Turecek
February 28, 2013
Michael Gelb and Frantisek Turecek receive 2013 Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest
Professors Gelb and Turecek received the 2013 Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest for their work developing practical and reliable screening methodologies for the early detection of genetic diseases in newborns.
November 30, 2012
Four Faculty Members Elected Fellows of AAAS
Professors David Ginger, D. Michael Heinekey, Sarah Keller, and Frantisek Turecek were elected as 2012 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
October 9, 2012
Frantisek Turecek wins 2012 Thomson Medal Award
Professor Frantisek Turecek has been awarded the 2012 Thomson Medal Award by the International Mass Spectrometry Foundation.
November 9, 2007
UW-developed newborn screening for lysosomal storage diseases to begin in Illinois
The State of Illinois now requires infants to be screened for five different disease-related cellular enzymes using technology developed by UW faculty.
March 30, 2006
UW research collaboration yields low-cost infant disease screening
Gelb and Turecek part of a team that has developed a panel of tandem mass spectrometry assays for early detection of several different lysosomal storage disorders.