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An interdisciplinary approach combining advanced spectroscopy and cryoelectron microscopy pinpoints the active site of nature’s methane oxidation catalyst.

A bacterial enzyme converts greenhouse gas to liquid biofuel

A multidisciplinary study identifies the active site of Nature’s chosen enzyme for conversion of methane to methanol A team of researchers at Northwestern University have recently identified the active site in pMMO where methane is converted to methanol, a major stride...

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Dayna Patterson is the first postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University to receive the prestigious HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellowship

Dayna Patterson was selected as a 2023 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Hanna H. Gray Fellow and is the first postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University to receive this prestigious fellowship. The HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program provides each fellow...

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Researchers discover method governing the conversion of greenhouse gases into fuel

A team of Northwestern researchers has discovered elements of methanotrophic bacteria that are critical in the chemical reaction that converts greenhouse gases into fuel. The research primarily centered around creating groundbreaking technology that is able to convert methane gas into...

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Professor Amy Rosenzweig receives the Hans Neurath Award from The Protein Society

Amy Rosenzweig, the Weinberg Family Distinguished Professor of Life Sciences and Professor of Molecular Biosciences and Chemistry, has received the Hans Neurath Award from The Protein Society. This award recognizes contributions of exceptional merit to basic protein research. Rosenzweig was recognized, in...

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Professor Amy Rosenzweig awarded the 2021 Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry

Amy Rosenzweig, the Weinberg Family Distinguished Professor of Life Sciences and Professor of Molecular Biosciences and Chemistry, was awarded the 2021 Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry. This ACS national award is sponsored by Alfred R. Bader Fund...

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Professor Amy Rosenzweig elected to National Academy of Sciences

Amy Rosenzweig, the Weinberg Family Distinguished Professor of Life Sciences and Professor of Molecular Biosciences and of Chemistry, has been elected to National Academy of Sciences. Rosenzweig is a leader in the fields of bioinorganic chemistry and structural biology. Her laboratory...