The compound is a photosensitizer, meaning it promotes chemical reactions in the presence of light. It has many potential applications for improving the efficiency of modern technologies ranging from electricity-producing solar panels to cell phones.

The study, published March 16 in Nature Chemistry, was conducted by researchers in Assistant Professor of Chemistry Carsten Milsmanns lab with support from his National Science Foundation CAREER Award.

These technologies currently rely on precious metals, like iridium and ruthenium, to function. However, only limited supplies of these materials remain in the world, making them nonrenewable, difficult to access and expensive.

We noticed that there have been few efforts in studying the more abundant metals titanium and zirconium because they are often not as easy to work with. Precious metals have always been the go-to elements because of their favorable chemical properties that make them easier to use and study, and thats predominantly how it has been done in the field, Milsmann said. Were hoping to change that.

Milsmanns compound is made from zirconium, which is much more abundant and easier to access, making it a more sustainable and cost-effective option. The compound is also stable in a variety of conditions, such as air, water and changes in temperature, making it easy to work with in a variety of environments.

Since the compound can convert light into electrical energy, it could be used in the creation of more efficient solar panels.

Solar panels are typically made using silicon and require a minimum threshold of light to collect and store energy. Instead of using silicon, researchers have long been exploring the alternative of dye-sensitized devices, in which colored molecules collect light and function in low-light conditions. As an added benefit, this also allows the production of semitransparent components. To date, the necessary dyes rely heavily on the precious material ruthenium, but Milsmanns new compound could potentially replace it in the future.

The problem with most solar panels is that they dont work well on cloudy days. They are pretty efficient, inexpensive and have a long lifespan, but they need intense light conditions to function efficiently, Milsmann said. One way around that is to make dye-sensitized versions where a colored compound absorbs light to produce electricity in any weather condition. In the future, we could design buildings that produce energy, essentially making the faade of your building, including all of its windows, into a power plant.

On the flipside, the compound could also be used in organic light-emitting diodes, which convert electrical energy into light, essentially reversing the function of a solar panel. This characteristic makes the compund a potential light source for producing more efficient cell phone screens.

Many cell phone displays contain iridium, another precious metal compound that does exactly what our compound does, Milsmann said. The advantage of having a light-emitting diode is that most of its energy is turned into light. In the past, light sources were inefficient because they only turned a small fraction of the energy they received into light.

The research teams next step is making the compound water soluble so it can potentially be used in biomedical applications, such as photodynamic therapy for cancer patients.

The compound can produce reactive oxygen species that induce cell death. It sounds really dangerous, but because the reaction only occurs during exposure to radiation with light, its location and duration can be tightly controlled, Milsmann said. If you can focus your light onto a specific point, you can generate reactive oxygen species to act only in response to the light, making it safe. This has the potential to remove tumors less invasively than through surgeries and chemotherapy.

The research team included WVU alumnus Yu Zhang (PhD Chemistry, 19), current graduate student Dylan Leary and Professor of Chemistry Jeffrey Petersen, among others.

Were laying the foundations for a lot of different applications, Milsmann said. Understanding how this compound works, which is what we did in the paper, will help people who want to bring these technologies forward.

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Ten years after Macondo, US offshore drilling safety improvements remain elusive

IN the wake of the Deepwater Horizon incident at the Macondo well, the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) issued a series of recommendations to bolster safety. These have yet to be fully implemented. As such, offshore drilling in the US remains an unacceptably hazardous operation.

The CSB is a non-regulatory federal government agency that conducts investigations to determine the causal factors leading to major industrial chemical incidents where the release of a hazardous substance resulted in loss of life, serious injury or substantial property damage. Being apart from the industry and other regulatory agencies affords us the independence to examine incidents from a systems perspective, identifying gaps in safety management systems and regulations broadly, and issue recommendations to prevent their reoccurrence or mitigate their consequences.

The Macondo investigation was a multi-year effort for the CSB, and one of the most challenging experiences in agency history. Our investigation commenced several months post-incident after we received requests from the US Congress to apply the same rigour to this complex incident as the agency had to its investigation of the 23 March 2005 explosions and fire at the BP America refinery in Texas City, TX.

Then followed lengthy litigation against Transocean, the drilling contractor and entity with the most eyewitnesses on the rig, for failure to provide key document and interview subjects. The agency prevailed after four-and-a-half years, during which time the CSBs investigation focussed where it could with the cooperation of other entities. The magnitude of the case, and its technical complexity, challenged an agency with limited resources. Nevertheless, we persisted, ultimately issuing four volumes containing 16 safety recommendations. While many official entities investigated this incident, the CSBs reports cover aspects not addressed by these other bodies, most of whose work had concluded before the final phases of testing of the blowout preventer and the conclusion of litigation revealed new insights.

The CSB issued four volumes and an executive summary on the incident:

Full details can be found here.

The CSBs primary lever for driving safety change is our recommendations, which stem from our investigation findings. It is through our recommendations that we drive safety change and through their adoption that we measure success. When we identify safety gaps whose absence could have prevented the incident or mitigated its consequences, we issue a specific recommendation to a recipient to close the gap so a future incident with a similar fact pattern doesnt occur or isnt as catastrophic. Recommendations are only issued for outstanding gaps made at the time our final report is issued; if safety change was made during our investigation then what might have been a recommendation is no longer needed. This is, of course, a desirable outcome.

Given the length of this investigation, other official reports on the incident, and industry efforts to understand and address known issues, one might have hoped that few CSB recommendations would be needed because the desired safety changes would have been made in the time between the incident and the publication of Volumes 1 and 2 (>4 years post-incident) and Volumes 3 and 4 (6 years post-incident). Yet the CSB identified 16 recommended actions that the Board deemed essential for improving safety that had not yet been taken. They include:

The text of each recommendation can be found here.

After CSB recommendations are published, our staff track them through periodic communication with the recipient to encourage their adoption. Progress toward implementation is assessed by the Board, which then votes to change the status of a recommendation. Ultimately, we drive recipients toward full implementation of the recommendation, but we also measure progress made along the way, and may accept alternative actions if they meet the intended goal. The current status of our recommendations reveals that change continues to come slowly. Ten years after the incident, and 46 years after they were issued, only four CSB recommendations have been closed and of those only one has been closed acceptably. Two have been "Closed Reconsidered/Superseded", meaning the Board retracted the recommendation upon new information or additional analysis. One has been "Closed Unacceptable Action/No Response Received". Most remain "Open Awaiting Response" or "Evaluation/Approval of Response" indicating either that the recipient has not yet communicated their intentions regarding the recommended action, or the Board has not yet evaluated its response.

