Andrew Sasser Staff Writer, Dartmouth College Linkedin Envelope Instagram Writer Bio I am a member of the Dartmouth Class of 2023, where I’m studying Chemistry and Economics, and I am also on the pre-med track. Outside of ICJS, I write for the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science, do computational chemistry research and write for The …
Lead Authors: Dina Rabadi1, Sarah Matatov2 Co-Authors: Carolina Guerrero1, Nina Klee1,Whitney Nicanor Mabwi3, Bamlak Messay1, Yu Quan Ng4, Melanie Prakash1, Andrew Sasser1, Jillian Troth1 Dartmouth College1, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2, Moi University3, Williams College4 Cover Figure: A clipboard surrounded by various drugs and delivery methods to treat cancer, showing the vast options and challenges …
Figure 1: Two enantiomers of an amino acid. These molecules are non-superimposable mirror images of one another, in the same way human hands are. Because enantiomers can have different physiological effects, chemists have been greatly interested in designing pathways to selectively produce a desired enantiomer Source: Wikimedia Commons Introduction: During the development of new synthetic …
Super Selective Synthesis: The Evolution of Enantioselective Methods Read More »
Figure 1: One of the few things that we know about it, einsteinium has a strong luminescence because of its highly radioactive nature. Many of its other physical and chemical properties remain unknown due to its rarity Source: Wikimedia Commons In studying the chemical properties of transition metals many properties such as the placement of …
Unusual Chemistry of the Rare Element Einsteinium Read More »
Figure 1: A fluorescent microscopic image of the localization of the protein C16orf71 to areas in cells called ‘nuclear speckles,’ colored green in this picture. Nuclear speckles are responsible for storing RNA splicing factors in cell nuclei, and proteins like SRRM2 and SON are responsible for creating the structure of these speckles Source: Wikimedia Commons …
Proteins that Create “Speckles” in Cell Nuclei Discovered Read More »
Figure 1: A microscopic image of Chlorella vulgaris, a species of green algae. Green algae have specialized enzymes that can produce clean hydrogen gas from H+ cations under anaerobic conditions. This hydrogen gas could be used as a clean alternative to fossil fuels Source: Wikimedia Commons In the quest for developing renewable energy sources, many …
“Living” Droplets Can Produce Renewable Hydrogen Read More »
Figure 1: This diagram demonstrated how CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) works to inhibit the expression of certain genes at the transcription level. This mechanism has been used to study how changes in the expression of certain enzymes impacts a cell’s metabolism. Source: Wikimedia Commons The strength of enzymes present in a bacterium plays a significant role …
Mechanisms of Metabolic Robustness Discovered in E. Coli Read More »
This page is a historical record of past and present ICJS writers and writing projects From the Fall of 2020 to the Spring of 2022, ICJS writing revolved around the work of individual staff writers writing solo articles. Each ICJS staff writer is listed below and a page with their individual work is linked. Since …
Figure 1: A sample of the metal palladium. As a transition metal, palladium plays a significant role in the catalysis of many organic reactions, especially for cross-coupling reactions to form carbon-carbon bonds. Source: Wikimedia Commons In building complex organic molecules needed for medicines, nanotechnology, and other synthetic purposes, catalysts are absolutely necessary. Chemical catalysts are …
New Palladium Catalyst Developed for Coupling of Aryl Halides and Alkyl Lithium Reagents Read More »
Figure 1: This shows the resonance structures for a Ketyl radical. Due to the presence of an oxygen atom, this radical is significantly more stable due to resonance. Resonance-stabilized radicals have been suggested as efficient catalysts in the synthesis of complex organic products and medicines Source: Wikimedia Commons For modern synthetic strategies in the production …
A New Tool in The Box: Radicals and Organic Synthesis Read More »