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The 2020 winner of the Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Lectureship Award is: Giuseppe Melacini, McMaster University
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Giuseppe Melacini obtained his BSc from the University of Milan in 1992 under the supervision of Professors Mario Farina, Lucia Zetta and Henriette Molinari, and his... Read more
Audrey Cameron Academic Excellence Awards in Chemistry and Chemical Biology - 2020
Thursday, 13 February 2020
The Dr. Audrey Cameron Academic Excellence and Discovery Fund has been established to fund student research experiences in which students will have the chance to... Read more
Making light work
Tuesday, 4 February 2020
A collaboration between McMaster and Harvard researchers has generated a new platform in which light beams communicate with one another through solid matter, establishing... Read more
No more tough pills to swallow
Friday, 31 January 2020
Taking medicine can be a tough pill to swallow – literally. For people who have difficulty swallowing – including children, older adults, or those with... Read more
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards for 2020 in Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Friday, 31 January 2020
All interested and highly qualified undergraduate students are encouraged to apply to the McMaster Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology for an NSERC Undergraduate Student... Read more
Catalyst breaks sulfur–sulfur bonds to give new life to tired tyres
Wednesday, 18 December 2019
Process recovers organic components that can become new elastomers Researchers from Canada have demonstrated a mild chemical approach for reclaiming organic polymers from waste tyre... Read more
Teaching-Track Assistant Professor
Monday, 2 December 2019
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University The Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology invites applications for a teaching-track faculty position at the Assistant... Read more
Dr. Britz McKibbin, a Diet Detective
Friday, 25 October 2019
Diet detectives Researchers at McMaster have identified several chemical signatures, detectable in blood and urine, that can accurately measure dietary intake, potentially offering a new tool... Read more
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Environmental Chemistry Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University
Monday, 23 September 2019
The Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology (CCB) at McMaster University invites applications to fill a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in... Read more
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Molecular Medicine Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University
Monday, 23 September 2019
The Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology (CCB) at McMaster University invites applications to fill a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in... Read more
Scientists find simple urine test could offer a non-invasive approach for diagnosis of IBS patients
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Philip Britz-McKibbin in his lab. Photo by JD Howell. Scientists at McMaster have identified new biomarkers for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in urine, which could lead... Read more
Scientists map elusive toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s, providing new molecular clues for prevention
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Rashik Ahmed, lead author and PhD candidate in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences with Giuseppe Melacini, senior author and a professor in the... Read more
