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  • illustration of a cell membrane interacting with a receptor and targeting agent.

    New manuscript on modular method for the synthesis of TMIAs

    A new manuscript has been accepted describing our modular method which was developed, then perfected over a five year span. There are 14 RIT students who contributed to this manuscript and three RIT professors.

  • illustration of a cell receiving signals from a foreign body.

    Lighting up cancer cells

    Targeted molecular imaging agents (TMIAs) target cell membrane receptors which are biomarkers for diseases such as cancer, thereby “lighting up” the diseased cells selectively. Read more about lighting up cancer cells.

  • portrait of Emily Mahoney.

    Emily Mahoney awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

    Emily Mahoney, a third-year chemistry student from Cazenovia, N.Y., is one of 396 students nationwide named 2020-2021 Goldwater Scholars.