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Dr. Ran Drori Co-Authors a Study of Twisted Crystals

By On June 5, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Ran Drori, assistant professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry, has co-authored “Crystals of benzamide, the first polymorphous molecular compound, are helicoidal” in Angewante Chemie (International Edition), a journal of the German Chemical Society.

Dr. Drori was part of an international team that published the paper about twisted […]

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New Study Uncovers How Antifreeze Protein Mix Protects Fish from Freezing

By On November 25, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Next time you pass through the frozen food aisle at the supermarket, consider what it takes to put some of those items on ice. New scientific research reveals just how the natural defenses of some organisms work against extreme cold.

Researchers at Yeshiva University have illustrated the mechanism by which antifreeze proteins from fish and […]

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Viswanathan Presents at Major Conference on Proteins

By On December 3, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Rajalakshmi Viswanathan, professor of chemistry and co-chair of the department of chemistry at Yeshiva College, presented her work at the biannual conference on Modeling Protein Interaction in Lawrence, Kansas, from Nov. 8-10, 2018, a major conference that brings together scientists from all over the world interested in understanding how proteins […]

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Jiang and Students Publish Paper in Chemical Communication

By On May 1, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Professor Jianfeng Jiang, associate professor of chemistry, recent published an article in Chemical Communication, an international chemical science journal. The article was co-authored by Jiang’s students, Tyler Berenson ’13YC, Nathaniel Tracer ’15YC, Daniel Shlian  ’17YC, Michael Khaloo ’16YC, and Avraham Benhaim ’15YC.  Titled “Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide in Basic Solution Catalyzed by Nickel Cyano Carbonyls at Ambient Condition […]

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Barrios-Landeros Receives Grant from Research Corporation for Science Advancement

By On April 25, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Fabiola Barrios-Landeros, assistant professor of chemistry at Yeshiva University, has received a prestigious grant from Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA.) Her research explores the structure and reactivity of metal catalysts copper and palladium, which could lead to a novel and efficient method to produce aryl carboxylates, a class of chemical compounds […]

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Barrios-Landeros Receives Single-Investigator Cottrell College Science Award

By On March 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Fabiola Barrios-Landeros, assistant professor of chemistry at Yeshiva University’s Yeshiva College, is a recipient of the Single-Investigator Cottrell College Science Award. Funded by The Research Corporation for the Advancement of Science, the award includes a $35,000 grant to further her research and to support the inclusion of research opportunities for undergraduates in […]

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Stern College ACS Student Chapter Receives Grant

By On July 16, 2013 · Leave a Comment

The Stern College for Women  American Chemical Society student chapter has been awarded an Innovative Activities Grant (IAG) for the 2013-2014 academic year.

The grant, which funds innovative, scientifically relevant and inclusive proposals, will go towards the creation of a new safety video for Stern College’s chemistry department. Students Miriam Andrusier and Elizabeth […]

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