Emma Storm-born, Mother of Siderophores.

The Winter is Coming. Its the last week of classes, and the CHEM 342 students are getting restless, trying to win the title of best 3D-printed molecule. Emma, with her powerful siderophores, is winning Fe from the others. Jenna and Mary battle against her with their ferritin and transferrin.  

A scientist abroad!

Scientific research is all about hard-working people, working together to solve really important problems! We've engaged in a new collaboration with the Bal Lab at the Polish Academy of Sciences. Dr. Haas spent 8 weeks in Warsaw, Poland this summer on a mini research sabbatical! It was a wonderful experience and together we made some important discoveries about extracellular Cu … Continue reading A scientist abroad!

Congratulations, Christina!! Second place at the NIR Science and Engineering Fair!

Christina presented her research project at the Northern Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair today! She won Second Place! Congratulations, Christina! We are honored to have you on our team! You make us proud! Christina is a junior at Marion High School. She wrote a winning grant application and received funding for her research through … Continue reading Congratulations, Christina!! Second place at the NIR Science and Engineering Fair!

Dr. Haas named 2016 Cottrell Scholar!

Dr. Haas is honored and excited to become part of this innovative community of science educators! This award will provide research and travel funds for undergraduate women at Saint Mary's College and will also be used to fund classroom technologies in Dr. Haas's courses and the development of publicly available educational videos for STEM students. … Continue reading Dr. Haas named 2016 Cottrell Scholar!

A new paper in JIB!

Congrats to Stefanie on her first-author paper! Way to go, superstar! You make us proud! The paper was just accepted in the Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. This is exactly three years after she first presented her work at the 2013 Bioinorganic Chemistry Gordon Research Seminar. Good things take time and teamwork!