The one acceptably closed recommendation was to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). The following text is from the Boards Recommendation Status Change Summary:

As a part of its investigation, the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) analysed the current regulatory oversight of US offshore oil and gas operations. The CSB determined that few specific data points relevant to a companys health, safety, and environmental operations are specifically required for disclosure to shareholders of companies trading in the US under regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933 or 1934, Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, or any other existing financial law or regulation. As the SASB has created health, safety, and emergency management reporting standards for both onshore and offshore operations, the Board voted to issue a recommendation to the SASB.

In June of 2016, SASB began the process of modifying its Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Sustainability Accounting Standard. SASB published the final standard on its website on 8 November 2018, along with an accompanying Basis for Conclusions document that outlines the new standards rationale, supporting analysis, market input and benefits.

The Board voted to change the status of CSB Recommendation No. 2010-10-I-OS-R9 to: Closed Acceptable Alternative Action on 15 April 2019 because while the SASBs new standard for the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Sector does not add additional leading and lagging indicators to actively monitor major accident safety barriers and the management systems for ensuring their effectiveness, it does require reporting a description of process safety related management systems, including safety barriers, used to identify and mitigate catastrophic and tail-end risks in periodic mandatory filings with the SEC, such as the Form 10-Q, Form S-1, and Form 8-K. The new SASB standard also emphasises and promotes the concept that personal safety metrics are important but separate from process safety performance indicators by requiring them to be reported as separate metrics.

There are also positive signs that other recommendations will be adopted. The clearest comes from the Ocean Energy Safety Institute, to whom the CSB issued a recommendation to:Conduct further study on riser gas unloading scenarios, testing, and modelling and publish a white paper containing technical guidance that communicates findings and makes recommendations for industry safety improvements.

The CSB determined that the Macondo incident progressed from a gas-in-riser event ultimately to an uncontrolled blowout after the crews well control actions and the physical well barriers (eg the blowout preventer and diverter system) were unable to mitigate the hazardous conditions created once hydrocarbons entered the riser and noted that this is a hazardous situation because riser gas migration toward the rig may be nearly undetectable and can rapidly change from a seemingly stable condition to an extremely high flow rate, releasing large amounts of gas on the drilling rig that can ignite and explode. [CSB Macondo Report, Volume 3. Section 1.3, page 35.] Therefore, a recommendation
was made to OESI to study various scenarios and publish technical guidance for industry action.

Recommendation No. 2010-10-I-OS-10 to the OESI was made an Open Acceptable Response or Alternative Response by the Board on 29 January 2020 as its ongoing research work on studying riser gas unloading scenarios, testing. Modelling is actively underway and it anticipates publishing a white paper containing technical guidance that communicates findings and makes recommendations for industry safety improvements, in 2021.

The Board also remains optimistic about the eventual closure of 2010-10-I-OS-5, which calls for the American Petroleum Institute to revise API RP 75: Recommended Practice for Development of a Safety and Environmental Management Program for Offshore Operations and Facilities to require a specific focus on major accident prevention. API has revised this recommended practice, and the CSB, which participated in its revision and advocated for inclusion of the elements contained in this recommendation, is now evaluating it for potential closure.

Even after a recommendation has been closed unacceptably, the CSB continues to advocate its adoption. Such is the case for recommendation 2010-10-I-OS-7, which calls upon the US Department of the Interior:Drawing upon best available global standards and practices, develop guidance addressing the roles and responsibilities of corporate board of directors and executives for effective major accident prevention. Among other topics, this standard shall provide specific guidance on how boards and executives could best communicate major accident safety risks to their stakeholders, as well as corporate level strategies to effectively manage those risks.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, responding on behalf DOI, initially disagreed with CSBs assignment of this recommendation to DOI. The conversation continues. In an effort to demonstrate our commitment to the importance and positive impact of our recommendations and based upon BSEEs decision not to implement recommendation 2010-10-I-OS-7, the Board committed to developing the recommended guidance itself. As a result, our agency recently released the CSB product entitled CSB Best Practice Guidance for Corporate Boards of Directors and Executives in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry for Major Accident Prevention.

In the aftermath of the explosions and fire came the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon and the largest accidental marine oil spill in history, with environmental and economic costs that reverberate today that threaten the lives and livelihood of workers and communities.

CSB recommendations provide practicable actions that drive safety change.

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HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) With labs shut down until further notice amid the COVID-19 pandemic, James Madison University's Chemistry Department is using some of the chemicals normally meant for teaching to aid local medical workers instead.

According to a statement from JMU, heads of the department quickly realized that some of their stored chemicals, like ethanol, glycerol and hydrogen peroxide, could be combined to make hand sanitizer, which has been in short supply in the Shenandoah Valley, just like most of the country.

"When I saw that hand sanitizer was needed, I asked our stockroom manager, Brian Kane, to do an inventory of the departmental supplies that we would need to make the sanitizer according to the WHO recipe and to calculate how much we could make with our unused chemicals," said Linette Watkins, unit head for the JMU Chemistry Department.

According to the school, Kane determined they had enough chemicals on hand to make about 100 liters, but could make around double that amount if they could find more glycerol.

"When the department faculty found out that we needed glycerol to make more, they donated more glycerol from their own labs to increase our capacity and we hope to make at least 200 liters," Watkins said.

The supplies are being pulled from the inventory by Kane, who is also making labels and then leaving them for Chakree Tanjaroon, an instrument chemist, who is making and bottling the solutions, according to Watkins.

Tanjaroon, who also is in charge of checking the building and helping keep equipment safe while the department lowers its energy expenditures, has been working alone to abide by social distancing protocols and has been making 30 liters a day.

The department donated its first 50 liters last week to Augusta Health.

Watkins said sanitizer will also be made for Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital and local doctors offices. Students may be employed to make some no-contact deliveries in the next few weeks.

