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Remembering Rob Schurko
The MagLab community and friends and colleagues around the world are mourning the loss of Robert Schurko, director of the lab’s Nuclear Magnetic Resonance facility, professor of chemistry at Florida State University, and internationally recognized researcher. Schurko died February 20 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 55.
FSU chemist earns Eli Lilly and Co. Grantee Award for contributions to biomedical, organic synthesis research
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Joel M. Smith is the first from FSU to earn a Grantee Award from pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. In addition to highlighting the significance of his research, the award provides $150,000 in support to the Smith Laboratory as it continues to explore new ways of synthesizing complex molecules, laying the scientific foundation for creation of novel small-molecule drugs to treat various neurological disorders such as migraines, severe depression and Parkinson’s disease.
FSU chemist lands international fellowship to advance quantum materials
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Michael Shatruk has earned a 2025 Novo Nordisk Fellowship. Through 752,000 Danish kroner in funding, or about $117,000, the fellowship will allow Shatruk to study quantum molecule-based materials using advanced equipment housed at the Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen through early May.
ISL Pilot Grant Spotlight: Investigating the Effects of Microplastics on Human Neural Stem Cell Aging
The project, titled “Effects of Microplastics on Human Neural Stem Cell Aging,” addresses an emerging and critical environmental health concern with direct implications for brain aging and longevity.
FSU researchers develop new materials for next-generation X-ray technologies
The materials used to create X-ray detectors can be rigid, expensive and laborious to produce. But new research led by FSU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Biwu Ma is creating lower-cost, adaptable materials that could revolutionize X-ray detection technologies.
Bright ideas, hidden pathways: Florida State University researchers discover mechanism for inefficient photoreactions in molecules
Florida State University researchers have discovered a pathway within a certain type of molecule that limits chemical reactions by redirecting light energy. The study could help develop more efficient reactions for pharmaceuticals and other products.
FSU chemist named Rising Star for contributions to clean energy discovery, storage
A Florida State University researcher has been honored for her work developing new materials that enable more efficient energy storage and produce cleaner energy for daily use, ranging from phones and laptops to electric cars and renewable energy systems.
FSU researchers discover new protein-RNA interaction with potential to treat fibrosis
A research team at Florida State University’s Institute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has discovered how a protein found in the human body interacts with RNA in a way that could lead to new treatments for tissue scarring also known as fibrosis.
Twisting Spins: Florida State University researchers explore chemical boundaries to create new magnetic material
Florida State University researchers have created a new crystalline material with unusual magnetic patterns that could be used for breakthroughs in data storage and quantum technologies.
FSU chemist earns $2 million NIH grant to analyze molecular mechanisms of disease
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Robert Lazenby has earned the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award, or MIRA, from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).