Group News: Spring/Summer 2011

Courtney defended her dissertation, and will join MarK Gladwin’s group at UPMC as a postdoctoral fellow -congratulations.

Ben Mogesa passed his Original Research Proposal - congratulations.

Undergraduate student Mary Sprague joined the group - welcome.

Indrajit Saha and John Thomas passed research experience II and advanced to candidacy -- congratulations.

Basu Group in the News:

Courtney Sparacino-Watkins returned from her 8 weeks of training at the University of Cologne. Read the description at the German Embassy blog.

   

The newly developed lead sensor was highlighted in Pittsburgh Tribune Review.  This research was also highlighted in Duquesne University Magazine.

Hot off the press:

Our first Patent..

We received the first patent for developing a new class of fluorophore.

“Composition, Synthesis and Use of a New class of Fluorophores” Basu and Serli-Mitasev, US 7,888,506.

Synthesis and characterization of pterins can be challenging and yet rewarding..

   Basu, and Burgmayer, “Pterin Chemistry and its Relationship to the Molybdenum Cofactor”. Coordination Chemistry Reviews.   255, 1016-1038. (2011)