Antimicrobials from the soil
Soil bacteria live in a competitive environment, constantly battling each other for resources. To survive, they produce special chemicals called natural products, which can help them fight off other microbes.
Read MoreDiscipline: Organic Chemistry
Self-Driving Chemistry Laboratories: Chemical Discoveries Powered by Robotics
This SRI stream introduces students to the intersection of chemistry, materials science, and automation. Students will use state-of-the-art robotic platforms to rapidly fabricate thin films of organic and hybrid semiconductor materials and characterize their optical, electrical, and structural properties.
Read MorePolymer Chemistry and Materials
Discovering foundational concepts through organic synthesis, controlled polymerization, and polymer material manufacturing.
Read MoreAqueous-compatible peptide cyclization and applications to peptide therapeutics
The Roberts laboratory draws inspiration from cyclic peptide natural products that are formed by site- and residue-selective oxidation reactions.
Read MoreUnderexplored Molecular Architectures
Our SRI stream will uncover new chemical reactions to build never-before seen arrangements of atoms and use a variety of chemical/analytical and computational tools to uncover how these new groups of atoms behave; and to expand on this capability to build ever more complex molecules. In our lab students will learn the principles of organic chemistry and chemical experimentation and the instrumental tools for us to ascertain structure and function of organic molecules.
Read MorePublic Health Vector Biology, Ecology, and Management
Research in mosquito control is whimsical and complex, spanning topics in community ecology, population genetics, pathology, epidemiology, and fundamental principles like mosquito behavior.
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