Justin J. Wilson, a professor of chemistry & chemical biology, is expanding on existing chemotherapeutic treatments by investigating the biomedical application potentials of other heavy transition metals, particularly compounds of the element rhenium, in order to develop a more targeted approach to halting cancerous cell division.
“You often have a disconnect in the field of nuclear medicine,” he says. “For example, a nuclear physicist might identify a certain isotope that they think is a good candidate for medical research because it has this much half-life or this type of decay properties. But then when they consult a chemist, they might find a lot of chemists don’t know the appropriate chemistry necessary to attach this radioactive metal ion to a chelating agent or to a targeting vector. Our lab is trying to bridge that gap."
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From left, MFA students Gerardo Iglesias, Sarah Iqbal and Aishvarya Arora listen to observations by two young poets at the Ithaca Children’s Garden.
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Semiconductors are at the core of the economy and national security. Their importance makes them a target. Sarah Kreps, director of the Tech Policy Institute in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, discusses how Cornell is helping to keep the semiconductor supply chain safe.
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The Peace Arch, situated near the westernmost point of the Canada–United States border in the contiguous United States, between Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia.