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Official Twitter account for the Department of Chemistry at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

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Morgan Deal, of the Allen Lab, showcased her research at the Metals in Medicine 2026 - @GordonConf. The conference focus was on "Building Momentum for Targeted Metal-Based Therapeutics and Diagnostics.” #wsuchemistry #GRC2026 #chemistryindetroit

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#PhDfinished! A huge congratulations to newly minted Dr. Hasini Medagedara on a successful defense! Hasini defended her thesis, ”Controlling Electronic Quantum Coherence Through Structural Architecture” yesterday at #wsuchemistry. #chemistryindetroit #pchem #chemistryjourney

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You’re the tops in Organic Chemistry, Felix! The Top Graduate Student to be precise. Congratulations! #wsuchemistry #ochem #chemistryindetroit #WarriorWednesday

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All authors: Justice A. Keech, Narva Deshwar Kushwaha, and @James_Bour

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Congrats to the @BourLab’s Justice Keech! His very first author paper, “One-Step Photoreduction of Nitroarenes to Nitrosoarenes” has been published in Organic Letters. #wsuchemistry #ochem #chemistryindetroit

https://t.co/Iy8tAmIUB2

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Karina made the Chair’s Honor List! The Chairs Honors List represents the top 3% of students in General Chemistry courses. Congratulations! #wsuchemistry #HonorsConvo #chemistryindetroit #chemistryundergrads

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Surprise! Today, we were graced by visits from two Chow Lab alums, Anne-Cecile Duc (PhD, 2009) gave a biochemistry seminar and Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena (PhD, 2008) dropped in for a visit. Always great to catch up with our alums 💚💛 #wsuchemistry #chembio #waynestatealumni

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Congratulations to Kevin, recipient of the 2026 Ralph E. and Helen G. Carter Endowed Scholarship! This scholarship is awarded to a student with an outstanding academic record in chemistry coursework. #wsuchemistry #HonorsConvo #biochemistry

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

How much do you know about the wonder drug penicillin that revolutionised medicine?

Alexander Fleming was a Scottish bacteriologist who early on in his career became interested in the natural bacterial action of blood and antiseptics. In the autumn of 1928, while working on the influenza virus, he cultured bacteria on plates and left them in his lab.

On his return, he found that mould had developed accidentally on a staphylococcus culture plate and that the mould had created a bacteria-free circle around itself. This inspired him to perform further experiments, and he found that a mould culture prevented growth of staphylococci, even when diluted 800 times. He named the active substance penicillin.

Read more: https://t.co/95l3aqbgJ3

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It’s a happy and hot #WarriorWednesday! Great to see Angela, from the @PflumLab, sharing her research at the American Physician Scientists Association (ASPA) Joint Meeting 2026 Poster Session. #wsuchemistry #chembio

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Publication Alert🚨

“Foamable Protein-Ligand Conjugates: A Sustainable Approach to Rare-Earth Metal Harvesting and Separation by Ion Flotation” from researchers Elliot Furr, Matthew Allen, and Jeremy Kodanko.

https://t.co/vVbdyJ4WUA

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The Final Public Oral Defense For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Hasini Medagedara will be held on Tuesday, July 7th, 11:00 am, #wsuchemistry. Good Luck! #chemistryindetroit

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Join us for a summer chemistry seminar with Professor Anne-Cécile Duc on Thursday, July 2, 11am. The talk title: “A Multidisciplinary Approach to Detect Ovarian Cancers with Aptamers.” #wsuchemistry #ChemBio

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A Departmental Citation for Excellence in Teaching Services was awarded to Estevan Colmanetti. Congratulations! #wsuchemistry #chemistryindetroit #HonorsConvo

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Meher Prakash, a postdoc from the Kodanko Lab, presented his work at the Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference. It was a great opportunity to meet and interact with distinguished scientists, including Professor Paul T. Anastas, the Father of #GreenChemistry! #wsuchemistry

[Chemistry of Materials @ChemMater]

ACS Materials Letters invites researchers to share their vision on the past, present, and future of materials science through impactful Viewpoints. Find out how to submit a proposal 👉 https://t.co/LgjZWOt1Lz

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#AlumniUpdate!
Thiloka C. Ariyasena, (Chemistry PhD, 2014 under advisor Colin Poole) has been promoted to ‘Professor in Chemistry’ at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. We are so happy #wsuchemistry could be a part of your journey

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Sethma Wijesinghe is the recipient of the 2026 Esther & Stanley Kirschner General Chemistry Teaching Award at #wsuchemistry. Congratulations, Sethma! #chemistryindetroit #HonorsConvo #WarriorWednesday

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High(er) throughput activity assays were used to identify and optimize a MOF-based cobalt porphyrin catalyst that is active in the presence of air and bulk water. It also tolerates limiting C-H conditions, which remains rare in this class of catalyst.

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Check out the @BourLab’s latest paper on MOF catalysis in Chem Comm. #wsuchemistry #chemistryindetroit #MOFs

Authors: John Christopher Izang and James Bour

https://t.co/tMO95n8zcv