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Days after beginning to work remotely in mid-March, Albright Associate Professor of TheatreandFashionand Costume Shop Coordinator,Paula Trimpey, M.F.A., heard that supplies for nurses were already in critical supply. So she fired up her sewing machine and began making face masks for anyone who asked. Associate Professor ofChemistry and Biochemistry,Christian S. Hamann, Ph.D., took up the charge of sterilizing the masks.

It started with a theatre alumnus who wanted some for a family member with a compromised immune system and went on to many,many friends and family members, said Trimpey. So far, the masks have gone to a Doctor of Pharmacology at John Hopkins in Baltimore, a nurse at theReading Dialysis Unit,Albright College Public Safety and Aramark Food Services at Albright, said Trimpey.

We use 100% cotton with a high thread count since this also bleaches well. The ties allow for any size face/head where elastic masks can sag on small faces/heads.

On April 3, Governor Tom Wolfcalled for all Pennsylvanians to wear maskswhen venturing away from home, but to reserve surgical and medical mask for health care workers and first responders.

Masks help prevent people from sharing illnesses, said Wolf. But, they dont do a great job at keeping people from getting sick; and, theyre not foolproof, so it is critical that our first act is to ask ourselves if we really need to leave our house. If we dont really, truly need to leave, then we shouldnt.

To help others create homemade masks, Trimpey and Hamann created a series offive how-to videos, showing the full process, from cutting patterns to sterilizing finished masks.

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MEDFORD (CBS) A group of local companies is working together to help people on the front lines fighting the coronavirus by making hand sanitizer. Pair a green chemistry company with a distillery, and youve got a formula that makes a difference.

Theyre getting the latest batch of hand sanitizer ready at Evolved By Nature, a green chemistry company in Medford that usually makes skin care products. We realized there was a tremendous need in the community for hand sanitizer for those on the front lines, said the companys president, Rebecca Lacouture.

The company has dedicated some of its manufacturing lab to make hand sanitizer thats so crucial to so many people, from nurses and doctors to janitors and food service workers. And its a group effort. Boston Harbor Distillery donated the alcohol, the Royal Label Company stepped up to make the labels which were designed by advertising agency Arnold Worldwide.

So far theyve made more than 150 gallons. There was a need for all those in the community who have manufacturing capabilities to rally together to be able to bring everything together so that we could get those critical supplies out to those in need, Lacouture says.

First stop on the delivery route is Tufts Medical Center, just one of several hospitals benefiting from the collaboration. Its going to allow our patients to get the safe care they need and also for our employees to be protected to supply that safe service, said Andrew Fleming from Tufts.

But its not only the big medical institutions that are receiving support. Project Do Something Boston is also getting a supply to share with Boston Health Care for the Homeless. Theyre the people who are out there on the front lines screening and treating our homeless friends, said Robert Morgan from Project Do Something.

The alcohol is the trickiest ingredient in the hand sanitizer formula because it needs to contain a very high alcohol content. So if any other distilleries want to get involved Evolved By Nature would love to hear from you.

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You spring clean your home. How about your skin? As we leave winter (and the dull, dry skin associated with it) behind, a quick way to refresh your glow is to try an at home chemical peel.

According to Dendy Engelman, MD, of Manhattan Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery in New York, "its a method of exfoliation that uses a powerful dose of acids to weaken the cellular bonds between skin cells in the dermis. This helps to slough away dead, dull-looking cells, reveal healthy cells, reduce hyperpigmentation and improve skin texture."

"The main difference between the acids used in chemical peels is particle size. AHAs, or alpha hydroxy acids, are the smallest, then comes the BHAs, or beta hydroxy acids, followed by the PHAs, or polyhydoxy acids, which have the largest molecules," explains Engelman. "In-office procedures use stronger concentrations, which penetrate deeper into the skin, thus revealing more noticeable results as compared to an at-home peel, but because of their strength, they should only be administered by a licensed practitioner."

It depends on what youre looking to troubleshoot. If you are acne-prone or tend to easily get blackheads, BHA are your best bet. "Beta hydroxy acids like salicylic acid or willow bark extract have keratin-dissolving properties that can break down dead skin cell build up and decongest pores," says Engelman.

If you have dry or dull skin, Engelman recommends an AHA. "Alpha hydroxy acids like glycolic or lactic acid has the smallest particle size, meaning it is the most effective at breaking down the cellular bonds, which in turn, helps to reveal new, fresh skin cells." What this means for you: Major glow.

If you have sensitive skin that is easily irritated, try a PHA. "Polyhydroxy acids like gluconolactone or lactobionic acids have a larger molecular structure than AHAs and BHAs, which means they take longer to penetrate the skin and they wont penetrate as deeply, so theyre a much milder way to exfoliate," explains Engelman.

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"Before you commit to using an at-home peel, there are a couple of questions you need to ask yourself, such as: Are you using a retinol or retinoid? Are you using any other exfoliating products (such as a scrub), and are you going to shave around that area of skin?" says Engelman. "All of these things remove the top layer of your skin so adding a peel to the mix can deplete your epidermis and compromise your skin barrier. If you answered yes to any of those questions, Id recommend stopping them for three days before and after you use a peel to minimize irritation."

A good practice when introducing an active ingredient (like retinol or chemical peels) into your skincare regimen is to start slow. "I always recommend starting off with one to two times a week at firstmaybe even once every two weeks for people with very sensitive skin," advises Engelman. See how your skin reacts and then you can increase usage as needed. "The biggest mistake people make with exfoliants and with any products is over-doing it."

Next, post-peel care is very important. "You want to use an occlusive moisturizer, which is designed to prevent water loss in your skin. Preventing water loss allows your skins natural oils to nourish the newly revealed, younger skin cells, says Engelman. Look for moisturizers that have ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and peptides to strengthen the skin barrier."

And last but certainly not least: "It is important to limit sun and wind exposure by applying a broad-spectrum sunscreen daily, wearing protective clothing and staying indoors during peak hours (between 10 am and 4 pm), since your skin is more vulnerable to environmental aggressors after a peel."

OK, now that weve all graduated chemical peel 101, lets talk shop. Ahead are ten of our (and Dr. Dendys) favorite at-home peels.

This cult peel has been a favorite amongst dermatologists, estheticians and beauty editors alike. (And fun fact: Its celebrating a milestone anniversary of 20 years!) The peels were created by a top New York derm and were one of the first at-home options available to the masses. Dendy likes them because they "contain both alpha and beta hydroxyl acids like salicylic acid, glycolic acid, malic acid, which is a great combination to tackle a variety of skin issues including blocked pores, dull skin and hyperpigmentation." We like how easy they are to use. Just swipe the first pad over skin, wait two minutes and follow up with the second pad to finish.

