Brooklyn College Honors Top Scholars Valedictorian Roby Daniel and salutatorian Zainab Nathani seek to help community while pursuing careers in medicine and public health. Read More
Fall 2019 Chemistry News December 2019 December 4: Congratulations to Professor Mariana Torrente, the recipient of an ASRC SEED grant for the project “Prions Meet Phase Separation: Rnq1/[PIN+].” December 2: Congratulations to Professor Brian Read More
Graduate Student Glennon Bythrow Receives Provost’s Alfred W. Alberts Award in Biochemistry Graduate student Glennon Bythrow received the provost’s Alfred W. Alberts Award in Biochemistry. Alberts ’53 discovered lovastatin, the first of the class of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins. Each year the Read More
Spring 2019 Chemistry News July 2019 July 25: Professor Contel publishes “Metal-based antibody drug conjugates. Potential and challenges in their application as targeted therapies in cancer” in the Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. July 17: Read More
Fall 2018 Chemistry News December 2018 December 13: Emeritus Professor Leon Gortler publishes “Private Philanthropy and Basic Research in Mid-Twentieth Century America: The Hickrill Chemical Research Foundation” in the Ambix Journal. November 2018 November Read More
Brooklyn College Global Medical Brigades Focuses on Sustainable Health in Central Panama With the generous support of Bernard H. ’62 and Ethel B. Garil, Brooklyn College Global Medical Brigades students got the opportunity to work with indigenous communities in a manner that prioritized holistic prevention and empowerment. Read More
Spring 2018 Chemistry News July 2018 July 16: We mourn the passing of Alfred Alberts ’53, a notable alumnus and discoverer of lovastatin while at Merck Pharmaceuticals. Marketed by Merck as Mevacor, lovastatin is Read More
Brooklyn College Foundation Honors Bernard ’62 and Ethel Garil at Annual Gala Brooklyn’s Red Hook waterfront was the scene of the 2018 Best of Brooklyn on May 16, honoring Bernard ’62 and Ethel Garil. More than 200 guests filled the historic Liberty Warehouse at the Brooklyn College Foundation’s annual fundraising gala to honor the longtime supporters of the college. Read More
Two BA-MD Students Named Salk Scholars The award, named after the CUNY alum who discovered a vaccine for polio, recognizes future medical scholars. Read More
Fall 2017 Chemistry News December 2017 December 19: Assistant Professor Mariana Torrente publishes “Neurodegenerative Disease Proteinopathies are Connected to Distinct Histone Post-Translational Modification Landscapes” in ACS Chemical Neuroscience. Congratulations to all of the students Read More
