Professor Herbert Waldmann, Germany, is the recipient of the 2012 Emil Fischer Medal, awarded for work in organic chemistry

Emil Fischer Medal for H. Waldmann

Do We Smell Molecular Vibrations?
Humans and animals can distinguish smells by the vibrations of the odorant molecules

A Benzodiazepine Sedates Leukemia
The benzodiazepine Ro5-3335 reduces the development of core binding factor leukemias by inhibiting RUNX1-CBFβ interactions

Who's Next? 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Make your predictions for the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry here

Improving Drug Delivery to the Brain
Sphingolipid analogs improve drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier by targeting the transporter P-glycoprotein

Glycosilated Dendrimers Protect the Gut
A glycosilated polypropyletherimine dendrimer defends gut wall’s integrity during infectious inflammatory diarrhea

Restrict DNA Freedom with PNA for White Light
Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) restricts the conformations of arranged chromophores on a DNA strand and improves its photophysical properties

ProcessNet 2012 Overview
Snapshots of the ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2012 and the 30. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen in Karlsruhe, Germany

Rhenium-Centric Reverse Turn Mimics
Re complex provides access to reverse-turn mimics for diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals

Co-Immobilized Bi-Enzymatic Cascades
Cofactors are recycled in situ in bio-redox reactions over main and recycling dehydrogenases co-immobilized on porous supports