Richard DiMarchi, the Standiford H. Cox Professor of Chemistry and the Linda and Jack Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences, has devoted his career to finding new treatments for metabolic disorders. He’s considered one of the pioneers of the field of chemical biotechnology, in which researchers use nonnatural amino acids to optimize macromolecules for medicinal use.

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Jessica Gall Myrick, an assistant professor in The Media School, researches the effect of media on our emotions. Her study on the psychology of watching cat videos found that viewing cat-related online media increases positive emotions and decreases negative ones.  

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