Between prescriptions or taking something for a headache or joint pain, we use drugs every day. Dr. Mary Krause is ensuring that the drugs you take are safe and of the best quality. Krause focuses on late-stage development of biologic drug products at Bristol-Myers Squibb in the Parenterals Science and Technology group. Biologic drugs An alumna of Missouri State … [Read more...]
Some things tear us apart, but chemistry brings us together. Lauri Kivijärvi, from the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland, is coming to Missouri State University at the end of August for a full academic year to conduct research in the preparation, characterization and subsequent studies of one-dimensional coordination polymers based on Rhodium (II, III) complexes. He will be … [Read more...]
Assistant professor of chemistry Matthew Siebert was an invited speaker at Organic Chemistry Day. The paper, entitled, “What’s in a mechanism? Assessing pathways in Au(III)-catalyzed cycloismerization forming careen-like natural products” was presented on April 15 at the University of Missouri. Other professors from University of Missouri-Columbia, University of … [Read more...]
Everyone dreams about using their degree for the greater good, for a career they love, for advancement in society, and these CNAS Bears have done that. The Bears of Distinction Awards were given June 24, and three CNAS alumni were honored. Dr. David Vinyard Dr. David Vinyard, who earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry at Missouri State … [Read more...]
Pop a piece of gum in your mouth—what’s causing that cooling sensation? It’s a compound called cubebol, which is also found in products like aftershave. The ring structure that forms cubebol is at the center of recent research by Dr. Matthew Siebert and his team. “We know that there are several compounds containing this ring structure, including cubebol and isovelleral,” … [Read more...]