Zachary Ball Research Group

We are a research group at Rice University focusing on the design and application of organometallic tools for chemical biology. Account run by group members.

[Zachary Ball Research Group @BallResearch]

Check out our latest review in IJC! #boronicacids #bioconjugation #peptide #protein #crosscoupling

[Andrei Yudin @andrei_yudin]

Copper-mediated peptide arylation selective for the N-terminus by @ballresearch in ⁦@ChemicalScience⁩ https://t.co/5KdCZUPhBH

[Mekedlawit Setegne @MekedlawitTS]

I can’t believe I officially have my first publication! Thank you @aemangmedina and @BallResearch for all the opportunities and mentorship you’ve given me during my time at Rice University.

[Alicia Mangubat-Medina @aemangmedina]

The most recent publication from the Ball Lab! Thank you to my amazing team of Rice undergraduate mentees and collaborators in the Distefano lab! @BallResearch @RiceChemGrad

[Zachary Ball Research Group @BallResearch]

For Halloween, we were boss man! #gradschool #ricechemgrad #chemistry #balllab

[Zachary Ball Research Group @BallResearch]

We are pleased to introduce you to Dr. Cody Martin!!! Congrats Cody, we are so proud of you!! 🤩🤩👨🏻‍🎓🎉🎉

[Zachary Ball Research Group @BallResearch]

Every year, the Ball Lab hosts a local teacher through the NSF Research Experiences for Teachers program. This year, our teacher Sherell won best oral presentation! Congrats Sherell, we miss you already! #NSF #BalllaB #RiceChemistry

[Zachary Ball Research Group @BallResearch]

Our awesome undergrads hard at work! You guys rock #ricechemistry #BalllaB #superstars #happyhumpday

[Alicia Mangubat-Medina @aemangmedina]

Excited to share my research at the 1st Annual Texas Chemical Biology Conference! @BallResearch #phd #phdlife #phdweekend

[Zachary Ball Research Group @BallResearch]

Ball lab at the 1st Annual Texas Chemical Biology Conference! Enjoying all of the wonderful talks and meeting great people! #chemicalbiology #Texaschemicalbiology #BalllaB

[Zachary Ball Research Group @BallResearch]

Celebrating Zach’s promotion with his three favorite things: cake, his awesome students, and problem set! Congrats to our amazing boss!!! #BalllaB #ricechemistry

[Alicia Mangubat-Medina @aemangmedina]

Celebrating his promotion to full professor! Congratulations @BallResearch!

[Zachary Ball Research Group @BallResearch]

We put the “lit” in scientific literature. We research hard so we can board game hard! #BalllaB #RiceUniversity #chemistry

[Angewandte Chemie @angew_chem]

Advances in the field of #transitionmetal mediated bioconjugation of natural peptides and proteins reviewed by Ball (@BallResearch, @RiceUniversity), with a focus on mechanistic themes #proteinmodification https://t.co/YyXj9jgfzq

[Zachary Ball Research Group @BallResearch]

We are so proud of our undergraduate researchers and the amazing work they do! #ricechemistry #BalllaB

[Alicia Mangubat-Medina @aemangmedina]

☀️🍗👩🏽‍🔬I reversibly modify peptides and proteins using UV light to analyze their folding and function! #3emojithesis #phdlife #ricechemistry #RiceGRADitude

[Zachary Ball Research Group @BallResearch]

After a brief hiatus from Twitter, we're back with some new Nickel-promoted bioconjugation strategies! Check out our recent publications in @JOC_OL (10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00759) and @ChemCommun (10.1039/C9CC00159J) ! #bioconjugation #nickel

[Zachary Ball Research Group @BallResearch]

Having a blast meeting with Prof. Grubbs today at Rice! #RiceChemistry #STEMLife #Chemistry

[Jenn Prescher @jenn_prescher]

Beyond thrilled to see Frances Arnold honored with a Nobel Prize! Her enzyme engineering work continues to inspire us and countless others. Hearty congratulations, @francesarnold!!!

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Frances Arnold, awarded the 2018 #NobelPrize, conducted the first directed evolution of enzymes, which are proteins that catalyse chemical reactions. Enzymes produced through directed evolution are used to manufacture everything from biofuels to pharmaceuticals.

@francesarnold