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Cliff Stains

Associate Professor
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Department: Department of Chemistry
Office location and address
409 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
Recent sponsored awards as provided by ResearchUVA:
AS-CHEM Gated Generation of a Mitochondrial Toxin in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Source: Willowcroft Foundation
June 30, 2021 – June 29, 2022
AS-CHEM Chemical Approaches for Interrogating Fundamental Biomedical Processes
Source: U.S. NIH Institute of General Medical Science
September 17, 2019 – May 31, 2022
Recent courses as listed in the Student Information System (SIS) Course Catalog:
CHEM 4431: Chemical Biology Laboratory
Credits: 3
Introduces the theory & practice of common techniques at the interface of chemistry and biology. Students should gain a practical understanding of cloning, protein expression & purification, activity assays, & maintaining a laboratory notebook. We will approach these topics in the context of a larger, on-going research project.
CHEM 4559: New Course in Chemistry
Credits: 1–4
New course in the subject of chemistry.
CHEM 5440: Methods at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology
Credits: 3
introduces the theory and practice of common techniques at the interface of chemistry and biology. Topics will include cloning, protein expression and purification, enzyme activity assays, basic small molecule synthesis and purification, and maintaining a laboratory notebook
CHEM 9440: Research in Chemical Biology and Cell Signaling
Credits: 1–12
Students will conduct research in chemical biology and cell signaling using appropriate methods and instrumentation.