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Manuel Lema is on a Mission to Create Synthetic Mucus Proteins
Chemistry Ph.D. student says synthetic mucins have huge commercial potential.
Giving Diverse Students a Head Start in Bioinspired Nanotechnology
With a $3 million NSF grant, the Graduate Center will prepare diverse Ph.D. students for new workforce opportunities in biotech, clean energy, and other areas that are benefiting from bioinspired nanoscience.
‘22 Grads Blaze Ahead Into New Jobs and Opportunities
From nanoscience to queer criminology, our graduates are launching careers and bright futures with their new skills
Science Faculty Spotlight: Ryan Williams
Williams' research is focused on the design of nanotechnologies to understand, diagnose, and treat human disease.
How Our Scholars Played Heroic Roles in the Pandemic
Graduate Center scholars have been at the forefront of research to understand the virus and the larger pandemic.
Celebrating Trailblazers and Scholars Who Amplify Women’s History
From the first dean to the first graduate, the Graduate Center was shaped by women trailblazers.
Mandë Holford Is Named an Allen Distinguished Investigator
With the distinction, Holford and her research partner, Li Zhao of The Rockefeller University, received $1.5 million to study immunity and its evolution.
How a Chemist From Iran Landed in the Cosmetics Industry in New York
By Lida Tunesi When she was 24, Nasim Farahmand (Ph.D. ’22, Chemistry) moved from Iran to the U.S. to pursue her graduate education. Now, after crossing continents and obtaining two graduate degrees, she is applying her materials science and nanotechnology...
‘I WAS FORTUNATE TO JOIN A GREAT RESEARCH GROUP’: A 2021 CHEMISTRY ALUMNUS REFLECTS ON HIS PH.D.
In December, a few months after completing his Ph.D., Marek Wlodarczyk (Ph.D. ’21, Chemistry) was back at the Graduate Center to help the Ph.D. Program in Chemistry welcome students who started the program in the fall of 2020 and 2021...
Science Alumni Spotlight: Daniel Valles
Daniel Valles started the Ph.D. program in chemistry at CUNY in August of 2017 and graduated in August 2021 while working in Adam Braunschweig’s group at the Advanced Science Research Center. Before joining the PhD program, he obtained a Bachelor...