- NEW: Rules for compound accumulation in P. aeruginosa published in Nature. UIUC Press Release Team discovers rules for breaking into Pseudomonas Researchers report in the journal Nature that they have found a way to get antibacterial drugs through the nearly impenetrable outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that – once it infects a person… Read more: NEW: Rules for compound accumulation in <em>P. aeruginosa</em> published in <em>Nature</em>.
- NEW: A compound from the Hergenrother/Shapiro collaboration has been licensed and is advancing toward treatment of breast cancer.Unprecedented Compound Takes a Step Toward Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer is the most common form of breast cancer, affecting approximately 75% of breast cancer patients. In advanced and metastatic form, it is lethal, claiming the lives of nearly 350,000… Read more: NEW: A compound from the Hergenrother/Shapiro collaboration has been licensed and is advancing toward treatment of breast cancer.
- Watch the Big Ten Network documentary on the UIUC COVID saliva test, featuring Dr. Diana Ranoa!Summary from YouTube: In 2020, the U.S. was in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic without any vaccines in sight. Millions of college students were left wondering when they’d be able to resume in-person instruction. Researchers from various disciplines across the University of… Read more: Watch the Big Ten Network documentary on the UIUC COVID saliva test, featuring Dr. Diana Ranoa!
- Postdoctoral Positions Open in the Hergenrother LabThere are multiple postdoctoral positions open in the Hergenrother lab, for talented scientists with expertise/interest in either chemistry or biology. Interested individuals with expertise in any of the following areas should apply: • Biochemistry• Cell biology• Cancer biology• Microbiology• Medicinal chemistry• Synthetic chemistry… Read more: Postdoctoral Positions Open in the Hergenrother Lab
- Congratulations to former student Dr. Matthew Boudreau for winning the Scarborough Award for Graduate/Post-Graduate Excellence from the ACS!https://www.acsmedchem.org/robert-m-scarborough-award-graduate-excellence-acs-medicinal-chemistry-division
- The Phase 1 clinical trial of PAC-1 in late-stage cancer patients shows responses in patients with neuroendocrine tumors
- Congratulations to graduate student Rebecca Ulrich for being awarded a F31 predoctoral fellowship from the NIH/NIAID!
- Read Young Innovator profile on Dr. Diana Ranoa, describing her pivotal role in developing the UIUC saliva test for COVID-19.Young Innovator Program Inventor Spotlight: Diana Ranoa, describing her pivotal role in developing the UIUC saliva test for COVID-19. Diana Ranoa is a Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology Fellow. She currently works in Paul Hergenrother’s lab where she tests the ability… Read more: Read Young Innovator profile on Dr. Diana Ranoa, describing her pivotal role in developing the UIUC saliva test for COVID-19.
- A Phase 1B/2 clinical trial of PAC-1 for patients with metastatic uveal melanoma is now enrollingTo enroll in the trial, please visit the ClinicalTrials.gov website.
- Congratulations to graduate student Matthew Boudreau for being awarded a prestigious fellowship from NCI!Matthew Boudreau, a chemistry PhD candidate in the CCIL Deputy Director Paul Hergenrother’s lab, has been awarded the prestigious F99/K00 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Boudreau’s research has centered around a novel therapeutic, ERSO, that successfully eradicates hormone-positive (ER+) breast cancer in… Read more: Congratulations to graduate student Matthew Boudreau for being awarded a prestigious fellowship from NCI!