$88 at Sephora

For the easily irritated, these gentle pads are a safe bet. Made with natural beta and alpha hydroxy acids (from wintergreen and Australian caviar lime, respectively) and balanced with jasmine and burdock root extracts, youll get the skin clarifying benefits of exfoliating without any afterburn or redness.

$65 at Dermstore

For any face mask lovers out there, consider this as your weekly treatment. Dendy likes that it "combines powerful botanical enzymes with salicylic acid and eco-friendly microbeads to provide an ideal combination of physical and chemical exfoliation." Just smooth it over damp, clean skin in a thin, even layer and let sit for five minutes before rinsing off using small, circular motions.

$95 at Dermstore

Another option that combines both physical and chemical exfoliation, these wine-soaked pads are a cult favorite within the K-beauty community. Each wipe is made with a lattice-woven gauze that gently scrubs away surface debris, while the blend of lactic and glycolic acids tackle anything thats left behind. (Youll want to rinse this off after a few minutes because it has a slightly sticky residue.)

Buy It $23

Inspired by the chemical peels Gwyneth used to get at her derms office, this weekly treatment is packed with an impressive 15 percent glycolic acid (making it one of the most potent at-home peels weve ever tried). To use, slip your fingertips inside the glove and swipe the soft side over the delicate skin of your face and the textured side over your neck, chest and shoulders. Note: You will likely feel a tingling sensation at first, but you will also wake up with a noticeable glow.

Buy It $125

Lets be clear: The "baby" in "babyfacial" is referring to how soft and silken this peel makes your skin feel after using it. It has nothing to do with its strengthwhich is pretty darn potent with a whopping 25 percent blend of AHAs. (Thats glycolic, tartatic, lactic and citric acids, by the way.) It also features two percent BHA to keep pores clear and pumpkin ferment extract to really get the job done. As a result, the glow is real, yall (but dont use it more than once a week).

$80 at Sephora

For those of us with stubborn blackheads and breakouts, these peach-scented pads are a godsend. Formulated with both salicylic and glycolic acids, they work double duty to clear pores of excess oil while dissolving any dead skin cells that sit on and beneath the surface. Within a few weeks of use, weve noticed that our normally speckled noses are much clearer.

$46 at Dermstore

Gentle on your walletand your skin. With a blend of lactic and glycolic acid (plus vitamins A and E), this overnight treatment sloughs off dead skin cells while you sleep. Allantoin and rosehip add a buffer, so your skin doesnt get dry or irritated. Oh, and this budget brand is also clean, vegan, cruelty-free and nothing in the line (including this peel) costs over 20 dollars.

$20 at Dermstore

What do Demi Lovato, Lili Reinhart and this beauty editor have in common? A love for this delicious mask from celebrity aesthetician Rene Rouleau. Jam packed with four different acids, bromelain (an exfoliating enzyme derived from pineapple), blueberry, raspberry seed oil and strawberry, it also looks and smells like a berry jam. We use it as a weekly preventative measure against future breakouts (and a brighter visage).

$89 at Rene Rouleau

For a gradual glow, Dendy recommends this 4-week treatment, which combines PHA, AHA, and idebenone (a supercharged antioxida
nt) to exfoliate the skin, soften fine lines, and improve the overall radiance and evenness of your skin tone.

$162 at Elizabeth Arden

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With the country on virtual lockdown, many people have turned toward iconic bands such as twenty one pilots and emo royalty My Chemical Romance for entertainment during the coronavirus pandemic. Some have spent their time rewatching videos and noticing Easter eggs from the bands for the first time.

One twenty one pilots fan uncovered a potential nod to MCR in the video for their Trench song, My Blood.

The duo have long been fans of My Chemical Romance. In 2017, they covered the MCR song Cancer for a tribute compilation album celebrating the tenth anniversary of My Chemical Romances The Black Parade.

The band even added the cover of Cancer to their live show setlist. In 2017, they played the song throughout the Emotional Roadshow tour.

twenty one pilots take on the song was celebrated by both fans and MCR frontman, Gerard Way.

It was great. I was really impressed. I didnt know what to expect, and I was surprised by what I heard, Way shared. He added that he was a fan of the band and that what they do is really interesting.

Now, a Reddit user posted a screenshot of the My Blood video suggesting that twenty one pilots MCR tribute doesnt stop with their cover.

Focusing on the Halloween party the band performs at in the video, the user points out a person is dressed up in a black bandleader hat with silver accents. Theyre also wearing a spiked collar and have an exaggerated painted black smile. All of this is reminiscent of My Chemical Romances iconic The Black Parade era from the skeleton named Pepe dressed in a bandleader costume to the bands own attire.

The screenshot got a couple of comments, with one person saying that it was interesting seeing a nod to My Chemical Romances magnum opus in another bands video.

Someone else said it wasnt surprising given that twenty one pilots are huge fans of My Chemical Romance. Given how deep twenty one pilots go with their own imagery, we cant help but wonder if there are other hidden references to MCR or otherwise in their other videos. You can take a look at the costume for yourself at 2:05.

Do you think the outfit was a nod to The Black Parade or not? Let us know in the comments below.

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Miami Heat veterans Goran Dragic and Jimmy Butler have built a close friendship.

However, Heat icon Dwyane Wade predicted that the pair was going to be close beforehand.

Youre going to enjoy playing with him, Wade told Dragic early in the season.Hes one of my favorite guys.

Wade played alongside Butler during the 2016-17 season on the Chicago Bulls. The pair led the Bulls to the 2017 playoffs, though they got ousted in the first round to the Boston Celtics.

The retired Heat legend also participated in a couple of postseason battles with Dragic in their time together in Miami. In fact, the backcourt duo nearly helped the Heat advance to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2016.

Now, Dragic and Butler are trying to help the Heat win a championship in the NBA bubble in Orlando, Fla. Their friendly chemistry and close relationship have been on display.

They are currently facing off against the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs.

During the Heats 109-100 victory in Game 2 of the series on Thursday, Dragic put up 20 points, three rebounds and six assists. Butler concluded the contest with 18 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals in 38 minutes of action.

