate students in the UNCG Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have participated in the National Science Foundation-Sponsored GK12…

Dr. Hiyas A. Junio, Class of 2011

Posted on July 23, 2015

“The mentoring that I experienced at UNCG is the same type of mentoring that I am trying to practice with my students…”

Keivan Ettefagh, Class of 2013

Posted on July 23, 2015

“What I liked best about UNCG was the collaborative research environment…”

Tamam El Elimat, Class of 2014

Posted on July 23, 2015

“I am excited to be applying my training to conduct natural products research, and to teach and supervise undergraduate and graduate students…”

Vamsikrishna Kandhi, Class of 2012

Posted on July 23, 2015

“What I liked best about the Medicinal Biochemistry PhD program was that it provided a wide scope of research opportunities; chemists and biochemists working together under one roof…”

Karen VanderMolen, Class of 2014

Posted on July 23, 2015

“The training I received in analytical chemistry and drug discovery of natural products have really helped me in my current position…”

Dickson Wambua, Class of 2012

Posted on July 23, 2015

“After graduating, I took a position at Craft Technologies, Inc., where I built a new department in Mass Spectrometry…”

Dr. Nick Oberlies has been awarded a UNCG Research Excellence Award

Posted on July 22, 2015

Dr. Nicholas Oberlies is the 2014-15 Junior Research Excellence Award winner. He receives the award for his research on biologically active compounds…

Ghina’a Abu Deiab and Manahil Abdalhameed awarded at graduate poster presentations

Posted on July 22, 2015

Ghina’a Abu Deiab and Manahil Abdalhameed received the 1st and 2nd place prize for graduate poster presentations at the recent North Carolina…

Derek Shore was awarded the Peoples Choice Award

Posted on July 22, 2015

Ph.D. student, Derek Shore (back, right) was awarded the Peoples Choice Award in the Graduate School Three Minute Thesis Competition.

Laura Johnson and Taylor Grubbs awarded scholarships from the Piedmont Society for Coatings Technology

Posted on July 22, 2015

Laura Johnson and Taylor Grubbs were awarded $1000 scholarships from the Piedmont Society for Coatings Technology at the Wood Coatings and Substrates…

Miranda Weavil awarded the second Lilian Nile Undergraduate Research Assistantship

Posted on July 22, 2015

Miranda Weavil, a Biochemistry  major, was awarded the second Lilian Nile Undergraduate Research Assistant-ship this summer. She used the assistantship to participate…

Mary Katsikas was honored by the College of Arts and Sciences

Posted on July 22, 2015

Mary Katsikas was honored by the College of Arts and Sciences at the College Beginning of the Year meeting for 50 Years…

Derek Shore received the award for Outstanding PhD Student Presentation

Posted on July 22, 2015

Derek Shore received the award for Outstanding PhD Student Presentation at the International Cannabinoid Research Society Meeting in Baveno, Italy this summer.

Dr. Kim Petersen has received grant funding from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund

Posted on July 22, 2015

Dr. Kim Petersen has received grant funding from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund for her project entitled,”Regio and Enantioselective Trifluoromethylation…

Dr. Oberlies and a team of colleagues just renewed their Program Project grant

Posted on July 22, 2015

Dr. Oberlies and a team of colleagues, led by Dr. A. Douglas Kinghorn at Ohio State University, just renewed their Program Project…