Marty Burke talks with Doug Cruitt, host of the PBS show In the Arena, about the people and experiences that led him into chemistry, research, and entrepreneurship. Hear about a patient's unforgettable question and how he's building molecules with robots.
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Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Martin Gruebele is part of the team working on this research that could also inform how scientists think about other proteins linked to degenerative disease.
Scientists from #ILLINOIS and Scripps Research discovered a new way transthyretin (TTR) can break apart, offering new clues about amyloidosis. The findings could also point to new drug targets for the rare, deadly disease. ▶️ go.illinois.edu/amyloidosisstu…
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Big congratulations to faculty member Xiaotang Lu, recipient of the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award! The Lu lab will create detailed maps of neural connections in the brain to reveal how different cells communicate and contribute to brain function.🧠
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A breakthrough in pancreatic cancer treatment has #ILLINOIS roots. Dr. Martin Burke co-founded Revolution Medicines, the maker ofdaraxonrasib, a drug that nearly doubled median survival in a Phase 3 trial for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. ▶️ bit.ly/4gpHH4Y
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Congrats to @UofIllinois professors Martin D. Burke & Scott E. Denmark who will receive 2027 @AmerChemSociety National Awards—Burke for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry & Denmark will receive the Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry. 👏
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It was wonderful to see alumni, faculty, and students at the Chemistry at Illinois Alumni & Friends Reception! Thank you to everyone who stopped by and made the evening memorable. We look forward to the next one in New Orleans! #ACSFall2026
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If you're a first-year student at ILLINOIS who's just starting to explore majors or preparing to choose, attend an info session to discover everything a degree in Chemistry OR Computer Science+Chemistry can offer!
Sign up: go.chemistry.illinois.edu/InfoSessions
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Join us in welcoming Megan A. Steves to the @UofIllinois faculty in chemistry! With expertise in physical chemistry, biophysics, & analytical chemistry, she will develop cutting-edge optical microscopy methods that push beyond today’s technology. 🙌
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Join us in welcoming @LiweiZheng4 to the @UofIllinois faculty in chemistry! Zheng will pursue bold ideas, developing chemical tools that expand what DNA sequencing can measure, from protein sequences to molecular structures and metabolite levels.
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Shout out to all of our Chicago area alums & friends and to our faculty, graduate students & postdocs attending ACS Fall 2026! Join us this Sunday for hors d'oeuvres and drinks at Duneyrr. go.chemistry.illinois.edu/ACSReceptionRe…
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Alumni & friends—reserve your spot! Don't miss the inaugural Chemistry at Illinois Alumni Dinner on Sept. 24, 2026, at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. What a venue—join us!
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The life of Theodore “Ted” Brown, founding director of the Beckman Institute and professor emeritus of Chemistry at Illinois, will be celebrated at 2 p.m. July 11 at Copper Creek Church, 2202 W. Curtis Road, Champaign. The ceremony will be livestreamed. bit.ly/4vLwil3
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"Modular syntheses: Putting function first" via @cenmag features new synthetic approaches—including the blocc chemistry of Prof. Martin D. Burke.
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Professor Xiaotang Lu—named a 2026 Beckman Young Investigator—explores how the brain’s vast network of connections, the connectome, drives its extraordinary computing power. Congratulations to the Lu Lab—Imag(in)ing the chemistry of connectomics.
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We are proud to recognize the exemplary achievements of seven outstanding graduating students honored during our May Convocation ceremony! Join Chemistry at Illinois in congratulating these exceptional graduates as they embark on their next chapter! 👏
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Chemistry at Illinois retweeted
The Brown asymmetric allylation/crotylation employs diisopinocampheylborane for the enantio- and diastereoselective synthesis of homoallylic alcohols.
The #reaction was applied by the Denmark group @ChemistryUIUC in the #TotalSynthesis of (+)-Brasilenyne.
References in thread!
The #reaction was applied by the Denmark group @ChemistryUIUC in the #TotalSynthesis of (+)-Brasilenyne.
References in thread!
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Alum Soumitra Athavale @athavale_s — the Iron Man of @cenmag's 2026 Talented Twelve is engineering iron-containing enzymes to do chemistry they’ve never done before.🙌cen.acs.org/articles/104/w…
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We are incredibly proud of all our Illinois chemistry students who showcased their research during the Undergraduate Research Week Symposium. Your energy and enthusiasm were truly inspiring!🙌
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Congratulations to our @NSF Graduate Research Fellows! They are current graduate students Giuliana Judge, Alex Niculescu, Abigail Miller, Joshua Pack, and Sophia Liu and graduate school-bound Adriana Schroeder (BS, '25). 👏
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