Chemistry News

Associate Department Chair Dr. Paul Craig Wins NIH Grant

Scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology and Dowling College are engaged in a similar game with higher stakes. Instead of cards, they are matching the protein to the job it performs in the human body. Their research could lead to drugs that target proteins and switch on or off specific functions associated with various diseases.

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College of Science Distinguished Alumnus Award

Each year, senior leaders select one graduate from each college who represents the best of RIT. This year, RIT will honor 10 distinguished alumni who stand out among the nearly 110,000 accomplished graduates. The awardee from the College of Science is an alumnus of the Chemistry Department and we couldn't be prouder!

When he was 11 years old, Daniel Mendelson (Chemistry'88) found personal and professional inspiration in his grandmother's end-of-life hospice care. Before entering medical school, Mendelson sought an undergraduate major that he was passionate about. He found that passion in his freshman organic chemistry class with former RIT professor Robert Gilman. Then he enrolled in the physician scientist graduate program at the University of Rochester. After earning a master's degree in biophysics and a medical doctorate, he went on to specialize in geriatrics and palliative care. He says he now strives to be the same kind of mentor that inspired him as he trains the next generation of doctors and health care workers. Mendelson co-founded the Geriatric Fracture Center at Highland Hospital in Rochester and he lectures worldwide on topics related to fragility fractures. He is the founder of the Palliative Care Consultation Service at Highland Hospital and helped establish the Palliative Care Consultation Service at Strong Memorial Hospital, also in Rochester. Mendelson is the medical director of Monroe Community Hospital, the Highlands at Brighton, Visiting Nurse Service of Rochester and Monroe County and the Baird Nursing Home. ;

Pasto Award Winners

Two RIT students have been awarded a David Pasto Co-op Fellowship Award. The Pasto award is given each year to chemistry students who show an interest in conducting research.

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Three RIT Students Chosen as 2012 Chi Omega Lambda Inductees

Eighteen Undergraduate Affiliate Network (UAN) students from across the country have been elected into the ASBMB Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Honor Society (Chi Omega Lambda). Three of the eighteen were RIT senior biochemistry majors: Joy Snyder '13, Rachel Schmidt '13, and Amanda Fisher '13. These outstanding students have been selected based on their academic success, research achievements and commitment to science outreach. Congratulations on all your hard work!

GlaxoSmtihKline Fellowship

Chemistry major Russ Burkhardt '15, was recently awarded a GlaxoSmithKline Undergraduate Summer Fellowship to conduct research in Assistant Prof. Jeremy Cody's lab at RIT for the summer of 2012 on the project titled "The Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of Eletefine." Winning the fellowship is a distinct honor since GlaxoSmithKline only awards five undergraduates in the United States each year.