Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Teaching labs for learning hands-on chemistry

Cutting-edge research with award-winning faculty

High Field Magnetic Resonance Laboratory

The 850 MHz NMR allows researchers in the department to determine protein and RNA structures

The renovated lecture hall at Hughes Laboratories Room 100 features state-of-the-art technology

Over the last three years, 100% of our graduating undergraduates participated in at least two semesters of independent research

Members of the Miami Chemical Society travel each year to the American Chemical Society's spring conference

Assistant Professor in Analytical Chemistry Position Available

We have a current opening for a tenure-track position in analytical chemistry. Qualified applicants are encouranged to apply.

Assistant Professor in Biochemistry Position Available

We have a current opening for a tenure-track position in biochemistry. Qualified applicants are encouranged to apply.

Welcome Dr. Rock Mancini

Dr. Rock Mancini will be joining the department in the Summer of 2022 as an assistant professor in the area of organic and medicinal chemistry.

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Recent Publications

Optimization of 1,2,4-Triazole-3-thiones toward Broad-Spectrum Metallo-β-lactamase Inhibitors Showing Potent Synergistic Activity on VIM- and NDM-1-Producing Clinical Isolates
Legru, Alice; Verdirosa, Federica; Vo-Hoang, Yen; Tassone, Giusy; Vascon, Filippo; Thomas, Caitlyn A.; Sannio, Filomena; Corsica, Giuseppina; Benvenuti, Manuela; Feller, Georges; Coulon, Rémi; Marcoccia, Francesca; Devente, Savannah Rowane; Bouajila, Ezeddine; Piveteau, Catherine; Leroux, Florence; Deprez-Poulain, Rebecca; Deprez, Benoît; Licznar-Fajardo, Patricia; Crowder, Michael W.; Cendron, Laura; Pozzi, Cecilia; Mangani, Stefano; Docquier, Jean-Denis; Hernandez, Jean-François; Gavara, Laurent
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, in press

SARS‐CoV ‐2 spike protein capture by peptide functionalized networks
Rahman, Monica S.; Rajawasam, Chamoni W. H.; De Alwis Watuthanthrige, Nethmi; Sparks, Jessica L.; Page, Richard C.; Konkolewicz, Dominik
Journal of Polymer Science, in press

Secondary chemistry teacher learning: precursors for and mechanisms of pedagogical conceptual change
Wu, Meng-Yang M.; Yezierski, Ellen J.
Chemistry Education Research and Practice, in press