BioSAXS helps to explain the anti-cancer activity of green tea
What is the new work?
What is the new work?
Recipients of the annual awards are nominated by their departments and selected by a committee for more than just their individual research outcomes. Awardees are also recognized for their impacts on society, reputation in the field, leadership, mentorship, and citizenship within the college and university.
Joel Brock, the Given Foundation Professor, School of Applied and Engineering Physics
Rai and co-workers addressed this problem by developing a novel high-pressure SAXS cell that is suitable for routine use. By using single-crystal diamond windows in combination with high-energy X-rays, SAXS data can be obtained from biological samples at up to 4000-times atmospheric pressure (400 MPa) with temperatures ranging from 0 to 80C. This cell design prioritizes ease of sample loading, temperature control, mechanical stability and X-ray background minimization.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the research – to be led by Richard Cerione, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Goldwin Smith Professor of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology in the College of Veterinary Medicine – focuses on cancer-fighting enzyme blockers, which have potential as SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors.
Wilson West houses a new large experimental hall to accommodate the upcoming High Magnetic Field X-ray Beamline.
Ando has dedicated her career to “seeing” atoms using high energy X-rays with a technique called diffuse scattering; imagine a pair of glasses that allow you to see atoms and molecules. These glasses not only let you see these molecules but also very specific ways molecules move.