Julia Widom chosen for AHA Career Development Award

Photo: Julia WidomThe American Heart Association has selected UO Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty Julia Widom as a recipient of the AHA Career Development Award. The award supports the early careers of highly promising healthcare and academic professionals as they explore innovative questions or pilot studies that will provide preliminary data and develop their research skills, fostering their future success as a scientist.

The three-year grant will fund Professor Widom’s research using single-molecule fluorescence techniques to study the structure and dynamics of heart-specific long noncoding RNAs linked to disease.  Her work will help guide the development of therapies for conditions that induce cardiac stress.

Read more about Professor Widom’s award at https://tinyurl.com/39c244hn

Carl Brozek receives NSF Research Award

Photo: Carl Brozek

UO Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty Carl Brozek has received an National Science Foundation Division Of Materials Research grant to study the fundamental growth mechanisms of particles based on metal-organic frameworks.  His work will help open new frontiers in using metal-organic frameworks for a range of applications including gas separation and catalysis.

Learn more about his award on the NSF website.

 

Applications Invited for a Tenure-track Biochemistry Faculty

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Oregon (chemistry.uoregon.edu) invites applications for a tenure-track Biochemistry faculty member at the Assistant Professor level to begin in Fall 2022 or later. Biochemistry research at the University of Oregon takes place in the context of the Institute of Molecular Biology (molbio.uoregon.edu), which promotes interdisciplinary interactions between life science researchers in the departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biology, and Physics. A Ph.D. is required. Salary is competitive.

We seek applicants from all areas of biochemistry, broadly defined, who are using advanced approaches to study molecular mechanisms of cellular function. New faculty will join a rich and collaborative atmosphere with existing strengths in host-pathogen interactions, stem cell biology, epigenetics, cell polarity, cytoskeletal function, DNA repair, and protein evolution. Successful candidates will have the potential for establishing an outstanding independent research program and excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. They will also support and enhance a diverse learning and working environment.

UO is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from minorities, women, and people with disabilities.

Apply on line at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/19157

With your online application, please include the following: a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of research plans and objectives, a statement of teaching philosophy and/or interests, and a statement describing past/current efforts and plans for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. The candidate should also arrange for three letters of recommendation to be uploaded directly by the recommenders.

Christopher Hendon named as 2021 Cottrell Scholar

photo - Christopher Hendon UO Chemsitry and Biochemistry faculty Christopher Hendon has been selceted by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement as one of 25 outstanding teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy to receive the 2021 Cottrell Scholar Awards.

Recipients are chosen through a rigorous peer-review process of applications from top research universities, degree-granting research institutes, and primarily undergraduate institutions in the United States and Canada. Each award is $100,000.

The award recognizes Prof. Hendon for his excellence in science education and research in understanding inorganic defects in metal-organic frameworks.

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