Congratulations to rising G4 student Joseph Derosa on being chosen to participate in the 2018 AbbVie Scholars Symposium! The event takes place on Friday, August 17, at AbbVie’s Corporate Headquarters in North Chicago, Illinois. Way to go, Joe!

MilliporeSigma has begun distributing the PPA and PAQ directing groups, which the Engle lab first described at the end of 2017. Thanks to MilliporeSigma for helping to make these useful auxiliaries more readily available to end-users across the world.

PPA directing group for amine substrates:
https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/aldrich/901251?lang=en&region=US

PAQ directing group for carboxylic acid substrates:
https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/aldrich/901250?lang=en&region=US

Huge congrats to rising G3 student Rei Matsuura who has been selected for the 2018 Honjo International Scholarship, which will provide financial support for the remainder of her graduate studies in the Engle group. As per the organization’s website, the Honjo Scholarship Foundation provides scholarships to bright students who have the potential to become outstanding leaders to contribute to the peaceful development of the global community. Way to go, Rei!