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Try as they might, the Dallas Cowboys again failed to get a deal done with Dak Prescott in 2020. It's the second attempt in as many offseasons that's failed to bear fruit, this time the two sides coming as close as they've ever been before the bell finally tolled during last-second talks on July 15. And with that, Prescott will play the 2020 season under a franchise tag that will pay him $31.4 million, and a third attempt to secure a long-term deal will get underway in 2021 -- or the Cowboys will likely find themselves paying $37.7 million on a second tag. Time will tell how it all shakes out, but Emmitt Smith is unequivocal in his stance on the matter.

Smith told the Cowboys earlier this offseason they "can't play chicken" with Prescott, and has yet another warning for them as they ready for their Sept. 13 opener against the Los Angeles Rams. Never one to bite his tongue, Smith says the fate of the entire locker room is at stake when it comes to contract negotiations with Prescott.

"If you try to mess with Dak Prescott, trying to mess with him mentally, try to mess with him from a financial standpoint -- you're going to effect the whole chemistry of that entire team," Smith said on a recent episode of Tiki and Tierney, CBS Sports Radio/CBS Sports Network. "That's one of the things I've seen many coaches, organizations, and owners do too often and just destroy the chemistry of a ball-club. I've seen it happen and I don't think they need to do that with Dak."

Smith once drew the ire of some fans who felt he undervalued Prescott during the Ezekiel Elliott holdout in 2019, attributing much of the Cowboys offensive success to the prowess of the run game. He's since made it clear several times over his belief in Prescott is unwavering, in that he views the two-time Pro Bowler as the franchise quarterback of both now and the foreseeable future.

"I do think Dak is the guy going forward," said Smith. "There's no question in my mind about that. Dak Prescott is in control of that offensive unit, is in command of that offense, and he has earned the respect as the leader of that team. The way he plays the game translates in that."

Prescott, who believes he will "be a Cowboy for the rest of his career,"is once in again in prime position to increase his value on the open market -- something the Cowboys are desperately trying to keep him from reaching. He logged a career-best season in 2019 under first-year offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, and the addition of Mike McCarthy as head coach, another receiving weapon in rookie first-round pick CeeDee Lamb and the promotion of playmaking tight end Blake Jarwin to starter sets him up for even more dominance in 2020.

If all goes to plan, and the team's receivers don't again lead the league in drops, Prescott could set a franchise record in single season passing yards -- after just narrowly missing doing so last season -- en route to setting a much bigger franchise record: namely, highest-paid player in Cowboys history.

That is, of course, if they take Smith's advice.

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Today, the Shut Down Adelanto Coalition held a press conference to share new information about the ongoing use of the industrial disinfectant HDQ Neutral, which contains hazardous chemicals, at the Adelanto Immigrant Detention Facility, run by the private prison company the GEO Group. In addition to the dangers already faced by those in custody, including lack of access to medical care, COVID-19 continues to spread and the misuse of HDQ Neutral is causing physical harm to immigrants in ICE custody.

The event featured testimony from immigrants who experienced mistreatment inside Adelanto, including Jos Tapete, an immigrant, advocate and organizer who was held for weeks at and and has had health effects from chemical spraying and from 11 women who sent a letter from inside the facility and was co-hosted by Inland Empire Coalition for Immigrant Justice, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice, Freedom for Immigrants, and Earthjustice among other local partners. Representative Mark Takano (D-Calif.) also joined the call. Last month, he along with Representative Vargas (D-Calif.) sent a letter to ICE, seeking answers to allegations raised by the coalition about the improper use of toxic cleaning agents at Adelanto.

A new fact sheet, developed by Earthjustice, provides an overview of available scientific research that documents the negative health impacts associated with even low levels of exposure to this class of chemicals, including:

Due to the link between exposure to this class of chemicals and asthma, HDQ neutral could potentially make immigrants at Adelanto more vulnerable to COVID-19 and they may experience a higher severity of symptoms. Further, the long-term health effects observed in animal studies raise concerns about the safety of this class of chemicals.

The industrial disinfectant is only supposed to be used outdoors or in well-ventilated areas, according to the manufacturer. However, testimonies from immigrants being held, some of which were shared today, state that the chemicals are being sprayed every 1530 minutes in close proximity and sometimes directly at them. Dozens of complaints have been issued by those detained, yet both U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the GEO Group continue to deny the danger and are undermining a whistleblowers attempts to expose the danger. From intimidation to direct retaliation, immigrants continue to face increasing threats to their lives and to their health.

In fact, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has continued to show flagrant disregard for the health of those in custody, including the use of industrial chemical disinfectants at other migrant detention facilities and attempting to build new facilities on highly toxic superfund sites.

DHS and ICE has proven time and again that they have no regard for human life and cannot be trusted to protect those in custody. There is no guarantee or indication that these heavy industrial chemicals can be used safely in detention facilities, where people are held in close proximity and are exposed involuntarily. Until there is concrete proof that this chemical can be safely applied at facilities like this, its use must be discontinued immediately. However, the ongoing failures of DHS and ICE have created conditions that make it impossible to keep those in custody safe and therefore, as a coalition we are calling for the immediate release of everyone being held in migrant detention facilities.

The GEO officers are using this chemical when we are eating or using the phone. All detainees are having allergy, throat problems, nose bleeding, or difficulties breathing. We are in an enclosed area, no air, no natural light, the HDQ Neutral is accumulating and the only air we breathe. We have complained but nothing is done by GEO officers, according to a letter sent by 11 women housed at the Adelanto Facility and read by Guillermo Torres, an organizer with Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE).

The crowded and closed conditions in Adelanto, along with the fact that immigrants in detention do not have protective equipment, render the use of HDQ Neutral not only highly problematic, but also grossly illegal, said Raul Garcia, Legislative Director of Healthy Communities at Earthjustice.

We must take seriously any allegations that detainees are suffering adverse health effects due to the excessive and improper use of cleaning agents at the Adelanto Detention Facility in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. I, along with Congressman Juan Vargas, have sent letters to both ICE and the Warden at Adelanto seeking information on the usage of this disinfectant and any correlation between its improper use and detainee illness. ICEs response that they are following all proper procedures was woefully inadequate and directly contrary to the information being reported on the ground. It is critical that in the midst of this public health crisis, that efforts to curb and prevent the spread of COVID-19 are both safe and effective, urged Representative Mark Takano (D-Calif.).

