Describes basic chemistry and biochemistry research that spurs a better understanding of human health. Visit ChemHealthWeb for research highlights, chemist profiles, games and videos and other Web extras. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/ en-us Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:30:00 EST http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/images/booklet_cover.gif http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/ Describes basic chemistry and biochemistry research that spurs a better understanding of human health. Visit ChemHealthWeb for research highlights, chemist profiles, games and videos and other Web extras. Profiles Anna Mapp, a chemist who is trying to understand interactions between proteins that happen naturally in a cell, and to promote normal interactions while blocking problematic ones. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_mapp.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_mapp.htm Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:30:00 EDT Profiles Brian Cobb, an immunologist and glycobiologist who studies glycans' role in adaptive immune response. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_cobb.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_cobb.htm Thu, 2 Aug 2012 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Martin Burke, an organic chemist who is investigating exactly how medicines can serve as molecular prosthetics. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_burke.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_burke.htm Tue, 29 Nov 2011 9:30:00 EDT Profiles Peng Chen, a physical/bioinorganic chemist uses both bioinorganic and single molecule chemistry to tackle scientific questions. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_rotello.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_rotello.htm Wed, 2 Nov 2011 12:30:00 EDT Profiles Vincent Rotello, an organic chemist who is investigating exactly how some of prtein interactions occur by taking a close-up, microscopic-level look at the way their surfaces attach to each other. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_rotello.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_rotello.htm Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:30:00 EDT Profiles Julie Soukup, working to figure out if parts of non-coding RNA called riboswitches, found in virtually all bacteria, can be targets in the development of new antibiotics for dangerous infections. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_soukup.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_soukup.htm Fri, 2 Sep 2011 12:30:00 EDT Profiles Daniel Romo, a synthetic organic/biological chemist who is interested in the reproduction and creation of natural products in a lab setting http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_romo.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_romo.htm Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:30:00 EDT Profiles Amy Palmer, a biochemist who uses creative chemistry to track the movement of metals in living cells to better understand their roles in health and disease. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_palmer.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_palmer.htm Wed, 18 May 2011 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Brian Bachmann, a synthetic chemist who searches for new or overlooked compounds that could make useful drugs. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_bachmann.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_bachmann.htm Thu, 6 Jan 2011 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Shannon Stahl, a chemist who works to reduce the environmental impact of the pharmaceutical industry. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_stahl.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_stahl.htm Thu, 4 Nov 2010 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Thomas Kodadek, a biochemist who studies proteasomes that will help in developing a new generation of anti-cancer drugs. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_kodadek.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_kodadek.htm Mon, 9 Aug 2010 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Phil Baran, an organic chemist who builds complex chemical compounds from scratch in the lab. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_baran.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_baran.htm Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Marc Zimmer, a biochemist who is trying to make the molecules that illuminate organisms like fireflies and jellyfish glow brighter and longer. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_zimmer.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_zimmer.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Jack Taunton, a chemist and cell biologist who uses chemical tools—molecules he can custom-make in his lab—to figure out how cells do all the amazing things they do. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_taunton.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_taunton.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Erik Sorensen, a synthetic organic chemist who builds molecules that can be developed into drugs to treat human diseases. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_sorensen.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_sorensen.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Ram Sasisekharan, a bioengineer who studies biological sugar molecules called carbohydrates. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_sasisekharan.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_sasisekharan.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Amy Rosenzweig, a bioinorganic chemist and structural biologist who uses X-ray crystallography to discover the chemical ingredients and structures of proteins. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_rosenzweig.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_rosenzweig.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profile Gus Rosania, a pharmaceutical scientist who studies how small molecules, like those found in oral medications, make their way to the right cellular target and produce the desired effect. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_rosania.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_rosania.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Philip LoGrasso, a biochemist who directs a team that designs molecules that stop overactive enzymes from doing harm in an effort to create safe and effective drugs. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_lograsso.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_lograsso.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Serrine Lau, a toxicologist who studies how different chemicals enter, travel through and exit our bodies. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_lau.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_lau.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Jay Keasling, a chemical engineer who wants to use bacteria or yeast as factories to make medicines and other products that people want and need. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_keasling.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_keasling.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Tim Jamison, an organic chemist who is trying to find out how microscopic marine algae that release toxins make their poisons. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_jamison.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_jamison.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Hudson Freeze, a glycobiologist and biochemist who studies glycans, what they do in our cells, and how they're made. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_freeze.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_freeze.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Lola Eniola-Adefeso, a chemical engineer who is trying to create artificial white blood cells to deliver medicines. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_adefeso.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_adefeso.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Cathy Drennan, a biophysicist who studies how naturally occurring metals help our bodies run chemical reactions safely and efficiently. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_drennan.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_drennan.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Virginia Cornish, a chemical biologist who uses genetic engineering methods to mix and match natural substances in new ways. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_cornish.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_cornish.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Andrew Combs, a medicinal chemist who runs a program that designs molecules to calm overexcited kinases. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_combs.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_combs.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Profiles Carolyn Bertozzi, a chemical biologist who studies glycans and tuberculosis bacteria. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_bertozzi.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/chemist_bertozzi.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Exploring how chemistry plays a role in tweaking drug molecules to interact appropriately with the body. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/med.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/med.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Inventing environmentally friendly approaches that make chemical reactions more efficient. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/health.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/health.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Examining substances produced for self-defense by microbes, algae, plants and animals. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/nature.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/nature.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Exploring tools made from the building blocks of life that chemists can use to spy on the movements of single molecules and make miniature devices. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/cool.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/cool.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Explores lipids and carbohydrates (fats and sugars) which do a lot to keep us healthy. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/eat.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/eat.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Understanding living things and exploring how they interact with their environment. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/act.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/act.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Lists the definitions of chemical terms. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/atoz.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/atoz.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Lists various chemistry related slide kits, presentations and lesson plans. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/teacher.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/teacher.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT Lists various chemistry related puzzles, games and videos. http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/games.htm http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth/games.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT