• Carver Trust funds two LAS projects

  
  The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has recently committed over $800,000 in grants for research at Iowa State. The funds will support three separate studies at the university, including two in the Department of Chemistry which will focus in areas of biomolecules and medicinal compounds.
  
  These grants will support research in the following focus areas:

  • Responsive Molecules Inspired by Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Applications in Biomedical Research, $298,871. Scientists, including Yan Zhao, assistant professor of chemistry, will focus on the design and synthesis of molecules in order to demonstrate a molecule’s application in biomedical research.
    
    
  • A Class of Multi-Application Medicinal Compounds: Combining Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Boron Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer Treatment, $300,000. Research by Aaron Sadow, assistant professor of chemistry, targets more effective methods for treating brain tumors that will also improve both the length and quality of life for brain tumor patients.

  "These research projects will not only have an important impact in their respective fields, but also provide students and faculty with new opportunities to make a difference in scientific arenas," said Michael Whiteford, dean of theCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences. "The additional support will take this research beyond the preliminary stages and assist in the development of new information and knowledge."

Yan Zhao

Aaron Sadow

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