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New York, June 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Security Market Research Report by Function, by Type, by Application - Global Forecast to 2025 - Cumulative Impact of COVID-19" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p05913814/?utm_source=GNW

The Global Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Security Market is expected to grow from USD 11,302.63 Million in 2019 to USD 15,509.94 Million by the end of 2025 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.41%.

Market Segmentation & Coverage:This research report categorizes the Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Security to forecast the revenues and analyze the trends in each of the following sub-markets:

On the basis of Function, the Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Security Market is studied across Decontamination, Detection, Protection, and Simulation.

On the basis of Type, the Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Security Market is studied across Biological Security, Chemical Security, Nuclear Security, and Radiological Security.

On the basis of Application, the Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Security Market is studied across Law Enforcement and Military.

On the basis of Geography, the Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Security Market is studied across Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Middle East & Africa. The Americas region is studied across Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and United States. The Asia-Pacific region is studied across Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand. The Europe, Middle East & Africa region is studied across France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.

Company Usability Profiles:The report deeply explores the recent significant developments by the leading vendors and innovation profiles in the Global Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Security Market including Argon Electronics Ltd, Blcher GmbH, Bruker Corporation, FLIR Systems, Inc, General Dynamics, HDT Global, Leidos Holdings, Inc., Northrop Grumman, Smiths Detection, and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

FPNV Positioning Matrix:The FPNV Positioning Matrix evaluates and categorizes the vendors in the Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Security Market on the basis of Business Strategy (Business Growth, Industry Coverage, Financial Viability, and Channel Support) and Product Satisfaction (Value for Money, Ease of Use, Product Features, and Customer Support) that aids businesses in better decision making and understanding the competitive landscape.

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It was a surprise to some last fall when Redskins wide receiver Steven Sims made the team's initial 53-man roster. The undersized, speedy wideout had a solid preseason for Washington, but as an undrafted player, his chances of making the team's Week 1 squad at the beginning of training camp appeared quite slim.

Once the initial excitement of making the Burgundy and Gold's roster wore off, Sims quickly realized an important thing he needed to figure out: he had nowhere to live.

"I didnt have a home in Virginia as soon as we got back from [training camp in Richmond]," Sims said to Sam Fortier of the Washington Post.

Luckily for the wideout, one of his fellow rookies let him crash at his house until Sims got situated. That rookie? Quarterback Dwayne Haskins.

"When we came back to Ashburn, we had a few weeks before camp was over, so I stayed with Dwayne for around a month," Sims said.

During that span, the two of them would become very close. Sims had to adapt to Haskins' schedule, simply due to the fact that he also didn't have a car to get to work.

But for the pass-catcher, he didn't mind.

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"It was fun. Dwayne, he loves football, just like me," Sims said."All he wants to do is watch football, talk football and work. I was on his schedule [because I didnt have a car], so we were up early. I was [at Redskins Park] on a quarterbacks schedule, so I was there before other receivers were. I feel like that was a blessing in disguise."

The first half of the 2019 season was difficult for both of them. Haskins found himself the backup to veteran Case Keenum and appeared just twice within the first eight weeks, struggling significantly in both outings. Sims was able to make an impact when he was on the field (see him TD run vs. New England in Week 5) but had minimal snaps on offense for much of that span.

Then, in Week 9, Haskins was named Washington's starter for the remainder of the season. Sims took over as the team's main slot pass-catcher in Week 12and finished with 23 catches for 259 yards and four touchdowns over the Redskins' final six games, with Haskins the starter for five of them.

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So, how was Sims, an undrafted rookie from Kansas, able to be so successful at the end of last year? Well, he credited his late-season success to the chemistry he built with Haskins earlier in the year, particularly when they lived under the same roof.

"[Last years success] was just a lot with the connection me and Dwayne have," Sims said. "We built it early in the season, from the day I got there to living in his house. It worked out perfectly."

The duo has parlayed their strong finishes to 2019 into this offseason. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the two have been captured working out together on their own, along with fellow teammates Terry McLaurin and Steven Sims.

During a Zoom media session earlier this month, McLaurin had plenty of praise for both Haskins and Sims.

"With Steven Sims, I feel like hes probably made one of the biggest jumps to me personally because of how clean his feet are," McLaurin said. "I'm really excited to see him flourish in an offense that can showcase his versatility inside or out."

And for Haskins?

"He's having fun again," McLaurin said."I feel like his focus is great right now. Physically, mentally, his personal life, he's cleaned some things up. He's ready to prove himself right, really, and just be the leader and the quarterback that this franchise needs and deserves."

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Market Study Report adds new report on Global Flow Chemistry Reaction System Market analysis 2020-2025. The report focuses on global major leading industry players with information such as company profiles, end users/applications, product and specification.

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COVID-19, the disease it causes, surfaced in late 2020, and now had become a full-blown crisis worldwide. Over fifty key countries had declared a national emergency to combat coronavirus. With cases spreading, and the epicentre of the outbreak shifting to Europe, North America, India and Latin America, life in these regions has been upended the way it had been in Asia earlier in the developing crisis. As the coronavirus pandemic has worsened, the entertainment industry has been upended along with most every other facet of life. As experts work toward a better understanding, the world shudders in fear of the unknown, a worry that has rocked global financial markets, leading to daily volatility in the U.S. stock markets.

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UPDATE: A spokesperson for the arsenal says the spill happened in a lab environment in Building 4500. They say no one was hurt, and there is no damage.

The Redstone Arsenal Fire Department is handling the spill and has secured the scene. We're told an official statement will be released this afternoon.

Officials say precautions are being taken in the area to ensure the safety and security of workers. The shelter in place order has been lifted, and Martin Road is reopened.

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A chemical spill is reported Wednesday around 11:15 a.m. on Redstone Arsenal.

The spill is in the area of Building 4500 on Martin Road, near Marshall Space Flight Center. A quarter of a mile radius is closed off.

People in Building 4500, theRedstone Test Center, are ordered to shelter in place.Martin Road is closed, and people should avoid the area.

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There is something strong in the air with the Denver Broncos.

Relationships are starting to form with quarterback Drew Lock and wide receiver Jerry Jeudy. It began with Lock hyped about the selection of Jeudy in the NFL Draft and has now transferred to throwing sessions with teammates.

