Nov. 2009 Our work on fluorescent false neurotransmitters that enabled us to observe neurotransmitter uptake and release from individual presynaptic terminals directly has been published in Journal of Visualized Experiments, a video journal for biological research. Click here to play the video. [html]
 
Oct. 2009 The scope of the through-space hydride transfer reactions has been expanded to include terminal alkynes as the hydride acceptors. This work has been published in J. Am. Chem. Soc. [Abstract]
 
June 2009 The hydride transfer initiated cyclization of aryl alkyl ethers leads to the formation of dihydrobenzopyrans. Check out our latest work on C-H bond functionalization in Org. Lett. [Abstract] [html] This artile has been selected by the Editorial Board of Synfacts. [PDF]
 
May 2009 Our study of the nervous system using fluorescent false neurotransmitters has been published in Science. [Abstract] This work has been featured in Chemical & Engineering News. [html] This work has been also reviewed by Nature Methods [html] [pdf] and Physiology [pdf].
 
Feb. 2009 The group's latest work on regioselective direct C-arylation of pyrazoles has been published in J. Am. Chem. Soc. [Abstract]
 
Jan. 2009 The group's latest work on C-H bond functionalization via hydride transfer has been published in J. Am. Chem. Soc. [Abstract] This artile was summarized in Synfacts. [PDF]
 
Oct. 2008 The group's latest work on imaging induction of cytoprotective enzymes in intact human cells has appeared in J. Am. Chem. Soc. [Abstact] This article was featured as a "Spotlight" in Chemical Research in Toxicology. [Abstract]
 
Aug. 2008 Congratulations to Dali and Professor David Sulzer of the Department of Neuroscience on receiving a 2008-2009 McKnight Foundation Technical Innovations in Neuroscience Award for their project "Development of Fluorescent False Neurotransmitters: Novel Probes for Direct Visualization of Neurotransmitter Release from Individual Presynaptic Terminals."
   
   
Last Updated: November 7, 2009