CeCe Fitz Volleyball Honors
In November 2023, CeCe Fitz, among seven seniors, was honored during the Senior Day festivities for LSU volleyball!
2024 Melville L. Wolfrom Award Winner!
CONGRATULATIONS TO PROFESSOR ALEXEI DEMCHENKO ON RECEIVING THE 2024 MELVILLE L. WOLFROM AWARD! Presented annually at the Spring ACS National Meeting The Melville L. Wolfrom Award acknowledges outstanding service to the Division and to the field of carbohydrate chemistry.
Monsanto Hall Reopens
See full press release at https://slu.edu/news/announcements/2023/november/monsanto-hall-re-opening.php After months of work, Saint Louis University’s Chemistry Department showed off the newly renovated Monsanto Hall. Thursday morning, members of the SLU community gathered outside the building for the Grand Re-Opening Ceremony. The home of the Chemistry Department, Monsanto Hall, has been transformed through an $11 million renovation and …
Ashley Dent receives SLU Chemistry Department Teaching Assistant Award
Congrats to Ashley Dent for receiving the SLU Chemistry Department Teaching Assistant Award! THE AWARD Two graduate teaching assistants are selected each year in recognition of their excellence and dedication in undergraduate teaching. They are presented with a monetary award and certificate.
The science of breast milk and baby formula – Press Release
Press Release – Feature Article in ChemistryWorld.com by Nina Notman. Nina reveals how breast milk research is inspiring a new generation of infant formulas and opening the door to therapeutic advances. ‘Our target is to synthesise all the core structures of human milk oligosaccharides,’ says Demchenko. “The medical and public health communities unanimously agree that breast …
The science of breast milk and baby formula – Press Release Read More »
Human Milk Sugars
Press Release – NIH Biomedical Beat Blog From the post on SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 – “Could a Spoonful of Sugar Be a Medicine?” by ABBEY BIGLER Glycans called human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) make up a significant portion of human milk. Study findings have shown that some HMOs can be prebiotics—substances that encourage beneficial bacteria to grow. Research has …
Nicholas Forsythe – ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Award for Outstanding Senior Organic Chemistry Student
Congrats to Nicholas Forsythe for being awarded the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Award for Outstanding Senior Organic Chemistry Student in 2021. Nicholas’s research focuses on drug design and glycan synthesis. ACS Organic Division Undergraduate Awards PURPOSE The ACS Division of Organic Chemistry is pleased to sponsor an Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry that is …