I'm told Drew Lock and a number of Broncos players are going full offense, running through the playbook on their own away from the facility. Courtland Sutton, KJ Hamler, Ja'Wuan James, Dalton Risner among them. Phillip Lindsay is a regular. Jerry Jeudy joined them last weekend.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and new life, we all are living differently and NFL teams have been figuring out how to find time for workout schedules in the midst of all this. One area where that can be done is the throwing sessions.

Ever since Lock started with the Denver Broncos, there has been an awakening to the print media that is flocking to hype this second-year quarterback from Missouri. However, humility remains true with Lock, who is keeping a level head and not changing the person he is. These practices with his teammates and new friends will only jumpstart a rapport for the 2020 season. New offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur spoke about Lock and about this 'rumor' of team gatherings.

Theres a rumor that hes working with the players by himself. Thats a rumor that I heard. Also, along with that rumor, I heard its going well.

Pat Shurmur (via Denver Broncos PR)

Shurmur mentioned Lock and being a teacher through the Zoom meetings. With the pandemic, the changes that came in the NFL are mainly teams having their offseason programs strictly through virtual meetings. This means the coaches become the teacher and that it is up to the players to get better and train on their own time.

Thus, it leads us back to Drew Lock and Jerry Jeudy again. Jeudy is well regarded as one of the hardest workers to enter this draft class. Every since his freshman days and possibly earlier Jeudys work ethic is unmatched.

Lock was spotted on multiple occasions working out with players and doing throwing sessions. Jeudy and Lock are fierce competitors who know what it takes to succeed.

Just watch for yourself.

News broke that Jeudy and Lock are doing throwing sessions. If Lock has already formed strong chemistry with Courtland Sutton who is the incumbent number one wide receiver, then who is to say this cannot happen with Jeudy also?

Lock was given the keys to a brand new Ferrari offense. There is a chance Jeudy and Lock can form a strong bond that will lead to a solid campaign for Jeudy. Because of this, it can result in the possibility Denver has two 1,000-yard wide receivers in 2020. Lock has every tool in this offensive arsenal to be effective in the upcoming season.

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If this chemistry is strong enough to translate from the throwing sessions to the games, the Broncos will be humming with all the pistons firing. The class has been in session and the homework is paying off.

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HOWELL, MI The coronavirus outbreak has pushed many businesses to innovate or retool with new areas of focus, and Howells Nyatex Adhesive and Chemical Co. is among them.

The chemical company has a primary focus on automotive plastics and adhesives, but began producing hand and surface sanitizer once company President Jason Hulbert realized he had the means to do so.

Hulbert said the company is always adjusting what it produces based on industry demands, and built-in access to the suppliers and chemicals needed to make sanitizers made for a smooth adjustment. Hulbert said even with shortages, he can work around supply obstacles with his list of vendors.

Because we deal with so many (vendors), I've got 10 (of them) to choose from, Hulbert said. If the first five are out, I got five more I can try. Not a lot of companies have that many commodity suppliers in the rolodex.

Nyatex never made sanitizer before the pandemic, but Hulbert said the company is familiar with the alcohols and glycerin that are used in sanitizer, and chemical engineers on staff who said it could be done. The company is using a World Health Organization formula to make the sanitizer.

It has been selling sanitizer in 5-gallon plastic pales for $150 each, with discounted rates for first responders, hospitals and essential businesses. While sales have mainly been in Livingston County, the sanitizer has been sold in Midland, Saginaw, Flint and Metro Detroit as well. Dental offices, landscapers and gyms have also been purchasing pales of sanitizer from Nyatex.

Mindy Bianchini, owner of TRVfit gym in Howell, said she bought the sanitizer to clean rooms and equipment in between classes once it reopens.

It seems that it will look great for what I have conceptualized as far as opening and having new health regulations for my gym, Bianchini said.

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Nyatex probably will not continue producing sanitizer after the demand generated by the pandemic dissipates.

Were in a position (where) we could produce it indefinitely and its something we could fold into what we do pretty easily, Hulbert said. But I feel its something that we will fade out, especially because of the size we are doing it.

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Despite what writers would have you think, love stories are not often epic. For every Paris and Helen, every Cleopatra and Mark Antony, every Dante and Beatrice, there are thousands upon thousands of unremarkable romances, ones that will never be written about, ones that have little significance to anyone beyond the couple themselves. They unfold not in the pages of plays or the verses of ballads or the stanzas of poetry, but in late night text messages, shy smiles in high school hallways, words murmured in the backseats of cars, windows steamed opaque.

Normal People, which debuts for U.S. audiences on Hulu on Wednesday, makes no false promises with its title. It is not a love story about a romance that fells an empire, cements a dynasty, or even one that provokes a grand finale a rush through Grand Central Terminal, say, to stop a departing train. It is the very ordinariness of Normal People, though, that makes it an unmissable small screen treasure, an achingly everyday love story in which we might find, reflected, pieces of our own.

Perhaps the most miraculous thing about Normal People, though, is that it somehow already exists. The show, which premiered in the U.K. last weekend, is based on Sally Rooney's novel of the same name, the one that was an Instagram status symbol this time last year. But for a seemingly rushed production aimed at capitalizing on the success of a trendy novel, the resulting show is tender, patient, and precise (I'll go on the record with my belief that it is even better than the book). Rooney herself wrote the script, with the first six half-hour episodes directed by Room filmmaker Lenny Abrahamson and the final six directed by Hettie Macdonald, who is best known in certain circles for helming the Hugo Award-winning Doctor Who episode "Blink."

The most delicate element of all, though, came down to the show's casting. Normal People follows four years in the lives of Marianne and Connell, whose on-again-off-again romance is the center of the story. Their relationship begins when the two are teenagers living in a backwater town in Sligo, Ireland: Connell is the popular boy whose mother works as a cleaning lady for Marianne's mother, while Marianne is the uptight loner who's bullied by Connell's friends for being "ugly." The pair rendezvous in secret as to not rouse the jeers of Connell's friends, an arrangement that ends exactly as one might expect: heartbreak. Over the ensuing years, the pair continue to collide and break apart again, unable to either stay together or escape each other's orbits.

