In search of new microscopy tools to observe how cells function

@TheU published a research story titled “In search of new microscopy tools to observe how cells function, U chemists discover how key contrast agent works, paving the way to create markers needed for correlative microscopy” on September 4, 2024.

The article by Brian Maffly, a science writer at the University of Utah Communications,  highlights the University of Utah professor of chemistry, Ming Hammond, and assistant professor of chemistry, Rodrigo Noriega.According to the article, the two labs at the University of Utah’s Department of Chemistry joined forces to improve imaging tools that may soon enable scientists to better observe signaling in functioning cells and other molecular-scale processes central to life.

The Noriega and Hammond labs, with complementary expertise in materials chemistry and chemical biology, announced critical discoveries this month in the Journal of the American Chemical Society that could advance this goal. Their joint project was kickstarted through a team development grant from the U College of Science and the 3i Initiative , which encourages faculty with different research interests to work together on big-picture problems.

Read more about this research in the @TheU publication by Brian Maffly.

Check out the Hammond and Noriega Research Groups for more information about their research.

Photos Courtesy of @TheU.