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Model representation of rotenone.
Model representation of rotenone.

Nature’s way of making chemicals

One professor is researching banned chemicals in hopes of harnessing a cure.

March 9, 2018 by Tori York

Rotenone is a compound banned in the United States. It could be the key to unlocking the cure to Parkinson’s disease.

Dr. Matthew Siebert, assistant professor of chemistry, is on a quest to use nature’s chemicals to cure diseases like cancer.

Learn more in Siebert’s Mind’s Eye piece.

Filed Under: Chemistry Tagged With: Chemistry, Matthew Siebert, Mind's Eye, Research

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