The Director of the Small Molecule Synthesis Facility, Prof. Eric Toone, and his Senior Research Scientist, Dr. David Gooden, are working with researchers in the Duke Medical Center to target breast cancer cells. The natural compound 8-methoxypsoralen, and some synthetic derivatives, block the signaling pathways of the HER2 receptor, an over expressed receptor found in breast cancers as well as ovarian, gastric and other solid tumors. Prof.
Congratulations to David Beratan, who has been doubly recognized in recent days, first with the Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology (Theory) from the Foresight Institute and second by being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Congratulations to Professor Jie Liu and Professor Stefano Curtarolo, who have been named 2013 Fellows of the American Physical Society.
We are delighted to announce that our Chemistry colleagues, Prof. Stephen L. Craig and Prof. Robert J. Lefkowitz, were named as 2013 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Please see http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2013/1125_fellows.shtml and the Duke News article for details.