Of course, a romance of such magnetism requires bucketfuls of chemistry on screen, no easy ask even for veteran actors. But relative newcomers Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal, as Marianne and Connell respectively, more than deliver. The romantic tension between the two is the most sizzling example I can think of on screen since Fleabag and the Hot Priest. When Marianne talks at one point about believing she can hear Connell's thoughts, it feels like more than just a romantic cliche; the actors likewise seem to perfectly anticipate one another, bending toward each other in some imperceptible way, seeking each other across rooms and camera frames. Mescal is brilliant as Connell, with awkward, youthful blushes and embarrassed eye contact, never quite managing to get out what it is he really wants to say. Edgar-Jones, too, is a natural talent, with a piercing defiance to her performance that doesn't cover up her character's underlying sensitivity, either.

It can't be avoided saying, either, that Connell and Marianne have a lot of sex. But Normal People brings down to Earth what might have been an opportunity for gratuitous montages of passion in some other show. There is no mythical preexisting understanding of one another's desires here; in a scene that is being lauded by critics for properly showing consent, Connell reminds Marianne "if you want me to stop or anything, we can obviously stop" (at a later point in the show, Marianne exercises this right; Normal People doesn't just pay lip service to consent, but shows what it actually looks like in practice too). Additionally, Normal People's intimate scenes are not the sweat-drenched, perfectly-lit romps we're used to seeing in our entertainment: there's an awkward interruption when a condom has to be fetched, or Marianne gets briefly tangled in her bra. It's more than just fantasy and wish fulfillment; it's emotionally intimate. "I felt like I was intruding by watching," admitted sex and relationship coach Duchess Iphie to The Daily Mail.

There is a point late in Normal People where this push-and-pull of the normal and the singular all comes together. Connell and Marianne reflect on the way their relationship once seemed like something scandalous and essential to hide from others. As it turns out, rather, no one really cares that the two of them are together. That's so often the case, that the intensity of our own relationships can become so magnified that it obscures the fact that people have fallen in love, with similar trials and tribulations, forever.

Normal People finds the sweet spot, a way to present a story that is outwardly ordinary and mundane, but also to reel you in close enough to experience the thrill of first love, too. Because even if everyday love stories might not seem epic to outsiders, they always do to those inside them.

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For leading his team in advancing potentially life-changing research fueled by record levels of grant funding, chemical biologist Yftah Tal-Gan has been awarded the University of Nevada, Reno Foundations Early Career Innovator Award for 2020.

Being among such an elite group of colleagues and great scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno, Im truly humbled to receive this University-wide honor, Tal-Gan said. Im thankful for the support of my colleagues and my students from the Department of Chemistry. It is their success that makes this teams success possible.

In just his fifth year in the Department of Chemistry, Dr. Tal-Gan has built the most distinguished research program I have ever seen in my 27 years on this campus, Vincent Catalano, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry, wrote in recommending him for the award. Professor Tal-Gan studies the chemical communication between cells (quorum sensing), and his research straddles the diffuse boundaries of chemistry, biology and medicine.

I fell in love with bacterial communication, and that was it. I never looked back, Tal-Gan said in a Nevada Today interview this past January. Its just fascinating, so cool.

Tal-Gan, who joined the chemistry department as an assistant professor in chemical biology in 2014, has harnessed that love for his field of study to become a prolific generator of successful grant proposals from the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of General Medical Sciences and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), National Science Foundation and other top national funding programs.

As an assistant professor, he has raised an astounding $4.6M in external support, of which over $3.2M is directly for his research, Catalano said. This is a remarkable and unprecedented accomplishment. More impressively, professor Tal-Gan secured major funding from multiple funding agencies suggesting his work is broadly valued by diverse groups of reviewers. On top of this already impressive record, he has a $3.2M NIH proposal pending where funds are requested for preclinical trials.

The Foundation Early Career Innovator Award honors a full-time faculty or staff member employed with the University for six years or less, whose work exemplifies the spirit of innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship, with consideration for impact and benefit to the publics well-being. Foundation Innovation Awards are given annually to both an early career faculty member and an established faculty member and provide a $5,000 stipend to recipients.

Im grateful to the University for taking a chance on me and investing in me as a new professor, Tal-Gan said. Theyve given me the trust, freedom and flexibility to explore ideas and conduct research that we hope will one day improve or even save lives around the world.

It is impressive that professor Tal-Gan was able to develop this potential pharmaceutical in such a short period of time. Developing a potentially viable treatment in less than five years is truly exceptional and underscores the impact of his research.

Tal-Gan has had more than 20 articles published, with several in top international journals for all fields of chemistry. Recently, professor Tal-Gan published his most innovative findings in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He has been invited to present his work at numerous universities and conferences, as well as several international meetings.

Tal-Gan has led discoveries towards the treatment of bacterial diseases, including Streptococcus pneumoniae. Tal-Gans approach focuses on blocking the bacterias signaling pathways, known as quorum sensing. By exploiting this mechanism, Tal-Gans team has demonstrated that it is possible to moderate or eliminate the bacterias disease-producing capability without killing them, preventing the unintended-but-certain resistances the world is grappling with today. He recently applied for patent protection of his synthesized peptides aimed at blocking quorum sensing for the treatment of pneumonia.

Tal-Gan completed his masters and doctoral work in organic chemistry under professor Chaim Gilon and professor Alexander Levitzki at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where hed earned his bachelor of science. His doctoral dissertation was on the development of new peptide-based inhibitors of Protein Kinase B (PKB/Akt) as potential drugs for cancer. He then joined the laboratory of Professor Helen Blackwell at University of Wisconsin-Madison as a postdoctoral research associate.

It is impressive that professor Tal-Gan was able to develop this potential pharmaceutical in such a short period of time, Catalano said. With over 20,000 deaths in the U.S. annually, pneumonia is the leading cause of death of children under 5 years old worldwide and consumes billions of dollars of medical expenses annually. Developing a potentially viable treatment in less than five years is truly exceptional and underscores the impact of his research.

As a key component of Tal-Gans success, he has attracted and mentors a diverse group of graduate students, undergraduates and post-doctoral researchers, many of whom have gone on to start distinguished careers.

Today we see that COVID-19 and the threat of infectious diseases present enormous challenges for the entire global research community its hard work, but vital and rewarding, Tal-Gan said. Im especially energized working with our students and seeing them grow as scientists to go out and have an impact.

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