*August 2008

"A small molecule enhances RNA interference and promotes microRNA processing", a paper written in collaboration with the Jin lab at Emory University, is highlighted in C&E News.

*April/May 2008

"Crystal structures of DNA-RNA repair enzymes AlkB and ABH2 bound to dsDNA"  has received numerous press write-ups in recent weeks:

     University of Chicago News Brief

     C&E News Coverage

     Eurekalert (AAAS)

     Spectroscopy NOW

     Argonne Structure Biology Center Research Highlight

     Biology News Net

     Bioresearch Online

     Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News

     Huliq Independent News Agency

     LightSources Online

     Media Newswire

     Medical News Today

     News-Medical

     Newswise

     Physorg Online

     Science Centric

     Science Daily

     Internet Chemistry

     Firstscience

*March 2008

Work from the paper "A proteome chip approach reveals new DNA damage recognition activities in Escherichia Coli" is highlighted in the March issue of the Journal of Proteome Research.

*January 2008

Thanks to research done in this lab, MgrA has been registered in the Infectious Disease Biomarker Database as a potential biomarker for Staphylococcus Aureus vancomycin resistance.

*June 2007

Zigang, Dave, and Ron's work highlighted in C&E News.

* November 2006

"An Oxidation Sensing Mechanism is Used by A Global Regulator of Staphylococcus aureus" Nature Chem. Biol. 2006, 2, 591-595. C & E News, ChemTech News
 

* April 2005

"An Exceptionally Selective Fluorescent Lead(II) Probe based on a Lead(II)-Regulatory Protein from Ralstonia Metallidurans was developed by He group and their coworkers" is to be found in C&E News and several other Scientific Journals or online resources.

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* January 2004

“Constructing Highly Sensitive and Selective Fluorescent Biosensors for Metal Ions by Using the MerR Family Proteins”. Read all about it in C & E News  and Analytical Chemistry