April 11, 2023
University News
Two UR students named Goldwater Scholars to further chemistry and physics research
Paige Delsa and Helen Xia receive the preeminent undergraduate award in science and math.
BMB Seminar Series
The BMB Seminar series features presentations by students in the Senior Seminar course. Current students are actively conducting research with BMB faculty and will showcase their research experiences and findings at these Tuesday seminars.
Gottwald Science Center
The Gottwald Center for the Sciences is the home of the biology, chemistry and physics departments.
With 22 teaching laboratories and 50 student-faculty research laboratories, the space includes lab facilities for organic chemistry, biochemistry and neuroscience; a quantitative science center; a nuclear magnetic resonance center; and a digital biological imaging center.
Chemists in the Kitchen!
In the latest episode, Julie Pollock, associate professor of the chemistry, and colleagues from other institutions test which method is best — deep fry, air fry, or pan fry. Dr. Pollock leads a lab that studies breast cancer and inflammatory disease development and progression.
"Chemists in the Kitchen" is a YouTube series by the National Academy of Science that follows a rotating cast of chemists who cook, experiment, and tinker with all types of recipes and ingredients.
Dr. Pollock was also featured on the Quick Pickles and Fermentation episode.
Faculty Highlights
Leopold & Undergraduate Students Published
Michael Leopold, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry, along with two undergraduate researchers and co-authors Jamie Kaplan, '26, and Holly Wemple, '25, published "Mechanistic Elucidation of Nanomaterial-Enhanced First Generation Biosensors Using Probe Voltammetry of an Enzymatic Reaction” in the journal Biosensors.
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Parish & Undergraduate Students Published
Carol Parish, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry, along with an undergraduate student co-author, and in collaboration with Nobel laureate, Roald Hoffmann, published “Variations on the Bergman Cyclization Theme: Electrocyclizations of Ionic Penta-, Hepta-, and Octadiynes,” in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
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Parish Published
Carol Parish, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry, published "Diversifying the Workforce for Data-Related Jobs Starts with Inclusivity in Research" in Diverse Issues in Higher Education.
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Quintero-Carmona Published
Omar A. Quintero-Carmona, associate professor of biology, published the article "Building the Next Generation of Virtual Cells to Understand Cellular Biology" in Biophysical Journal. This work is a multi-institutional collaboration with other scientists and researchers from the University of Washington, Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), Stanford University, the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, and the Allen Institute for Cell Science.
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April 7, 2023
Student Experience
Students’ actions and outreach aid earthquake victims in Turkey
Two Spider juniors assisted remotely and on the scene with recovery efforts in their home country.
January 26, 2023
University of Richmond Awarded Competitive Beckman Grant for 6th Time; Funding Will Support Scholarships for Science Students
UR has been awarded a prestigious Beckman Scholars grant for faculty-mentored student research.
November 30, 2022
University of Richmond Awarded $625K HHMI Grant to Study Barriers to Student Inclusivity
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded the University of Richmond a $625K grant that will support efforts to create an inclusive experience for students and enhance student belonging.
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Contact Us
Mailing address:
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Gottwald Center for the Sciences
138 UR Drive
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Program Coordinator: Dr. Eugene Wu
Academic Administrative Specialist: Emily Phaup