GT (Bio)chemistry

News, events, updates, and special interest stories from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at @GeorgiaTech @GTSciences!

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Prof. Vinny Agarwal (Eukaryotic Halogenation Biochemistry for Unlocking Global Halogen Geocycles) has been awarded an RCSA Bridge Award. This award will help students in his group continue to study and grow through funding uncertainty. Congrats, Vinny!

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The 2026 El-Sayed Spring Symposium was a smashing success! Alumni, faculty, and students gathered for two days of research posters and talks.

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Undergraduate Biochemistry major Marielle Frooman is a co-winner of the 2026 Love Family Foundation Award, the most prestigious scholarship at the Institute. Congrats, Marielle! Read more about her accomplishments here: https://t.co/K9j5kBUGmO

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Chemistry major Amelia England is a recipient of the undergraduate award in Computers in Chemistry at the Spring 2026 American Chemical Society meeting! Congrats, Amelia! 🎉

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Grad students Morgan Polk and Shehan Parmar are finalists in the 2026 Three-minute Thesis competition on April 7! Congratulations and best of luck! 💪🤞

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Spread the word! On March 20, GT and @ATLSciFest will host the one-and-only Musical Chemist, Walker Smith. His show The Sound of Molecules combines music and chemistry in a highly engaging way. This show will be a fantastic experience for all ages!

https://t.co/MSO8w4QmOF

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Mark your calendars! The 2026 El-Sayed Spring Research Symposium is happening May 11 and 12 on campus. The symposium will feature presentations from our alumni, faculty, graduate students, and postdocs.

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Chemistry and Biochemistry grad students cleaned up at CRIDC 2026! Jeffy Jeffy (Kasson lab), Monica Monge Loria (Garg lab), Shreyaa Srinivasan (Kasson lab), and Yi-Chien Tang (Das lab) took home Poster Awards at the annual conference.

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Prof. Lynn Kamerlin has been awarded a Fellowship in the Institute of Physics, for her valuable contributions in the field of computational biochemistry. Congrats, Prof. Kamerlin!

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Congratulations to RCSA Bridge Award recipient Vinayak Agarwal @GT_CHEM!

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Congratulations to Ryan and McKenna for their publication in @ACSSynBio . Their work identified YPet as the optimal fluorescent reporter for GPCR-based sensors in yeast, reducing the time to readout to just 30 minutes.@GTChBE @GT_CHEM
https://t.co/irsZjVBfpd

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Our work on a CFE-based thermophilic biocatalyst achieving almost stoichiometric conversion of CO2 equivalents to amino acids is out now. @GtChBE @GT_CHEM https://t.co/9adZahwPDO

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A focus on academic research may cause graduate students to forget about internships and other opportunities in industry. To help close that gap, Dr. Eric Shen recently organized a workshop for grad students on internships. Check it out!

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Calling all incoming Chemistry and Biochemistry students! Join us for an open house to kick off the new academic year!

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Alumus and current faculty member Dr. Anthony Rojas was recently recognized as a member of the GT Alumni Association 40 Under 40 group. Read more about his story and those of the other awardees here! https://t.co/v2aglHssUt

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The group of @AditiDa38734987 and collaborators have reported on interactions of cannabinol and its metabolites with receptors and sensory neurons, paving the way for advances in therapeutics for pain. Check it out!

https://t.co/BNWNshSqyQ

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Check out this feature on the journey in research of undergraduate Biochemistry major Marielle Frooman! Learn more about her work in the labs of Andrew McShan and Will Gutekunst here:

https://t.co/LvILQZPU76

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Last night, we celebrated the annual Undergraduate Awards Dinner, where we celebrate the accomplishments of exemplary Chemistry and Biochemistry majors. Congratulations to all awardees and thanks to all the family members and friends who came out to support!

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Undergrad Chem major Mariah Castillo was recently honored with an Undergraduate TA of the Year Award! Mariah has been an invaluable member of the teaching teams for our Quantitative Analysis and Analytical Chemistry courses. Congratulations, Mariah! 🎉

https://t.co/uOnTOeqMth

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A team of three undergraduates (Marielle, Klara, and Maya) are the first authors on this new article from the McShan lab, featuring a study of interactions of human leukocyte antigens with Plasmodium peptides. Check it out!

https://t.co/g9Wbaj1lQM