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Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Newly identified protein interaction helps keep cells’ recycling system in balance

2/10/2026 Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers have discovered a new way cells regulate how they respond to stress, identifying an interaction between two proteins that helps keep a critical cellular recycling system in balance.

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Chemistry & Chemical Biology

‘Three-tailed’ lipid helps cells survive during heart attack, stroke

9/9/2025 Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers have uncovered the "three-tailed" fat molecule's surprising role in cellular survival: protecting against damage when oxygen runs out.

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Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Natural sensors help in mapping out cells’ own biology

7/2/2025 Cornell Chronicle

Cornell chemistry and chemical biology researchers have found a new and potentially more accurate way to see what proteins are doing inside living cells — using the cells’ own components as built-in sensors.

Black and white magnified image; various fields of gray covered with squiggles — Provided Spirochetes are long, slender, spiral-shaped invasive bacteria, associated with Lyme disease and syphilis.

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Putting the brakes on bacterial mobility: A new approach to fighting disease

3/28/2025 Cornell Chronicle

Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria’s ‘motor,’ preventing it from spreading through the body.

person speaks into a microphone — Dave Burbank for Cornell University Abraham Sinfort ’23 speaks May 23 at the 35th Merrill Presidential Scholars ceremony.

Student honors

Merrill Scholars honor mentors at 35th annual ceremony

5/26/2023 Cornell Chronicle

… year’s 35th Merrill Presidential Scholars ceremony on May 23. … Abraham Sinfort ’23 credits his high school humanities teacher, Louis … year’s 35th Merrill Presidential Scholars ceremony on May 23 in the Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room. Merrill … ’91. “I was a university lecturer for five years, and the best reward you get is from your students acknowledging the …

Sociology

Conference examines criminalization of immigrants

11/17/2017 Cornell Chronicle

“Criminalizing Immigrants: Border Controls, Enforcement and Resistance,” Nov. 9-10, brought together researchers and academics from a range of disciplines at Cornell University and institutions across the U.S. to examine the causes and consequences of the criminalization of immigration.