Gregory H. Robinson, Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at The University of Georgia, has been honored with a national award from the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society.

Researchers at the University of Georgia are developing a new treatment technique that uses nanoparticles to reprogram immune cells so they are able to recognize and attack cancer. The findings were published recently in the early online edition of ACS Nano.

Gregory H. Robinson, Franklin Professor and Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry at the University of Georgia, has been appointed the UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor in Chemistry.

Jenna Bilbrey, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry at UGA, is the 2013 awardee of the Beverly Hirsh Frank Graduate Fellowship for Women in Science.

Genetically modified Ferritin nanoparticles have been used to selectively deliver a photosensitizer to tumors and prevent the traditional pitfalls of using Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) (ACS Nano 2013, DOI: