Dr. Jingyi Chen is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Arkansas. But the Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Academy member may more accurately be described as an extraordinary solver of difficult problems. For example, as the world…
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Biochemist Receives $450K Grant to Study Role of Enzymes in Cancer Formation
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA University of Arkansas biochemist secured a $450,000 National Institutes of Health grant to study the connection of specific enzymes to cancer formation. Chenguang Fan, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, received the grant to study the role that…
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University of Arkansas Research Has Potential for Improved Drug Testing
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffResearch at the University of Arkansas on membrane proteins could lead to better development and testing of drugs. Chemistry researchers studied a type of membrane protein that expels drugs from a cell, contributing to drug resistance. They found that the…