(1/x) Excited to report VIPS (Volumetric imaging of biological specimens via photochemical sectioning) @science.org! VIPS uses light-based sample sectioning to eliminate the inherent imaging depth limit of high-resolution optical microscopes @supgokul.bsky.social: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The Gao lab at #UIC reports a breakthrough in volumetric fluorescence imaging, featured on the cover of Science Magazine! Their new technique, VIPS (Volumetric Imaging via Photochemical Sectioning), enables reconstruction of 3D images of whole tissues with unprecedented detail.

🚨 New from UIC Chemistry! Led by the Hemley group, this #Science study reports the first 1-dimensional high-entropy oxide nanoribbons — materials that remain stable under extreme heat (1000°C), pressure (up to 12 GPa), and corrosive environments. Read here: tinyurl.com/2djw8phs #chemsky

New #JACS from the Adibekian Lab, making it the 3rd JACS from #UIC Chemistry this week! 🍾🍾🍾 Read it here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... @jacs.acspublications.org #Chemsky

🚨 New paper alert from the Nguyen lab at #UIC! @jacs.acspublications.org #chemsky

🚨 New in #JACS: The Glusac group at #UIC has developed a new MOF composed of nanographene ligands, which acts as a photocatalyst for CO2 reduction using water as the terminal electron donor. Read here: tinyurl.com/ejpm52hx @jacs.acspublications.org @ksenia-glusac.bsky.social

Pi-stacking offers powerful strategies to design structured and functional peptide materials of all dimensions. Check out our review in just out in "Trends in Chemistry"! @cp-trendschem.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Cho group at hashtag #UIC discovered that many colorectal cancers driven by APC loss depend on high membrane cholesterol to activate β-catenin signaling. Blocking cholesterol–Dishevelled interaction halted tumor growth without harming normal cells. #Chemsky tinyurl.com/mc5prces

Now in Nature Comm: The Hu group at #UIC developed NHS-ester dye labeling to tag live mammalian cell membranes for superresolution imaging—capturing dynamic protein distribution, cell-cell contacts, nanotube formation, and intercellular transfer in vivo. #Chemsky Article: tinyurl.com/rnzwnm7d

New work from the Mankad group, published in #JACS, reveals that a bimetallic complex can generate the very rare Al(II) oxidation state that can activate CO2.

🧪☘️ This St. Patty's Day weekend, we were proud to show prospective graduate students from around the country what UIC Chemistry and Chicago is all about!

🚨 Check out this post-doc opportunity in the Nguyen lab!

UIC Chemist Andy Nguyen's (@andy-i-nguyen.bsky.social) research lab, recognized with recent awards from NIH, NSF, and DOE, is approaching breakthroughs in peptides and their societal impact. Learn more about Dr. Nguyen's award-winning research: go.uic.edu/AndyNguyenat...

New work from the Adibekian group at UIC out in @J_A_C_S! "Chemoproteomics-Enabled De Novo Proteolysis Targeting Chimera Discovery Platform Identifies a Metallothionein Degrader to Probe Its Role in Cancer" Read it here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Is there a metal-metal bond in Fp2? Check out our latest @pubs.acs.org publication to learn more: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... Thankful to collaborate with @chemmatcars.bsky.social to do the analysis 💎 #chemsky

I am so excited for this opportunity! Also, very grateful to the support from past and current mentors—particularly my PhD advisor Jeff Long and my postdoc mentor Nathan Gianneschi, but also many others along the way.

We are excited to welcome Julia Oktawiec @joktawiec.bsky.social to our faculty! The Oktawiec Lab will interface synthetic peptide-based oligomers, dendrimers, and polymers with coordination chemistry to design novel nanomaterials for sustainability and health. oktawieclab.com

Our lab is grateful to receive the NSF CAREER award to further develop π-stacking porous peptide frameworks! @uic-chemistry.bsky.social new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

Congratulations, Neal!

🚨 Now in #JACS : The Ayitou lab at #UIC has reported the first aerobic photon upconversion using all-organic donor-acceptor chromophores, which can perform doublet-to-triplet energy transfer (DTET). Read it here: tinyurl.com/3ycxa4rf

Check out the latest work from the Mankad group!

New paper from the Jiang lab at UIC is featured on the cover of ACS Nano! "Chemically Interrogating N-Heterocyclic Carbenes at the Single-Molecule Level Using Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy" Read it here: t.co/pLEXMqF6mm

I’ve started a starter pack on peptide design. Please suggest more colleagues to be added or let me know if you want to be added. Peptides rock! go.bsky.app/QL4rSPE

The University of Illinois Chicago Chemistry Department is excited to join #chemsky!