Professor John Lukesh, Wake Forest University “New Investigative Tools for Probing the Chemical Biology of Reactive Sulfur Species” Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been historically dismissed as a highly toxic industrial and environmental pollutant. This limited viewpoint began to shift, however, in the mid 1990s when it was suggested that H2S may play a key role […]
Professor Wei Liu, University of Cincinnati “Copper-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions: Mechanism, Catalysis, and Applications in Life Sciences” Owing to their many attractive characteristics, copper catalysts represent appealing alternatives to precious metal catalysts, although various limitations remain in copper-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. Recently, we and others recognized that copper catalysis presents a powerful strategy to functionalize sp3 hybridized carbon radicals for […]
Dr. Ryan Weeks, Johns Hopkins University “JHU Green Labs: Fostering a Culture of Sustainability in the Lab” The chemical, petrochemical, and healthcare industries are major contributors to global climate change, accounting for over 5.8% and 4.4% of total greenhouse gas emissions. The millions of labs in these industries produce life-changing breakthroughs, however, the environmental impact […]