Recent News

Professor Troy Wood a part of a collaborative effort to use AI to help develop new class of powerful antibodies to treat HIV
4/13/26
UB researchers Gene Morse, Raymond Cha, Nicholas Smith, Qing Ma (not pictured) and Troy Wood collaborated with the NIH and others to uncover promising new antibodies to treat HIV.
UB researchers to study how replacement ‘forever chemicals’ build up in fish
4/13/26
Scientists from UB's RENEW Institute will investigate how fluorotelomers — once thought to be safer PFAS alternatives — penetrate zebrafish cells.
UB team proposes rethinking crystal structure analysis
3/16/26
A setback in growing light-responsive crystals led UB chemist Jason Benedict and his team to a novel method for mapping molecular arrangements.

Alumnus Dr. Donald Pinto awarded the 2024 Carothers Award by the Delaware ACS
5/13/25
Alumnus Dr. Donald Pinto has been awarded the 2024 Carothers Award by the Delaware ACS. This award is presented annually by the Delaware Section to recognize scientific innovators who have made outstanding contributions and advances in industrial applications of chemistry.
Research led by Profs. Diana Aga and Timothy Cook featured in NSF Highlights
5/13/25
A study led by Profs. Aga and Cook has been featured in NSF Highlights. The study presents a synthesis and evaluation of cationic porphyrin-based organic nanocages for the removal of PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', from water.

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