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PARP-1 May be Key to Effectiveness of PARP Inhibitors, and Now Researchers Can Image It

Penn Medicine researchers have used CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology to isolate a key genetic feature that could cause resistance to PARP inhibitors in patients with ovarian cancer – and they’ve also proven they have a way to see that feature using PET imaging.

Graduate Student Thomas Heuser Recognized by the Department of Energy

THOMAS HEUSER, a graduate student in materials science and engineering, has earned a Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program award. This award supports graduate thesis research conducted at a DOE laboratory or facility and aims to prepare graduate students for a career in science, technology, math or engineering.

‘Exceptional’ Research Points Way Toward Quantum Discoveries

Rice University scientists used nanotube films and polarized light to strongly couple light and matter progressively and on demand at room temperature.

Scientists Project a Drier Amazon and Wetter Indonesia in the Future

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have found that large-scale changes in rainfall can, in part, be attributed to the way tropical forests respond to the overabundance of carbon dioxide humans are emitting into the atmosphere, particularly over dense forests in the Amazon and across Asia.”

Underground Neutrino Experiment Sets the Stage for Deep Discovery About Matter

Collaborators of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, an experiment led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and including researchers at the University of Washington, have shown they can shield a sensitive, scalable 44-kilogram germanium detector array from background radioactivity.

UCR Graduate Student Headed to Oak Ridge National Lab

Victor Fung, a graduate student in chemistry, is one of 60 students from across the country selected for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program.

Scientists Report First Results from CUORE Neutrino Experiment

An international team of physicists, including researchers at MIT, is reporting the first results from an underground experiment designed to answer one of physics’ most fundamental questions: Why is our universe made mostly of matter?

Lewis University Physics Professor Awarded Visiting Faculty Position at Argonne

Dr. John C. Parker, Lewis University assistant professor of physics and Naperville resident, will be working among the most talented scientists in the world this summer as a Visiting Faculty at Argonne National Laboratory.

Center for Theoretical Physics Celebrates 50 Years

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding, the Center for Theoretical Physics (CTP) hosted a symposium on Saturday, March 24. "CTP50: The Center for Theoretical Physics: The First Fifty Years" brought together present and former members of the CTP as well as friends, supporters, and others interested in the past, present, and future of theoretical physics.

Exploring the Frontier of the Periodic Table

Professor of Chemistry and International Affairs Christopher Cahill has focused his research on some of the least-studied—and most dangerous—elements on the Periodic Table. It’s taken him from nuclear science labs to the heart of government policy-making.

Spring Hill College & University of Alabama Chemistry Professors Awarded Major Grant

Allyn Schoeffler, PhD, assistant professor of chemistry at Spring Hill College will analyze the 3-D structure of the erythromycin resistance methyltransferase and its molecular target using high-powered X-rays at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, a state-of-the-art scientific facility run jointly by Stanford University and the United States Department of Energy.

Liquid-to-Glass Transition Process Gains Clarity

The Beckwith-Bascom Professor in materials science and engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Voyles and collaborators on campus and at Yale University have made significant experimental strides in understanding how, when and where the constantly moving atoms in molten metal “lock” into place as the material transitions from liquid to solid glass.