QCB News

Roushar Publication

July 19, 2022

Frank Roushar was an author on, Chromenone derivatives as novel pharmacological chaperones for retinitis pigmentosa-linked rod opsin mutants, a paper published in Human Molecular Genetics

Jordan Publication

July 19, 2022

Matthew Jordan was an author on, Zn-regulated GTPase metalloprotein activator 1 modulates vertebrate zinc homeostasis, a paper published in Cell

First Annual QCB Training Program Retreat

June 24, 2022

We are delighted to announce that our QCB trainee cohort will be hosting our first annual program retreat to be held Friday-Saturday, Aug 12-13 in Dimension Mill in Bloomington.  The schedule of events is nearly finalized; check here for updates!

2022 Trainee Announcement

June 7, 2022

We’d like to welcome our new QCB trainees for this year: Allan Gramillo, Caitlin Roof, Hunter Richman, and Austin Tedman.

Congratulations to all and we are so happy to have you!

2022 Ambassador Announcment

June 7, 2022

Congratulations to our new QCB ambassadors – Ria Kidner and Brigham Pope!

And thank you to our previous ambassadors, Jessie and Abigail, for all their hard work this past year.

Trainee Defenses

May 6, 2022

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Materials Seminar, 2:30 PM, CH033

Rachel Fadler, Exit Exam, Chemistry

“Rigidity and Flexibility in Cyanostar and Organophosphate Assemblies”

Hosted by Amar Flood

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Organic Seminar, 1:00 PM, CH033

Mallory Kern, Exit Exam, Chemistry

“Automated Solution-Phase Synthesis of Thioglycoside Analogues

and Efforts Toward Convergent Synthesis of Xyloglucan Fragments”

Hosted by Nikki Pohl

2022 Ambassador Elections

May 6, 2022

We are currently holding QCB ambassador elections view candidates here.

Please vote here by Friday, May 13th.

Fadler Publication

April 18, 2022

Rachel Fadler was first author on, Rigidity and Flexibility in Rotaxanes and Their Relatives; On Being Stubborn and Easy-Going, a paper published in Frontiers in Chemistry

Selivanovitch Publications

April 18, 2022

Ekaterina Selivanovitch was first author on, Substrate Partitioning into Protein Macromolecular Frameworks for Enhanced Catalytic Turnover, a paper published in ACS Nano

Ekaterina was also third author on, Controlled Modular Multivalent Presentation of the CD40 Ligand on P22 Virus-like Particles Leads to Tunable Amplification of CD40 Signalinga paper published in ACS Applied Bio Materials.

Zubi Publications

March 23, 2022

Yasmine Zubi was first author on, Controlling the optical and catalytic properties of artificial metalloenzyme photocatalysts using chemogenetic engineering, a paper published in Chemical Science.

Yasmine was also fifth author on, Controlling Non-Native Cobalamin Reactivity and Catalysis in the Transcription Factor CarH, a paper published in ACS Catalysis.